The Hobsons Bay Make it Happen grants program provides funding to support our community to ‘make things happen’.

The Hobsons Bay Make it Happen grants program provides funding to support our community to ‘make things happen’.

The program can provide support to enable activities, projects, programs, events and resources across all sectors including environment, sustainability, sport and recreation, arts and culture, health and wellbeing, multicultural, community and neighbourhood development, technology, projects by and for young people, children and families and more.

There are three categories of funding:

• Toyota equipment and resources (up to $1,500)
• Community projects (up to $15,000)
• Events and festivals (up to $25,000)

Eligible to apply are:

• non-profit or not for profit, incorporated clubs, groups, organisations, community centres, neighbourhood houses, schools and other facilities
• professional producers are eligible to apply for events and festivals, if the activity proposed provides demonstrated benefits to the city of Hobsons Bay, with significant community and cultural value and/or visitation and economic benefits
• Artists can apply under an auspice, noting the application must be for a community project that takes place in Hobsons Bay and must demonstrate a local need, community consultation/engagement and impact
• applicants can be based in Hobsons Bay or outside Hobsons Bay, however the application must be for resources and activities that take place in Hobsons Bay and must demonstrate local need and impact; if online, highly relevant to Hobsons Bay
• community activities require the majority of participants to come from Hobsons Bay. Event and festival applications may encourage local as well as tourist and visitor experiences Depending on the priorities and applications received, applicants based in Hobsons Bay may be prioritised.
• equipment requests where the equipment is located at a venue in Hobsons Bay and remains the asset of the incorporated not for profit group

• Phone: 9932 1235
• Email: grants@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au