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Community Grants, Sponsorships and In-Kind Support

In-Kind Sup­port

In-Kind Sup­port is offered to eli­gi­ble events in place of mon­e­tary val­ue. Coun­cil deter­mines In-Kind Sup­port on a case by case basis. 

If you are inter­est­ed in apply­ing for In-Kind Sup­port please com­plete the online form. 

Sub­mit­ting appli­ca­tion does not guar­an­tee approval & all the assets are a sub­ject to availability.

To find out more about what is avail­able for in-kind sup­port, refer to page 11 of the ASTC Com­mu­ni­ty Sup­port Guide­lines.

Please note: Appli­ca­tions must be sub­mit­ted four­teen (14) days in advance to be considered. 


Don’t meet guide­lines or have been declined for sup­port on this occa­sion? Check out the handy list of Local Busi­ness­es offer­ing Event Support.

In-Kind Support Online Application Form

Alice Springs Grant­Gu­ru- an easy way to look for funding

Alice Springs Town Coun­cil just made it eas­i­er to find grants for orga­ni­za­tions in our region. As of April 2024 we offer a free access to Grant­Gu­ru.

You can now find all fund­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties Aus­tralia-wide & glob­al, from gov­ern­ment, non- gov­ern­ment, fund­ing offers from phil­an­thropic groups and corporations. 

To take a full advan­tage of a grant find­er, vis­it Grant­Gu­ru and reg­is­ter your busi­ness or organization. 

Once reg­is­tered, to max­i­mize & tar­get search results, turn on noti­fi­ca­tions and set fil­ters most suit­able to your busi­ness profile.

Join­ing Grant­Gu­ru will increase a poten­tial of find­ing mon­ey for your projects and events and it is advised to search for grants week­ly so you can stay most-up-to-date. 

Alice Springs Grant Finder

Alice Springs Town Coun­cil Com­mu­ni­ty Grants & Event Spon­sor­ship Program

Coun­cil’s Com­mu­ni­ty Grants & Event Spon­sor­ship Pro­gram aims to sup­port com­mu­ni­ty ini­tia­tives and encour­age the ongo­ing social, cul­tur­al, recre­ation­al and envi­ron­men­tal devel­op­ment of Alice Springs. 

Coun­cil has stream­lined its Com­mu­ni­ty Grants and Event Spon­sor­ship Pro­gram process­es mean­ing there are now two oppor­tu­ni­ties to apply for Coun­cil fund­ing each finan­cial year. 

Eli­gi­ble orga­ni­za­tions are those oper­at­ing on a Not-For-Prof­it basis, or pro­vid­ing a project/​service for non-com­mer­cial gain, or pro­vid­ing a project/​service which adds val­ue to the broad­er com­mu­ni­ty of Alice Springs.

There are two cat­e­gories you can apply for: com­mu­ni­ty grants or event spon­sor­ship program.

Com­mu­ni­ty Grants Pro­gram is to sup­port activ­i­ties, projects and small events that enhance cul­tur­al, envi­ron­men­tal, recre­ation­al or social oppor­tu­ni­ty in Alice Springs. Fund­ing lev­el: Tier 1 up to $5,000 exclu­sive of GST.

Event Spon­sor­ship Pro­gram to assist in devel­op­ment and stag­ing of events and com­mu­ni­ty projects in Alice Springs with two fund­ing lev­els- Tier 2: up to $10,000 or Tier 3: up to $15,000 exclu­sive of GST.

Appli­cants must meet all eli­gi­bil­i­ty cri­te­ria to be con­sid­ered for fur­ther assess­ment- for more details please refer to the guide­lines.

Coun­cil reg­u­lar­ly receives more fund­ing appli­ca­tions than the avail­able bud­get can accom­mo­date hence the Com­mu­ni­ty Grants and Event Spon­sor­ship Pro­gram is com­pet­i­tive and suc­cess­ful appli­ca­tions are those that best sat­is­fy the assess­ment criteria.

Sub­mit­ting an appli­ca­tion does not guar­an­tee fund­ing. Late appli­ca­tions will not be honored.


