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Community Assistance Grants

The Shire of East Pilbara’s Community Assistance Grants are available to help grow and develop local community groups, events and programs for the broader community to participate in and enjoy. Applications are available to organisations involved in arts, culture, sport, recreation and education.

Fast-Track Grants

Each Fast-Track Grant is up to $1,000.00 and is comprised of either cash and/or in-kind contribution. Fast-Track Grants can be applied for at any time in the financial year with recipients being able to receive a Fast-Track Grant a maximum of two times per financial year.

Please be aware that Fast Track Grants will not be reviewed between 13th - 24th June 2022.

Excellence Grant

The Excellence Grant can be up to $500.00 and is for young people ages under 30, to provide the opportunity to develop personally or professionally in the areas of:

Arts
Culture
Sport
Education
Social Development or
Inclusion

Applicants may only receive the Excellence Grant once per year.

Please be aware that Excellence Grants will not be reviewed between 13th - 24th June 2022.

Annual Grant

The Annual Grant is up to $10,000.00 and is available once a year. Annual Grants are approved by Council and allow ongoing events to apply for multi-year funding.

Applications open in September each year and close 31^st March.

Preference will be given to applications that benefit to assist a target group or activity identified in Council’s Strategic Community Plan.

Strategic Community Plan

Does your application align with the Shire’s Strategic Community Plan’s Key Results and Outcomes?

KEY RESULTS AREA 1: ECONOMIC Outcome: A diverse and sustainable regional economy
Objectives	Strategies
Develop and promote a diverse and sustainable economy	Actively support local businesses
Develop and promote a diverse and sustainable economy	Lobby, advocate and facilitate corporate partnership to support economic growth
The Shire is a great place for tourists	Explore partnership opportunities to promote the region
	Facilitate, support and promote the Shire’s unique Arts, Culture and History
	Develop events relevant to the region to attract visitors

KEY RESULTS AREA 2: SOCIAL Outcome: Harmonious communities sharing strong community connections
Objectives	Strategies
Promote and facilitate safe and healthy Communities	Support healthy and safe lifestyle choices
Promote and facilitate safe and healthy Communities	Support local sporting clubs and community organisation
Build a vibrant community	Facilitate community connectedness and inclusion
Advocate and partner to improve access to services	Facilitate services for families and children, youth and aged (inclusive of all demographic types including people living with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and LGBTI)

KEY RESULTS AREA 3: BUILT ENVIRONMENT Outcome: Connected and accessible communities
Objectives	Strategies
Optimise places to live, work and enjoy	Improve local amenity
	Provide and maintain open spaces for the community to recreate and connect
	Maintain and facilitate community infrastructure and urban heritage, including roads and building
Plans for the future	Create livable places through local area planning
Plans for the future	Facilitate the release of land for diverse and inclusive housing options, industrial and commercial use

KEY RESULTS AREA 4: NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS Outcome: Valued iconic Pilbara environmental assets and biodiversity
Objectives	Strategies
Protect and sustain our natural resources	Ensure efficient, effective and innovative waste services to reduce, reuse and recycle
Protect and sustain our natural resources	Increase community awareness of appropriate water and energy use
Preserve the unique local ecological biodiversity and ecosystems	Conserve natural vegetation, green spaces and bushland
	Lobby for the protection of environment assets and sites of indigenous significance

KEY RESULTS AREA 5: GOVERNANCE Outcome: Demonstrated accountability and corporate governance
Objectives	Strategies
Provide efficient, accountable and ethical governance	Enhance governance capability to deliver sustainable outcomes roads and buildings
	Strengthen customer service
	Provide a great place to work
Strong Shire identity and regional capacity	Increase the Shire’s identity and profile through communication, partnerships and lobbying/advocacy
Strong Shire identity and regional capacity	Preserve, enhance and celebrate the Shire’s history and culture