Go Clubs Infrastructure Assistance Grant

The Go Clubs Infrastructure Assistance Grant assists local sport, recreation, arts, culture and community organisations with the development of improved facilities.

This grant aims to support renewed or upgraded community infrastructure that meet the following objectives:

• Ensures club assets remain relevant and continue to meet relevant standards.

• Enhances accessibility of community facilities to increase use and promote inclusion.

• Improves club capacity and viability.

• Contributes to greater community safety.

Minimum amount: $1,500 per application
Maximum amount: $25,000 per application

Applicable period: Activities are to be completed within 12 months of the approval date.

Applications relating to upgrades on Council land must include a letter of “in principle support” from Cairns Regional Council. To request “in principle support” please submit an Application for Improvement Works Form and allow up to four weeks for a response.

This grant opens for applications on 3 July and closes 11.59pm on 31 August 2023 (refer to guidelines for key dates).

Eligibility

Applicants must:

• be registered with Council’s Go Clubs Program and eligible as defined by the Community Grants Policy.

• be a registered not-for-profit organisation (defined as any local organisation, club, state or national organisation, that holds incorporated status under the Associations Incorporations Act 1981, or is a company limited by guarantee under the Corporations Act 2001, and does not operate for the profit or gain (either direct or indirect), of its individual members either from ongoing operations or on its winding up).

• occupy a facility that is owned in freehold by the club or subject to a long-term non-commercial lease arrangement.

• have no outstanding Council grant/s that have not been satisfactorily acquitted.

• have no overdue outstanding payments to Council (e.g. rents, rates, fees, Council guarantor loan repayments).

• not be a political party or discriminatory group.

• not be a school, university or TAFE college.

• not be an organisation that owns, leases, manages or operates premises with poker machines.

Applications will not be considered if the request is for:

• funding a project that has already occurred

• funding seasonal or regular bookings of Council managed facilities

• funding usual business operating expenses

• purchasing a motor vehicle and/or funding vehicle expenses

• projects that are the subject of litigation

• projects that duplicate existing services or programs

• projects with a sole religious or political purpose

• projects, events or activities outside the boundaries of Cairns Regional Council

You are not eligible to apply - please register at the Go Clubs website.

You need to register your club on the new Go Clubs website to apply. 

You are not eligible to apply for this grant.

If no, include a ‘Statement by Supplier’ form advising why an ABN has not been quoted. Council is required to withhold 48.5% tax if an ABN or a Statement by Supplier form is not supplied. See statement by a supplier (ato.gov.au).

Note that even if the organisation is not registered for GST, it will still have to pay GST on any expenses that are incurred whilst delivering the activity or event as per federal legislation. See GST | Australian Taxation Office (ato.gov.au).

Describe how the application meets the assessment criteria in the spaces provided below.

Please upload the required supporting documentation

Financials including cash balance (for application over $5,000 only) 

• Please submit the organisations previous two years financial statements (as submitted to the Office of Fair Trading) OR 

• the latest treasurers report covering previous 24 months; AND organisation’s current bank balance at the time of application
  

Please submit written quotes for the project

• Less than $5,000 1 x quote

• $5,000 to less than $15,000 2 x quotes

• $15,000 and above 3 x quotes
  

In order to request “in principle support” please submit an Application for Improvement works form and allow up to four weeks for a response. See  ImproveWorks.pdf (cairns.qld.gov.au).

I/we, as the undersigned, authorise Cairns Regional Council to undertake any necessary due diligence and hereby certify that all details provided in this application are true and correct and understand the Council’s policy on confidentiality, commercial in-confidence and privacy statement.

I certify that I am authorised by the organisation to prepare and submit this application.

I have read the guidelines relating to the grant and certify that to the best of my knowledge, the information provided in this is correct.

I have disclosed full and accurate information of income and expenditure for the project proposed.

I agree to provide Council with any additional information required to assess this application.

I agree to comply with all requirements of the grant funding stream and will return any unspent grant monies.

I will acknowledge the support of Council in all relevant promotional and printed material.

I confirm that the appropriate level of Public Liability Insurance will be arranged for the project described in this application.

Cairns Regional Council is collecting your personal information for the purpose of processing your grant application.  The collection of this information is authorised under the Local Government Act 2009.  Your personal information will not be disclosed to any other person or agency unless you have given your permission or Council is required to by law. Cairns Regional Council and its offices are subject to the Queensland Right to Information Act 2009.