An operating subsidy is a cash payment contract (up to three years) and/or peppercorn lease made by the Town to an eligible party. The purpose of the operating subsidy is to support the operating capacity of not-for-profits and social enterprises to deliver programs, initiatives and services from a strengths-based perspective in partnership with the local community across one or more of the identified priority themes.
The following Primary and Secondary operating subsidy priority themes are included for this round:
Primary:
- Youth development / services
- Seniors / aged
- Arts and Culture
- Community Safety
Secondary:
Strengths based approaches are to encompass one or more of the following elements in order to create value from a positive social impact, delivered with, through the local community / target audience:
- community engagement and social connection,
- capacity building and skill development,
- supporting system identification, alignment and improvement, and
- seeks out collaboration and partnering.
Operating Subsidies are capped at 50% of total operating costs, to a maximum of $100,000 + gst, per year. This is inclusive of cash, in-kind support relating to subsidised rental value of the lease forfeited under a peppercorn lease. Please refer to the operating subsidy toolkit and Policy 114 Community Funding. for more information.
Operating subsidies are funded by 1% of the Town’s rates income. The total funding pool for this round is estimated at $145k per annum, pending the final rate-able amount for the 2025-2026 financial year.
Organisations with an existing operating subsidy with the Town until June 2026 are ineligible to apply within this round.
Please contact the Grants Officer for more details on 9311 8114.
Before completing this application form, you should have read the operating subsidy toolkit and Policy 114 Community Funding.
Incomplete applications and/or applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
The following section of the application form is designed to help you, and us, understand if you are eligible for this grant. It's crucial that you complete these questions first to ensure you are eligible for consideration.
If you have any questions in regards to the eligibility criteria, please contact the Town's Grants Officer on 9311 8111 or by email admin@vicpark.wa.gov.au
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