Not-for-profit community groups or sporting clubs within the City of Charles Sturt who are eager to implement projects that will help them to divert waste from landfill by either:

• setting up waste and recycling infrastructure and initiatives,
• avoiding waste generation,
• recovering and reusing materials,
• reducing organic material going to landfill or
• educating and engaging club and community group members and staff in waste sorting practices.

Eligible groups must submit an application to Council by 5pm, 28 April 2023. Council determines grant recipients, and all applicants will be notified via email of the outcome of their submission. Feedback will be provided to unsuccessful applicants.

Please allow 4 weeks from the funding round closing date for assessment and notification of the outcome.

All applicants will be assessed against the following key criteria:

1. Project benefits – diverts waste from landfill, avoids waste generation and/or increase recover of resources.
2. Capacity of the applicant to deliver all aspects of the project (e.g. project involves more than one member of the organisation)
3. Contribution of the applicant towards the project – funds or in-kind support
4. Value for money (e.g. evidence of project costings).

Please read the Guidelines for the Waste Sorted Community Grants before applying.

• Upgrading internal waste and recycling infrastructure (i.e. bins) to improve recycling performance.
• Compostable bin liners (must be certified to Australian Standard AS 4736).
• Education material and signs.
• Waste audit costs (if undertaken by a suitably qualified professional).
• Storage sheds (for waste separation activities only). Please note any planning and/or building approval or safety requirements must be met by the applicant.
• Reusable cutlery, bowls, and plates (where they are replacing single use items).
• Dishwasher to support transition to reusable cutlery, bowls, and plates.
• Infrastructure to support recycling hubs (e.g. soft plastics batteries, teracycle collections etc.)
• Other items/activities that reduce waste to landfill will be considered if applicant can demonstrate it will increase diversion.

Grants of up to $1,000 are available for each community group, club, or not-for-profit organisation.

Applicants can only submit one application per funding round.

Applicants need to be a not-for-profit community group or sporting club within the City of Charles Sturt. Lead applicants must have an ABN and have an appropriate business structure. If the lead applicant does not have an ABN then a ATO statement by supplier form will need to be completed and returned as part of the application process.

Organisations must satisfy all the following criteria to be eligible to apply. They must:

• Be a properly constituted not-for-profit organisation, incorporated in accordance with the Associations Incorporation Act 1985.
• Be physically located within the City of Charles Sturt.

Eligibility for funding does not mean your application will be successful.