The Gambling Community Benefit Fund is about to kick off it’s “Super Round” offering grants of up to $100,000 for Queensland Organisations and Clubs.

The Super round opens 21^st February and closes 31^st March. 

Applications are prioritised by the committee in this order, where 1 has the highest priority:

1. Items/facilities directly affected, damaged or destroyed by a declared natural disaster in the last 2 years
2. Equipment or facility improvements
3. Buses, cars, caravans, boats, tractors, trailers, large mowers, motorbikes and similar items
4. Community events, training, workshops, festivals, publications and website development
5. Organisations that have received more than $15,000 from the GCBF within the last 2 years

These factors also contribute to the committee’s decisions:

• Financial position of organisation
• Age of organisation
• Value for money of the grant
• Other contributions, financially or in-kind, towards the grant
• Opportunities for the organisation to generate income
• Benefits to more than one organisation
• Number of applications by the legal entity (if sponsoring)
• Geographical location of organisation and benefit to region
• Target group being assisted
• Government priorities identified by the Minister

If you have an asset wish list for your club, and haven’t been awarded any GCBF funding last year, start looking at the guidelines, start gathering your information together and consider where you might get outside support for your grant application.  Also consider teaming up with other community groups or aquatic sports that could also benefit from your grant.  Your grant must show clear community benefit so get planning!

For all the details justice.qld.gov.au/initiatives/community-grants

If you don’t think you can get your application done in time for the super round, the next funding round for a max of $35,000 closes on 31st May 2022.