My Community Grants aim to empower our communities to be resilient into the future. The objectives of the program are to:
- Support community driven initiatives
- Contribute to the City's neighbourhood and economic hubs by supporting local champions to run projects that activate places
- Encourage participation in community life
- Support projects that foster inclusion of our diverse community
- Support community creativity
The My Community Grants submissions close on 31 March 2025 or until funding is exhausted.Streams of Funding and Application Links
Read about each funding type below. Find the funding that best suits your needs and apply.
Activate
Building community connections through activating places and celebrating the people and neighbourhoods of the City of Melville.
Applications for Activate are open from July to March.
The Activate grant can be used for:
- community events or activities, including those that celebrate the diverse nature of the City of Melville community
- community movie nights
- markets or fetes open to the broader community
- projects from businesses that have broad community and economic benefits for their local hub
- innovative ideas that bring the community together in new ways.
Download the Activate Guidelines and assessment criteria.
Apply Now Image: WA Kannada Sangha cultural eventCreate
Supporting creativity in community life.
Applications for Create are open from July to March.
The Create grant can be used for:
- creative workshops such as visual arts, music, performance, writing
- community involvement in a creative process culminating in a visual arts piece, exhibition or performance
- projects that facilitate creative expression for people from diverse backgrounds
Download the Create Guidelines and assessment criteria.
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Thrive
Aims to support community groups to upskill or develop their capacity as a group.
Applications for Thrive are open from July to March.
The Thrive grant is aimed at:
- supporting new community organisations to become established
- projects that have capacity building benefits for volunteers such as training to improve organisational functions or governance
- marketing such as promotion, upgrades to websites, and membership drives
- the purchase of small equipment to improve organisational functions (computers or personal devices are not eligible).
Download the
Thrive Guidelines and assessment criteria. Apply Now Image: Leeming Netball Club Noongar bib designsArts Development
Nurturing the development of our local creatives and providing opportunities for the broader community to experience high quality art works and performances.
Applications for Arts Development are open from July to March.
The following are eligible to apply for an Arts Development Grant:
- Creative professionals based within the City of Melville
- Local artists collectives or groups, the applicant must be based within the City of Melville
- Not for profit arts organisations based in the City of Melville
Download the Arts Development Guidelines and assessment criteria.
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Sustainable Melville
The Sustainable Melville grant is versatile and can fund a wide range of projects that align with our climate emergency declaration, net zero by 2050 goal, waste reduction initiatives and environmental conservation programs
Applications for Sustainable Melville are open from July to March.
The Sustainable Melville grant can be used for:
- Community events such as clothes/books/toys swap meet, repair labs, bike repair labs, tree or verge planting, community gardening days.
- Education, skill and capacity building resources and events – including the development of information materials, training, and hosting workshops.
- Small equipment such as worm farms or compost bins (outside of the resident’s rebate) or raised garden beds.
- Initial Purchase of Reusable Delivery Transport Containers – (eg collapsible reusable crates, kegs) to assist business/groups to minimise their single use packaging.
- Indoor Sorting Bins - Purchase of indoor resource recovery sorting bins and educational signage
- Professional energy, water or waste audits for business or not for profit premises.
- Initial support for businesses to transition from single use cups/containers to reusable food and drink containers or subscription through reusable supplier.
- Funding to run promotional initiatives to reduce waste in local businesses
- Other activities which address the objective or scope of the Sustainable Melville Funding stream.
Download theSustainable Guidelines and assement criteria
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I still apply to the Community Partnership Fund? No, My Community Grants has replaced the Community Partnership Fund.
Applicants wishing to run annual events will need to commit to reduced funding over three years. For example if you receive $5,000 for the first year, in your second year application, you will need to demonstrate that you have sourced funding from other sources, and require less funding than you did in the previous year. Likewise, in the third year you will be eligible for a reduced amount again compared to year two. The purpose of this is so that the City of Melville can continue to fund new projects, new organisations and new ideas, while at the same time supporting organisations to build sustainability into their events and programs.
If you are registered for GST, provide your expenses without GST. We will add 10% to your total grant.
If you are not registered for GST, we will not add GST to your total budget. You need to use GST inclusive amounts in your budget, otherwise you will be out of pocket the GST component of the cost.
GST (Goods and Services Tax) is a 10% tax added to most goods and services consumed in Australia.
If your project includes the use of a City of Melville facility, you can apply for a non-monetary grant. This grant enables in-kind support from the City of Melville in the form of venue hire, reserve hire, or the supply of extra rubbish bins. Non-monetary grants can be used in conjunction with other grants, or on their own. See above for more details and to apply.
Incorporation is a process whereby a not for profit organisation can apply to become its own legal entity. An incorporated group has legal responsibilities and must follow its organisational rules, or constitution, in order to be accountable to its members.
More information can be found at the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety.
It's important to know that you can't talk to Elected Members about your application to try and influence the process. This is called canvassing and is prohibited.
Can a City officer or Elected Member be my reference? Elected Members and City officers cannot act as reference as this could be an actual or perceived conflict of interest.
It is highly recommended that you contact the program coordinator to discuss your project prior to applying. Should you require assistance, please do not hesitate to reach out to the team. If you have a disability and find our application process inaccessible, please contact us for assistance or alternative application methods.
Phone: 9364 0666
Email: com.grants@melville.wa.gov.au
Previous My Community Grants Projects
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Rise Up Riseley’s Activate project, ‘Little Library’
Malayalee Association of Western Australia’s Activate project, ‘MAWA Arts Festival
Bush Poets Activate project, ‘Bush Poetry Showcase’
Mount Pleasant Bowling Club’s Activate project, ‘Club & Hub Open Day’
‘Groove Music Series’ featuring Libby Hammer
Identity WA's 'Mural project'
Palmyra Primary School P&C’s Noongar 6 Seasons Mural
Palmyra Primary School P&C’s Noongar 6 Seasons Mural
Side Note Community Choir Seed Grant
Chinese Breastfeeding Mums Association National Day Performance
Goodstart Alfred Cove Native Garden and Acknowledgement to Country
Piney Lakes Community Garden ‘World Garden’
Piney Lakes Community Garden ‘World Garden’
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