Community Grants for Frankston City
Local, not for profit (NFP) community groups or individuals apply for grant funding from Frankston City Council. Some grants are offered every year and some funding covers many years. The grants fit into major categories or themes. Total funds available are allocated as part of the Council’s Annual budget cycle.
Frankston City Council follows these key principles when awarding grants
Grants need to:
- Align with Council’s values, policies, plans and strategies
- Support community development initiatives
- Support socially responsible community activities
- Give consideration to groups that return the best benefits back to the community
- Encourage and support access and equity
Each application will go through a thorough due diligence process. Further information can be found about grant procedures on the Frankston Council’s main website.
Community Grants data
Categories of Grants
Organisations awarded most money
Community Grants recipients
The details for the past three financial years is available (2021/2022 to 2023/2024)
A summary of the number of applications, the value of the grant, the receiving organisation and what type of grant are shown.
The amount given out has increased year on year, The funds that were given out was $855k for FY 2023/24 which is an increase of over 22% compared to the previous financial year
Use the filters (green boxes above the graph) to explore details of interest. Note: names of individuals have been removed to retain privacy
The biggest category is the partnerships forged with community service providers (~50% of the budget)
Every year these grant categories and amounts are available for groups;
- Annual Community (up to $7,500)
- Community Service Partnerships (can be multi year)
- Environmental Sustainability ($5,000 available)
- Urgent (up to $1,000)
Every year these grant categories and amounts are available for individuals:
- Artist Projects ($5,000 per recipient)
- Child/Youth Inclusion (Education up to $600, Sport 75% of club fees or up to $200)
- Local Heritage ( up to $10,000)
Graph shows the top 10 Recipients by grant value (all financial years)
Use this table to search for all recipients of Community Grants