EnergyAustralia Geelong provides community funding for local initiatives that will deliver sustainable benefits to Geelong and the Western District.

Selection Criteria

EnergyAustralia has two priority areas for grant funding. To be considered for funding, activities should address one of these areas:

• Education: Funding aimed at promoting education and knowledge acquisition. This can include programs with a social or environmental focus and organisations which support career or skill development.
• Social inclusion: Funding aimed at facilitating social inclusion. This is aimed at initiatives that support community cohesion and can include such things as men’s sheds, upgrading communal facilities, improving local amenities and supporting vulnerable community members.

Applications will be reviewed against these criteria:

• The organisation: The applicant has a clear purpose, clearly understands who it is targeting and how it addresses the issue.
• Social Issue: The issue is important to the local community and addresses one of the outlined priority areas. The applicant should demonstrate that the project is directed at solving problems in a sustainable way rather than providing short-term relief from symptoms or long-term dependency. 
• Funding: The proposal clearly outlines how donated funds will be utilised. The grant amount should cover a significant part, if not all, of the total project cost. 
• Measures: There are measures in place to evaluate project success

Who is eligible to apply?

Applications will only be accepted from organisations, and not individuals. Applications for funding will be considered from organisations that:

1. deliver education or social inclusion projects or services to residents in the communities in which EnergyAustralia operates;
2. pursue objectives of significant and demonstrable benefit to the local or regional community; and
3. best address the selection criteria outlined in the Application Form.

Exclusions

EnergyAustralia’s social investment programme will not provide funding for:

• Political parties
• Programs/projects/activities with an exclusive religious focus
• International aid appeals (with the exception of Disaster Relief Donations)
• General appeals1 
• Indirect fund-raising purposes2
• Fund-raising projects such as charity dinners, auctions, fetes
• Social activities (e.g. industry golf days)
• Membership of community organisations
• Overseas travel
• Sports teams (e.g. covers paying for uniforms, membership fees etc.)
• An individual person (or group) seeking support for personal interests
• Organisations that promote controversial issues or spokespeople that may damage EnergyAustralia’s reputation 
• Initiatives supported by a direct competitor to EnergyAustralia 
• For profit organisations
• Major or business-related sponsorships 
• General programs that require ongoing funding year on year. Please apply for a grant that will assist your program or organisation in a sustainable way.
• Proposals that do not align with our criteria

• Email: gce@energyaustralia.com.au