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Community Support- grants, event sponsorship, 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 linked below. 

Sub­mit­ting appli­ca­tion does not guar­an­tee approval & all the assets are a sub­ject to avail­abil­i­ty. Please note: Appli­ca­tions must be sub­mit­ted four­teen (14) days in advance to be considered.

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

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

Grant­Gu­ru- easy way to explore fund­ing opportunities

Coun­cil has teamed up with Grant­Gu­ru, which offers the most com­pre­hen­sive and up-to-date list of fund­ing pro­grams across Aus­tralia and New Zealand, to pro­vide our mem­bers with this invalu­able resource. 

Grant­Gu­ru is an all-in-one plat­form designed to help you dis­cov­er grants for local busi­ness­es and com­mu­ni­ty groups. You can search and fil­ter grants by indus­try, sec­tor, or project type, and ben­e­fit from expert advice and tips to strength­en your grant applications.

More­over, you can set up email alerts to receive noti­fi­ca­tions about new grants in your areas of inter­est. Reg­is­ter now at the Council’s Grant Find­er to stay informed and nev­er miss out on valu­able fund­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties. Max­i­mize & tar­get search results by turn­ing on noti­fi­ca­tions and set fil­ters most suit­able to your busi­ness profile.

Join­ing Grant­Gu­ru will increase a poten­tial of secur­ing fund­ing for your projects and events from gov­ern­ment and non-gov­ern­ment bodies.

GrantGuru

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 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

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

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

Round 2 FY 2025 – 26
For activ­i­ties between 1 July 2026 and 31 Decem­ber 2026

  • Appli­ca­tions open 9am 1 Feb­ru­ary 2026
  • Appli­ca­tions close 5pm 1 March 2026
  • All appli­cants will be noti­fied of the out­come in April/​May 2026

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, 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 Com­mu­ni­ty Sup­port Officer:

phone: 08 8950 0500

email: astc@​astc.​gov.​au

ASTC Community Support Guidelines

FAQ

1. KEY DATES: Can I apply for fund­ing any time?

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

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

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

3. ELI­GI­BIL­I­TY: 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 support.

4. ELI­GI­BIL­I­TY: My orga­ni­za­tion 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. BUD­GET: What should I include in my appli­ca­tion budget?

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

6. PUB­LIC LIA­BIL­I­TY INSUR­ANCE: 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 a quote. Once your appli­ca­tion is approved, in order to receive funds you will need to pro­vide a valid with­in your project dates Pub­lic Lia­bil­i­ty Insur­ance Certificate.

7. MAR­KET­ING: Do I need to con­tact Coun­cil for an approval of my mar­ket­ing and col­lat­er­al designs?

Yes, part of suc­cess­ful­ly acquit­ting your fund­ing is a proof of ASTC brand­ing expo­sure. You must obtain an approval from ASTC 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. CHANGES TO PROJECT: I was approved for fund­ing but I have some changes to my project, do I have to seek an approval from Coucnil?

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

Vari­a­tion Request Let­ter must be pro­vid­ed to Coun­cil 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 orga­ni­za­tion not being eli­gi­ble for the next round of funding.

9. UNSPENT FUND­ING: 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. Any unspent fund­ing mon­ey must be return to ASTC. 

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

Bring a Plate Dance Inclusive Dance/ auspice GUTS Dance

Bring a Plate Dance

$1,916

Alice Springs Ministers Fellowship

2024 Carols by the Candlelight

$5,000

Children's Ground

Arts & Culture Program

$5,000

Barbara Kimber/ auspice RHACA

Bush Christmas

$4,988

Yirara Collage

Reconciliation Event

$2,500

Central Australian Art Society

2024 Advocate Art Award

$2,500

Alice Springs Volunteer Bushfire Brigade

Laptop Purchase

$4,073.99

Central Australia Aviation Museum

13th Art and Literacy Program

$1,400

Rapid Ascent

2024 Larapinta and Gravel Muster Stage Run

$10,000

Red Hot Arts Central Australia

2024 Desert Festival

$10,000

Childbirth Education Association/ Birth and Beyond Parent Resource Centre

The Birth and Beyond Summer Play Program

$4,502

Alice Springs Swimming Club Inc

Encore Academy Clinic

$3,600

The Alice Springs Steiner School

Chicken Coop and Citrus Orchid

$5,000

Rotary Club of Alice Springs

2025 Bang Tail Muster Parade

$10,000

Artback NT Inc

True Story Exhibition

$13,471.50

NT Writers Centre Inc

2025 NT Writers Festival

$15,000

Alice Springs Running and Walking Club

2025 West Macs Monster

$15,000