The City of Playford Community Development Grants Program offers financial support to non-profit community organisations, groups and associations for projects, events, exhibitions or performances that contribute to making Playford a vibrant and stimulating place for people to live, work and play.

Grants are also offered to City of Playford residents for outstanding achievement in their chosen field of endeavour, as well as to young people who find cost a barrier to participating in organised sport to encourage sport and social recreation.

Community groups, non-profit organisations and sporting clubs within the City of Playford may be eligible to apply for grants of up to $5000 for a project or one-off community event.

Through these community grants, Council aims to support and encourage community projects/events that enhance neighbourhoods and improve the lives of our residents.

The next round of Community Development Grants will open on Monday, 12 August 2024.

Community development grants offer financial support to non-profit community organisations, local groups and associations for proposals that: 

• Deliver innovative, creative or new opportunities for the Playford community to become involved in their local community
  
• Encourage and support Arts, Cultural Development, physical activity, health and wellbeing
• Demonstrate collaboration between organisations and the local community to maximise community benefit
• Develop and initiate locally based events, exhibitions and/or performances which make a positive contribution to community and cultural life in Playford

Financial Support is a new category within the Community Support and Grant program, which offers financial support to eligible local community organisations with a project that aims to increase social inclusion and participation and promote health and wellbeing outcomes for Playford residents. This could include start-up funding, financial support for day-to-day operations of a service, or funding for a new program within a current service.

Funding is available for applications of up to $66,000 for the 2024/25 financial year. The funding support can be offered to the successful applicant/s each year for a period of three years.

Program and Event Support is a new category within the Community Support and Grant program, which aims to support the delivery of events, programs and other similar activities.

Program and/or event support could include:

• supported or free venue hire (indoor and outdoor spaces)
• financial contribution
• in-kind support
• partnership agreements

Please read the guidelines carefully to ensure you meet criteria.

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With an upper limit of $400, these grants are available to assist residents to achieve their goals in national and international academic, sporting and cultural competitions and national and international leadership and personal development opportunities.

Club Participation grants are available to assist young people up to the age of 17 years to receive a once-off discount on the direct costs associated with joining a City of Playford club (eg, membership fees, registration fees, uniforms or equipment, etc).

The purpose of this program is to reduce the cost of initial club joining fees for young people who would not be able to afford it otherwise.

On completion of the successfully-funded project, activity or event, recipients are required to return the Development Grant Acquittal form and financial statement (including copies of receipts) to Council.

The grant must be successfully acquitted before your community group or organisation will be eligible to apply for future funding through the City of Playford Community Development Grants Program.

Please read the guidelines before completing this document, or contact the Grants Officer (08 8256 0230 or grants@playford.sa.gov.au) for further information.