KEY DATES

FY 2024 – 25 Round 2: For activ­i­ties between 1 July 2025 and 31 Decem­ber 2025- OPEN­ING SOON

  • Appli­ca­tions open 1 Feb­ru­ary 2025 9am
  • Appli­ca­tions close 1 March 2025 5pm
  • All appli­cants will be noti­fied of the out­come in April/​May 2025


FY 2025 – 26 Round 1: For activ­i­ties between 1 Jan­u­ary 2026 and 30 June 2026

  • Appli­ca­tions open 1 August 2025 9am
  • Appli­ca­tions close 1 Sep­tem­ber 2025 5pm
  • All appli­cants will be noti­fied of the out­come in October/​Novem­ber 2025

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APPLI­CA­TIONS

Coun­cil uses Smar­ty­Grants por­tal to roll out, receive and man­age appli­ca­tions. In order to sub­mit your appli­ca­tion you will be required to cre­ate an account. 

If you have pre­vi­ous­ly applied for ASTC fund­ing via Smar­ty­Grants, you do not have to reg­is­ter again, sim­ply just log in using your exist­ing account. 

Link to Smar­ty­Grants will be active only dur­ing the appli­ca­tion period.

Com­mu­ni­ty Grants Pro­gram- apply here

Event Spon­sor­ship Pro­gram- apply here

Enquiries

Direct all your grants & spon­sor­ship enquiries to Grants and Social Pol­i­cy Officer:

phone: 08 8950 0500

email: astc@​astc.​gov.​au

ASTC Community Support Guidelines

Com­mu­ni­ty Grants and Event Spon­sor­ship Infor­ma­tion Session

Council’s Com­mu­ni­ty Grants and Event Spon­sor­ship Infor­ma­tion Ses­sion will pro­vide an oppor­tu­ni­ty for com­mu­ni­ty mem­bers to learn about the changes to Council’s Com­mu­ni­ty Sup­port & fund­ing pro­grams. This will help appli­cants under­stand the grant cat­e­gories and cov­er basic steps for applying. 

When: Tues­day 4 Feb­ru­ary 2025

Arrivals: 4.45pm- 5.00pm

Ses­sion start: 5.15pm (60mins)

Where: Andy McNeil Room, Civic Cen­tre — 93 Todd Street, Alice Springs

Park­ing: ASTC staff carpark, entrance off Leichardt Ter­race 

Pre-reg­is­tra­tions are not required. Reg­is­tra­tions on arrival will be option­al. This way we can stay in touch and pro­vide you a debrief notes after the session.

Please arrive in a time­ly man­ner and be seat­ed by 5.10pm.

For enquiries, please call the Grants and Com­mu­ni­ty Sup­port Offi­cer on 08 8950 0500. 

    1. Can I apply for fund­ing any time?

    ASTC offers fund­ing rounds twice a year. Please refer to page 6 of Com­mu­ni­ty Sup­port Guidelines. 

    2. Can I apply for the fund­ing on paper or via email?

    No, ASTC pro­vides an online plat­form Smar­ty­Grants to man­age all appli­ca­tion hence why paper or email appli­ca­tions are not permitted.

    3. I am a sole trad­er and did not find an aus­pice body, can I still apply?

    No, you are not eli­gi­ble to apply if you are an unin­cor­po­rat­ed sole trad­er with­out an aus­pice body.

    4. My organ­i­sa­tion is For-Prof­it and we are look­ing for indus­try grants, can we apply for ASTC grants program?

    ASTC grants pro­gram sup­ports only Not-For-Prof­it orga­ni­za­tions. We encour­age you to explore Grant­Gu­ru where you can find fund­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties for your type of business. 

    5. What should I include in my appli­ca­tion budget?

    All types of income that con­tribute to your project must be includ­ed in your appli­ca­tion bud­get, includ­ing inter­nal funds, any grants or spon­sor­ships, dona­tions, in-kind sup­port and vol­un­teer hours. 

    6. I do not have a Pub­lic Lia­bil­i­ty Insur­ance yet, what should I do?

    To be eli­gi­ble for fund­ing, in appli­ca­tion process you must pro­vide a cur­rent Pub­lic Lia­bil­i­ty Insur­ance Cer­tifi­cate or pro­vide a quote. Once your appli­ca­tion is approved, in order to receive funds you will need to pro­vide an actu­al & valid with­in your project dates Pub­lic Lia­bil­i­ty Insur­ance Certificate.

