Grant Eligibility Criteria

Before applying for an LMCT grant, please ensure your organisation meets the following eligibility criteria listed below. 

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Your organisation is eligible to apply if it:

• Has Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status – endorsed by the ATO
• Is an incorporated body with:
• not for profit objectives; and
• a charitable purpose(s).
• Is an organisation registered with the appropriate regulatory body such as ACNC and ASIC
• Uses funds only for purposes set out in their Deductible Gift Recipient status and in accordance with their constitution.
• Provides direct community benefit and services within the Brisbane City Council local government area.

INELIGIBILITY GRANT CRITERIA

The following organisations or entities are deemed ineligible and unable to apply:

• Employees of the Brisbane City Council
• Employees and relatives of the Lord Mayor, or Directors of the Trustee of the Trust
• Government or semi-government organisations
• Unions and student guilds
• Professional associations
• Investors of the Trust and their associated entities
• Organisations registered as a company limited by shares; and
• Organisations that are Public Ancillary Funds (PaF).
• An organisation attempting to apply through, on behalf of, or for another organisation; with any Auspicing arrangements automatically not considered.

Applications will be considered ineligible if they include the following:

• Applicant has outstanding acquittals from previous rounds or has unacquitted application/s they may be within the acquittal due date but is for the same project
• Requests for capital funding for infrastructure building
• Activities that do not provide a direct benefit to the community such as;
  • General salaries or wages
    (exceptions may apply for technical specialists at the boards discretion)
  • Marketing costs and materials including websites, social media, internal collateral
  • Rent, lease and fuel costs, utility bill payments of any kinds
  • Gift vouchers/cards of any kind (including food vouchers, VISA pay cards, or fuel cards)
  • Administration expenses
  • Repayment of debts or loans
  • Items purchased from overseas suppliers
  • Domestic animal related services
  • Any activity that cannot be clearly and transparently acquitted (noting ALL expenditure must be accounted for with evidence provided)
  • Any other operational costs of the organisation

Please email us at LMCT@brisbane.qld.gov.au if you have any questions about eligibility.