Community Impact 25/26 - Quick Response

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The City of Adelaide’s Community Grants Program supports free and affordable community-led initiatives that foster a vibrant, connected, and inclusive city.  By investing in grassroots creativity and collaboration, the program helps build a city that is welcoming, resilient, and full of life—where everyone feels they belong. 

Before you start, please familiarise yourself with the Community Grants Information Booklet 2025/26.

This is a short turnaround grant with applications required to be submitted at least 5 weeks prior to the commencement of the project.

The Community Grants program comprises two focus areas and this application form is for Community Impact Quick Response funding requests ONLY.

Community Impact grants support free or low-cost initiatives that celebrate our multicultural communities and promote wellbeing, active lifestyles, neighbourhood connections and volunteering. Examples of projects supported include:

• Multicultural events and gatherings
• Community sport and active recreation programs
• Volunteer training, including first aid, cultural safety and inclusion awareness
• Neighbourhood activities
• Community cooking or active lifestyle initiatives (community yoga,
meditation classes, etc.)
• Subsidies to support sport participation by priority groups.

If your project's primary purpose is about enhancing the arts and cultural vibrancy of the city and presenting cultural outcomes to the community (for example, an art exhibition, public art, community art classes or performances), please click here to complete an Arts and Culture Quick Response application.

Priority Groups Definition
This application refers to priority groups. Priority groups include population groups which require greater support with social determinants of health. In Australia, priority groups include:

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
  • Children and families
  • Culturally and linguistically diverse people
  • International students.
  • Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer/questioning/asexual (LGBTIQA)
  • Older people – 50 years and over
  • People experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage
  • People who are refugees and asylum seekers
  • People with disabilities
  • Women
  • Young people – 12 to 25 years

Confirmation of eligibility

Confirmation of Eligibility 

The City of Adelaide Community Grants are for:  

  • Community groups
  • Individuals, sole traders and partnerships
  • Aboriginal Corporation and Torres Strait Islander Corporations
  • Charities, charitable trusts and not-for-profit organisations
  • Incorporated associations
  • Companies limited by guarantee  
  • For-profit organisations with a revenue under $250k may apply if delivering community benefit. For-profit organisations with a revenue over $250k are ineligible. 

Projects will not be considered for funding if any of the following apply:

  • Projects taking place outside of the City of Adelaide boundaries.
  • The applicant has outstanding debts with the City of Adelaide or its subsidiaries.
  • Requests for capital expenditure, contingency costs, core business activities or repayment of debts or loans
  • Reimbursement of past expenses, including lease and license fees.
  • The initiative is already receiving funding from the City of Adelaide or its subsidiaries.
  • Conferences, trade shows, award ceremonies, and fundraising activities.
  • Interstate or overseas travel and related accommodation expenses.
  • Events where most participants are professional athletes or where substantial prize money is awarded.
  • Support for individual elite or high-performing athletes.
  • Programs and events for private or online-only audiences.
  • Training or educational activities offered for assessment, and training of paid staff.
  • Projects that denigrate and exclude any groups in the community.
  • Activities that include, promote or encourage gambling or excessive consumption of alcohol.
  • Current Council employees or former employees who ceased employment less than six months before applying are not eligible for funding.
  • The funding request is from State or Federal government departments (except for Statutory Authorities of the State Government) or other Councils.
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Please note that only applications that meet all eligibility criteria listed above and in the guidelines will be eligible for funding.