Minor Capital Works Grants
Currently Closed
Next round September 2025
Grants of up to $15,000 are available in this program. Applicants must contribute a minimum of 50% (cash or in-kind) towards the total project cost.
Click to view the Minor Capital Works Grant Guidelines(PDF, 226KB)
About this grant
Council values the knowledge, skills and motivation people have to take action on ideas that contribute to a thriving Surf Coast Shire community and environment.
The Minor Capital Works Grants contribute funds towards community-led projects that encourage not-for-profit organisations and groups to undertake works to improve community infrastructure.
This includes projects that support:
- Building improvements or renovations
- Renewal of fitted or fixed equipment for community use.
For example, kitchen renovation, air conditioners, accessibility improvements.
A capital works project is an item that is built in or needs to be fixed to a wall or the ground.
Council Plan 2021-2025 provides some information and food for thought on these topics (and others).
Applications are assessed against the grant criteria outlined in the Guidelines(PDF, 226KB) by a panel of Council Officers.
The highest scoring projects will be fully funded and projects that are assessed with a moderate score may be considered for partial funding.
It is a requirement that all successful grant applications align with the Surf Coast Shire Council Health and Wellbeing Plan.
Other information:
Projects must be inclusive of people with disability, as per the Disability Discrimination Act 1992.
Guidelines and Checklist for Inclusive Events
Process
Call grants officer
After you've read the guidelines, call our grants officer if you have any more questions.
ph 5261 0600
Eligibility check
Once we receive your application, the grants officer will confirm your eligibility.
Is your Project Investment Ready?
- Permits
- Landowner approval
- Risk assessment
- Budget
- Project Plan
- Stakeholder Engagement
If not, refer to Councils Community Project Development Program for support
Apply
Once you've collected all the information you need and you have had all your questions answered, it's time to apply.
APPLY HERE
Project considered
The Community Initiatives Assessment Panel will take your application into consideration.
This step will also include:
- permits
- landowner approval
- risk assessment
- stakeholder engagement
- cultural heritage assessment
which could take 3-6 months.
This may mean your application will be considered in a subsequent grant round.
If scope and budget requires further investigation and understanding, we may refer your proposal to Council’s Community Project Development Program.
Assessment
A panel of Council officers will consider the final result.
Notification of outcome
We will contact you by email to let you know if your application has been successful.
Funding agreement
If your proposal has been successful
We will work together to create a funding agreement to be signed by both parties.
Project delivery
If your proposal has been successful
You will deliver the project to the agreed upon timelines, providing updates along the way.
Acquittal
At the end of the project you'll need to submit a report about the project including a detailed expenditure of the funding.