General Sustainability & Development grants 2016/17

Submissions closed at 6:00PM 4 July 2016 (AEST).

***THIS GRANT ROUND IS NOW CLOSED***

See guidelines for previous grant round below.

Funds are available to assist with the sustainability and development of Australian community broadcasting through grants to support innovative capacity building projects outside the scope of other General Grant categories.

To view the grant guidelines for this category, click on 'Preview form' above.

Consideration of Sustainability and Development grants is the responsibility of the General Grants Advisory Committee (GGAC).

We strongly encourage you to discuss your project with the relevant CBF Grants Administrator before submitting your application. They can provide advice on the types of projects funded in this category and what information you should include in your application.

For assistance in applying please see links to further information below.

CBF Grants Administrator:

Claire Stuchbery
Telephone: (03) 8341 5900
Email:cstuchbery@cbf.com.au

For further information see:

Applying for the first time?

General information for all applicants

SmartyGrants Guide for Applicants

How to Manage Your Grant

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Guidelines for General Sustainability and Development grants

 

 

Read these grant guidelines before you apply. The grant guidelines include important information about this grant category including what you can use the grant for and the criteria used by the General Grants Advisory Committee to assess your application.

 

 

1. What is the objective of the General - Sustainability and Development grant category?

 

To assist with the sustainability and development of Australian community broadcasting beyond the individual station / organisation level through grants to support innovative capacity building projects outside the scope of other General Grant categories.

 

 

2. Who is eligible to apply?

 

  • a community radio station with a long-term or a temporary licence
  • state, regional and national community broadcasting associations

 

 

Applicants must be non-profit organisations that are incorporated or equivalent.

 

Creative partnerships between stations and organisations whose goals are compatible with those of community broadcasting are encouraged, however the application must come from the station/sector organisation.

 

A station with a temporary licence must have been on air for at least two years cumulatively prior to applying.  Additional conditions are imposed on temporary licensees with regard to ownership of assets purchased with the grant.

 

 

3. How much can you apply for?

 

There is no specific limit. Grants in previous years have ranged from $2,000 to $50,000.

 

  • National community broadcasting sector representative organisation applications for organisational support will be capped at $15,000 per grant and will be subject to funds available.

 

 

Please refer to the General Grants summary of Past Grant Allocations for grants awarded in this category in the last round to gain a sense of typical allocations.

 

 

4. What are the priorities in this grant category?

 

The following will be prioritised:

 

  • Projects that are innovative, with plans that demonstrate quality and imagination
  • Applications that demonstrate that your organisation or project partners are contributing in cash or in kind, such as through fundraising or volunteer labour

 

 

Your application will be a lower priority if there are other sources of funds that are more appropriate to resource the project.

 

 

5. What can you use the grant for?

 

Grants can be used for:

 

  • Innovative one-off or discrete projects that will assist in developing the sustainability of community broadcasting
  • Mentoring placements between volunteers / staff members in community broadcasting organisations
  • National community broadcasting sector representative organisations can also apply for organisational support for policy development and services that benefit and specifically relate to the applicant organisation’s membership. However, such applications must demonstrate how their activities and services are complementary to, and do not duplicate, those already conducted and provided by the CBAA for the benefit of the sector as a whole.

 

 

Such organisations must demonstrate within their application that at a minimum:

 

(a) Your current financial membership comprises a majority of your potential constituency; and        

 

(b) Your current financial membership is drawn from a majority of states and territories.

 

 

Please note that national sector representative organisations can apply for conferences/seminars and organisational support in the one round of Sustainability and Development grants, however separate grant applications must be completed for each.

 

 

6. What can't you use the grant for?  

 

  • Activities that are currently or more appropriately funded in other CBF grant categories. Please note that conference activity should be applied for under Sustainability and Development - Conference grants. 
  • Transmission related costs - you should apply under Transmission Support Grants. For transmission equipment costs apply under Transmission Support Grants - Equipment and for transmission operational costs apply under Transmission Support Grants - Operational Subsidy 
  • Training of station personnel - you should apply under the Training Delivery  grants category
  • Mentoring placements involving people outside the community broadcasting sector or for mentoring between people within your own organisation
  • Projects, activities and services that duplicate the work of the CBAA.

 

 

7. What does the Grants Advisory Committee look at when assessing your application?

 

Applications will be competitively assessed and prioritised according to the following assessment criteria:

 

Weighting 

Application form question

Criteria 

30% 

Why is this project needed? 

Need - The project will solve a problem or meet a need as described in the grant category objective

Priority - The project addresses the identified category priorities

20% 

How will the project be delivered? 

Planning - Your proposal demonstrates thorough planning of the project.

Value - The methods you choose to conduct this project are cost effective for the outcomes to be produced.

20% 

Who is involved? 

Capacity - You demonstrate that you have access to the skills and resources to undertake and complete the project.

Stakeholders - You identify people / partners who will contribute to  and  benefit from the project.

30% 

What will the project achieve? 

Impact - The project will provide lasting outcomes for your organisation, community and/or the wider community broadcasting sector.

Evaluation - You identify how you will measure the success of the project.  

 

 

8. What should you include in the application?

 

  • National sector representative organisations must provide a list of their current financial member community radio stations (please do not include individuals or non station organisations)
  • Quotes from suppliers (if relevant)
  • A mentorship agreement for mentoring applications (a form is available for download on the Budget, attachments and Declaration page of this online application)
  • Most recent Annual Report with audited financial statements, even if you have supplied this information to the CBF previously
  • Organisation's budget for current financial year