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Community Equipment Grants

Tender ID: 592313


Tender Details

Organisation:
Tender #:
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Status:
Closed
Publish Date:
15 August 2025
Closing Date:
25 August 2025
Closing Time:
05:00 PM (Australia/Victoria)

Tender Description

⁠⁠⁠Grants to assist with the cost of small equipment purchases to support community groups and not-for-profit organisations to deliver services and programs.

Key dates

  • Applications open: 26 July 2025
  • Applications close: 25 August 2025 by 5.00 pm (we do not accept late applications)
  • Notification to applicants: 10 December 2026

Grant guidelines

To confirm the eligibility of your organisation and activity, please read the grant guidelines before applying.

  • 2025-26 Community Equipment Grants Guidelines (WORD - 669 KB)
  • 2025-26 Community Equipment Grants Guidelines (PDF - 402 KB)

Who can apply?

This grant is available to applicants whose primary practice is within the arts, creative and cultural sector.

To apply for this grant you must be one of the following:

  • incorporated not-for-profit organisation
  • unincorporated group with an auspice
  • registered charitable organisation

What can you apply for?

The cost of small equipment purchases such as:

  • Sporting equipment
  • Office equipment, such as laptops and office furniture
  • Kitchen items, such as kettles, crockery, microwaves, fridges, freezers and air fryers
  • General equipment, such as tables, chairs and barbeques
  • Gardening tools, such as shovels, wheelbarrows, gardening gloves and rakes
  • Electric gardening tools such as mowers and whipper snippers
  • Tree guards
  • Small scale agricultural items such as olive presses and bee hives

How much can you apply for?

There is a total grant pool of $60,000 available.

Applicants may ask for up to $2,000.

How to apply

  • Read the grant guidelines.
  • Check you are an eligible applicant.
  • Check your activity is eligible.
  • Get in touch with us - please discuss your activity with us before applying.
  • communitygrants@geelongcity.vic.gov.au or phone 03 5272 5560
  • Collate your supporting documents.
  • Answer the questions in the application form.
  • Don't forget to hit the submit button.

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Related documents

  • 2025-26 Community Equipment Grants Guidelines (WORD - 669 KB)
  • 2025-26 Community Equipment Grants Guidelines (PDF - 401 KB)


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