Deadline: 2 October 2023
The City of Parramatta Council is seeking applications to fund existing social enterprises that have demonstrated their ability to be sustainable and achieve high impact on their social mission and are seeking to grow and expand their operations.
It is expected that any proposals put forward for a Social Enterprise Grant will be clearly developed ideas. They must clearly articulate how the proposed project will further your social mission and what impact it is expected to have for the communities of Parramatta.
Category Objectives
- The funding of a specific growth activity by a successful social enterprise that is already located with the Parramatta LGA; or
- The re-location of a successful social enterprise to the Parramatta LGA or a replication of the social enterprise, either a as a physical presence or as a commitment to running ongoing programs, within the Parramatta LGA.
Outcomes
The Growing Social Enterprise in Parramatta Grant program aims to achieve the following broad outcomes:
- Positive impact on disadvantaged communities
- Positive environmental impact
- Positive impact on social/cultural engagement
Social Enterprise will be required to detail their intended project outcomes and include metrics and targets to measure these. Applicants will also need to show how their project outcomes align with one or more of Council’s grant program.
Funding Information
- $75,000 is allocated to Growing Social Enterprise in Parramatta.
- The maximum funding available to any one project in this category is $25,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications must be from an eligible social enterprise structure. Social Enterprises as defined in City of Parramatta’s Grants and Donations Policy are defined as having the following characteristics:
- Social environmental, cultural mission/objectives core to the purpose and focus;
- Limited distributions of profits – the majority of profits are invested in the enterprise and/or an associated social entity;
- Generation of a social return in addition to a financial return, and commitment to demonstrating this;
- Can have a mixture of capital inputs – the enterprise is supported through a mixture of grant income/subsidised income and trading income, but must trade;
- Favour democratic decision-making structures and seek high levels of accountability to their stakeholders, rather than just to shareholders.
- Commercial business applications, including for small or micro-businesses, are not eligible for funding under this category.
- ‘Regular’ community services programs are not eligible for funding under this category.
For more information, visit City of Parramatta Council.
