Grants

Manly Council has a community and cultural grants program administered annually.

Applications are invited from community groups, registered charities, non-profit organisations and incorporated bodies.

The program is typically announced in July each year with the closure date for applications in August. During this period all relevant information including application forms, is posted on Council’s website, and the grants are announced in the Manly Council News in the Manly Daily.

Categories of financial assistance are:

  • Operational Assistance – contribution to the general operation of a service or program up to $1,500. 
  • Capital Grants – funds to purchase equipment or upgrade facilities up to $1,500. 
  • Seeding/Establishment Grants (Community Grants) – A one-off grant to enable a Community group to meet establishment costs/incorporation costs. Groups will be eligible for this grant on one occasion for up to $1,000.
  • A New Initiatives one-off Cultural Grant for up to $1,000 to enable a group to achieve a cultural program. 

2011/12 Community & Cultural Grants Allocations

At its Ordinary Meeting of 12 September 2011, Manly Council recommended, subject to the requirements of Section 356 of the Local Government Act 1993, that the following organisations be allocated a 2011/12 Council Community or Cultural Grant:

Community Grants
 

Organisation

Amount

Granted

Category

1. Cubby House Toy Library Inc.

 

$500

Operational

2. Northern Beaches Multiple Birth Club

$500

Operational

3. Sailability Manly

$1,000

Operational

4. Northern Beaches Interchange Inc

$1,500

Operational

5. Manly Club for Seniors

$1,000

Capital

6. Peninsula Senior Citizen Toy Repair Group

$600

Operational

7. Manly Yacht Club

$1,000

Capital

8. Peer Support Foundation

$600

Operational

9. Sunnyfield

$1,300

Operational

10. Northern Beaches Mental Health Support

$500

Operational

 

11. Fighting Chance

 

$1,000

Operational

12. 1st Balgowlah Scouts

 

$1,000

Capital

13. 1st Manly Fairlight Scout Troupe

 

$1,000

Capital

14. Small Boat Big Sea – Baptist church

 

$1,500

Capital

15. St Vincent de Paul Society, Manly Conference

 

$1,000

Operational

TOTAL:

$14,000


Cultural Grants
 

Organisation

Amount

Granted

Category


1. Manly Warringah Choir Inc

$1,000

Operational

 

2. Sounds Alive

$1,000

Operational

3. Sydney Chamber Music Festival

$1,000

Operational

4. Northern Beaches Eisteddfod

$1,000

Operational

5. Manly Warringah & Pittwater Historical Society

$500

Capital

6. Dalwood Spilstead Centre

$500

Operational

7. Pioneer Clubhouse

$500

Operational

8. Offshore Arts

$500

Operational

9. Schizophrenia Fellowship of NSW Inc.

$500

Operational

10. Northern Beaches Chorus

 

$500

Capital

TOTAL: 

$7,000

 

Recurrent Cultural Grants

Organisation

Amount

Granted

1.   Manly District Band

 

$2,000

2.   Manly Music Club

 

$1,000

3.   Manly Warringah Pipe Band

$1,000

 

TOTAL: 

$4,000

2011-12 Financial Report & Evaluation of Grant form 

 It is mandatory to report back to Council on this form on the expenditure of Council grants received.

For more information on:

Other grants

In addition to its own grants program, Council is active in seeking grants from funding bodies and philanthropic organisations to support its work within the community. To date it has been successful in attracting cultural, recreational, heritage, environmental and community safety funding from a range of sources.

As well, Council administers recurrent grants to run various community services such as children's services and aged and disability services.

Council is keen to work strategically with community groups and organisations to support them in their efforts to attract funding and assist in the implementation of community development programs.