The Community Assistance Partnership Fund provides support for Murray not-for-profit organisations to develop projects.

The program funds projects that:

• Build and strengthen organisational capacity or sustainability
• Foster community engagement, social inclusion and participation in community life
• Encourage participation in arts and culture
• Activate places and facilities
• Protect the environment
• Create safe and healthy communities.

Applications are invited two times each financial year with a maximum grant allocation of $3,000 (plus GST), per group per annum. It is a condition of the Community Assistance Partnership Fund that applicants contact a member of the Community Development Team to discuss their project prior to submitting an application.

Applicants must:

• Be an incorporated not for profit organisation or auspice by one
• Hold current public liability insurance;
• Have no outstanding monies from any Shire of Murray funding program;
• Clearly demonstrate community benefit and/or need and alignment with guideline objectives
• Include a realistic, clear and comprehensive budget including a proposed timeline for completion
• Copy of groups meeting minutes supporting the project and application.

• Email: mailbag@murray.wa.gov.au