    7. Once approved for fund­ing, do I need to con­tact ASTC with my col­lat­er­al and mar­ket­ing designs for an approval?

    Yes, part of suc­cess­ful­ly acquit­ting your fund­ing is a proof of ASTC brand­ing expo­sure. You must obtain an approval from Mar­ket­ing Depart­ment on all col­lat­er­al and mar­ket­ing designs before you pro­duce it. ASTC logo and guide­lines will be pro­vid­ed to you upon sign­ing a fund­ing agree­ment. Decals of ASTC logo are per­mit­ted on any already exist­ing ban­ners. You also must add your event/​project to ASTC online com­mu­ni­ty calendar.

    8. I was approved for fund­ing but I have some changes to my project, do I have to seek an approval from ASTC?

    Yes, any changes to your project includ­ing budget/​expenditure 20% or more your approved appli­ca­tion bud­get must be approved by ASTC. This also applies to changes of event/​project dates and location.

    Vari­a­tion Request Let­ter must be pro­vid­ed to ASTC for an approval via email to astc@​astc.​nt.​gov.​au as soon as a need aris­es. Lack of a vari­a­tion approval will result in your fund­ing not being ade­quate­ly acquit­ted and this will result in your organ­i­sa­tion not being eli­gi­ble for the next round of funding.

    9. What if I did not spend all the grant/​sponsorship money?

    In that case, you need to report this to ASTC in your acquit­tal and Coun­cil will issue an invoice and any unspent fund­ing mon­ey must be return to ASTC. All repaid mon­ey will be put back into grants bud­get for anoth­er round of funding. 

    Suc­cess­ful appli­ca­tions for Com­mu­ni­ty Grants & Event Spon­sor­ship Pro­gram 2023 – 24

    Organisation Project Name Funding

    Volunteering SA & NT Incorporated

    National Volunteer Week (NVW) - Recognition

    $1,550

    Rotary Club of Alice Springs

    2024 Bang Tail Muster Parade

    $5,000

    The Y Northern Territory - Kilgariff Recreation Centre

    Play Forever

    $4,974.50

    Pickleball Alice Springs

    Pickleball Program

    $5,000

    NT Writers' Centre Inc

    2024 Writer in Residence Youth Program

    $5,000

    Alice Springs Running & Walking Club

    Improve capacity for event delivery

    $2,000

    Children's Theatre Program (auspice Red Hot Arts)

    Floopy's Fuzzled Feelings

    $5,000

    Alice Springs Beanie Festival

    2024 Beanie Festival

    $10,000

    Alice Springs Christian Ministers Association (auspice Desert Life Church)

    2023 Carols By the Candlelight

    $5,000

    Centralian Eisteddfod Council Incorporated

    2024 Centralian Eisteddfod

    $15,000

    Neighbourhood Watch NT

    Community Safety and Social Connectivity Events

    $5,000

    fabALICE Festival Inc.

    2024 fabAlice Festival

    $15,000

    Arid Lands Environmental Centre

    Movies That Matter

    $3,794.00

    Bring a Plate Dance Inclusive Dance/ auspice GUTS Dance

    Bring a Plate Dance

    $1,916.00

    Alice Springs Ministers Fellowship

    2024 Carols by the Candlelight

    $5,000.00

    Children's Ground

    Arts & Culture Program

    $5,000.00

    Barbara Kimber/ auspice RHACA

    Bush Christmas

    $4,988.00

    Yirara Collage

    Reconciliation Event

    $2,500.00

    Central Australian Art Society

    2024 Advocate Art Award

    $2,500.00

    Alice Springs Volunteer Bushfire Brigade

    Laptop Purchase

    $4,073.99

    Central Australia Aviation Museum

    13th Art and Literacy Program

    $1,400.00

    Rapid Ascent

    2024 Larapinta and Gravel Muster Stage Run

    $10,000.00

    Red Hot Arts Central Australia

    2024 Desert Festival

    $10,000.00