Membership Activity Grant

This grant aims to help with ongoing costs for community groups that meet regularly in Merri-bek and provide activities to members that support health and wellbeing, such as social or active programs.

Funds can pay for activities such as transport or outing costs, refreshments, insurance and general day to day expenses for the group.

For groups:
To be eligible for this grant, groups must:
   • Meet regularly in Merri-bek,
   • Provide activities to members that support health and wellbeing, such as social or active programs;
   • Be a not-for-profit community group, organisation or club;
   • Be incorporated or auspiced by another incorporated organisation;
   • Have adequate Public Liability Insurance;
   • Have acquitted previous Council grants and have no outstanding debts to Council;
   • Ensure the proposed activity is consistent with Local, State and Federal laws.

Please attach the following documents:
   • Current Public Liability Insurance Policy,
   • Most recent Financial Statement,
   • Quotes or proof of costings that supports the the group activities,
   • List of members’ names and proof that the group meets in Merri-bek.

 Instructions:
   • Read the Grants Guidelines
   • Discuss your application with a Council Officer or send an e-mail to the grants team with details of your grant idea.
   • You can save and close your application to come back to later.
Help is available to complete the application, i.e.  translate into other languages or any other questions. Please contact our Community Grants Team on 9240 1111 or email communitygrants@merri-bek.vic.gov.au.

You must have discussed your application with a relevent Council Officer.
• Why? To get with feedback; help with developing your funding idea and links with other groups and networks.
• Contact the community grants team via e-mail mailto:communitygrants@merri-bek.vic.gov.au with details of your grant idea to be linked to the relevent Council Officer.
• After contacting the grants team, you will be provide you with contact details for a relevent Council Officer to discuss your grant.