Transurban Community Grants - October 2018

Submissions closed at midnight 16 January 2019 (AEDT).

TRANSURBAN COMMUNITY GRANTS

Community grants are available for up to $5,000 for projects bringing social and environmental benefits to communities in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane near Transurban's roads. Grants are open to a wide range of organisations and initiatives. Past grant recipients have included road safety initiatives, disability services organisations, youth and community education programs, food distribution, homeless support and housing services, emergency services, arts groups, school and kindergarten projects and land care initiatives.

Applications are reviewed with a preference for the following criteria:

  • The benefit for communities close to Transurban roads
  • Ability to achieve lasting benefits kick-started by a grant
  • The potential to positively effect a large number of people or drive significant environmental outcomes
  • The potential to help overcome barriers to transport, mobility and community inclusion
  • The potential to improve the lives of disadvantaged or underprivileged groups
  • How specific the application is about the grant’s intended use and expected outcomes
  • Whether the grant will help create community benefits that may not otherwise be possible without grant support.

The above criteria are weighted equally and applications are assessed a panel of representatives from across the business.

For queries about the guidelines, deadlines, or questions in the form, please contact us at grants@transurban.com and quote your application number.

 

ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible for a community grant your organisation must have Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status. DGR's must be listed with the Australian Tax Office (ATO) as per the guidelines in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Item 1 of the table in Section 30-15). You can find out the DGR status of your organisation in the ATO ABN lookup website.

Grants will not be paid to:

  • for-profit organisations
  • government departments (excluding schools) or political groups
  • labour, trade or business organisations
  • social clubs
  • religious groups (except initiatives that support a non-religious purpose)
  • fundraising events such as raffles, telethons, walk-a-thons or auctions
  • chairs, endowments or scholarships sponsored by academic or non-profit institutions
  • special events such as conferences, symposia or sports competitions
  • organisations that support or participate in activities inconsistent with our Diversity Policy
  • cover ongoing administrative costs
  • projects or events that have already occurred 

 

ELIGIBILE LOCATIONS

Transurban will consider initiatives happening in any local council area which contains a Transurban road. Projects from the following Council areas of Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne will be considered:

Queensland

  • Brisbane City Council
  • Logan City Council
  • Ipswich City Council

 New South Wales 

  • City of Sydney
  • Randwick City Council
  • Bayside Council
  • Inner West Council
  • Willoughby City Council
  • Hornsby Council
  • The Hills Shire Council (formerly Baulkham)
  • City of Parramatta
  • City of Ryde
  • Lane Cove Council
  • North Sydney Council
  • Ku-ring-gai Council
  • Georges River Council
  • Canterbury-Bankstown City Council
  • Georges River Council
  • Fairfield City Council
  • Blacktown Council
  • Penrith Council

Victoria

  • Moreland City Council
  • Moonee Valley City Council
  • City of Port Phillip
  • City of Melbourne
  • Boroondara City Council
  • Stonnington City Council
  • City of Yarra Council
  • Maribyrnong City Council

 

 

PRIVACY

Transurban treats personal information in accordance with the Transurban Group Privacy Policy. Other information provided to Transurban in connection with this application form shall be used solely for the purpose of evaluating the application and will not, without the consent of the applicant, be put to any commercial use or otherwise exploited by Transurban. Transurban does not accept any responsibility for or in relation to the treatment of information by any third party, including SmartyGrants or its representatives.

 

 

SMARTYGRANTS APPLICATION INFORMATION

Information provided by SmartyGrants about using the application website is shown below. If you need more help using this form, download the Help Guide for Applicants or check out Applicant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's).

NAVIGATING (MOVING THROUGH) THE APPLICATION FORM

On every screen (page of the form) you will find a Form Navigation contents box, this links directly to every page of the application. Click the link to jump directly to the page you want.

You can also click 'next page' or 'previous page' on the top or bottom of each page to move forward or backward through the application.

SAVING YOUR DRAFT APPLICATION

If you wish to leave a partially completed application, press 'save' and log out. When you log back in and click on the 'My Submissions' link at the top of the screen, you will find a list of any applications you have started or submitted. You can reopen your draft application and start where you left off.

You can also download any application, whether draft or completed, as a PDF. Click on the 'Download' button at the bottom of the application navigation panel.

SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION

You will find a Review and Submit button at the bottom of the Navigation Panel. You need to review your application before you can submit it.

Once you have reviewed your application you can submit it by clicking on 'Submit' at the top of the screen or on the navigation panel. You will not be able to submit your application until all the compulsory questions are completed.

Once you have submitted your application, no further editing or uploading of support materials is possible.

When you submit your application, you will receive an automated confirmation email with a copy of your submitted application attached. This will be sent to the email you used to register.

If you do not receive a confirmation of submission email then you should presume that your submission has NOT been submitted.

ATTACHMENTS AND SUPPORT DOCUMENTS

You may need to upload/submit attachments to support your application. You need to allow enough time for each file to upload before trying to attach another file. Files can be up to 25MB each; however, we do recommend trying to keep files to a maximum of 5MB – the larger the file, the longer the upload time.