P500 Grant Round

Applications Now Closed

Applications have now closed for the 2024 P500 Grant Round.

This year’s P500 Grant value is $80,000. The Foundation invites organisations to apply for activities across each of the four Foundation grant streams. For more information on our grant streams click here.

Applicants can apply for grants that support organisational activity, new and existing program delivery, new and existing projects and capacity building initiatives. Grant funding can be used for operational, salary and capital expenditure, or a combination of these. Grant funding cannot be used for expenses that have already been incurred.

Activities must be delivered within the City of Greater Geelong, Borough of Queenscliffe, Surf Coast Shire and Golden Plains Shire. Activities can be delivered over a 1 or 2 year period.

Grant eligibility requirements

Grant applicants must be endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient 1 (DGR1) or have a confirmed auspice arrangement with an organisation that has DGR1.
Grant applicants (or confirmed auspice organisation) must be registered with the Australian Charities and Not for Profit Commission (ACNC) with current and up-to-date reporting on the ACNC register.
Only small and medium sized organisation with an annual revenue of under $3 million (excluding income for capital projects) are eligible to apply.
Previous recipients of the P500 grant are not eligible to apply.
Shortlisted applicants from the 2023 P500 program are not eligible to apply.
The grant application must be for the delivery of an activity within the City of Greater Geelong, Borough of Queenscliffe, Surf Coast Shire and Golden Plains Shire.
Applications must be submitted for the full grant amount of $80,000 with only one grant available.

Grant Assessment

Grant Applications will be reviewed by the P500 Grant Review Panel. The panel consists of members of the Foundation’s Grants Committee, P500 Committee Members and P500 donors. Applications will be assessed in line with the Foundation’s grant criteria and scoring matrix.

The three strongest applications will be shortlisted to pitch their application to donors at the P500 Pitch and Vote Night. Shortlisted organisations will be informed mid October.

The P500 Pitch and Vote Night will be held on 14 November 2024 at Geelong West Town Hall. At this event, donors will vote for their preferred application. The organisation with the most donor votes will be announced on the night and will receive the grant to deliver their activity in our community.

The other shortlisted applicants will have the opportunity for their application to be rolled into the Foundation’s 2025 Grant Round that will open for applications in December 2024, with funding provided in June 2025.

Key Dates

Applications open Tuesday 13 August 2024
Applications close 11:59pm Monday 16 September 2024
Shortlisted organisations will be notified of outcome Monday 14 October 2024
Shortlisted organisations will be supported to prepare for the Pitch and Vote Night – mid October- mid November. A video regarding your organisation will be developed as part of this process and also provided to your organisation for your own future use
2024 P500 Pitch and Vote Night Thursday 14 November 2024
Funding provided December 2024
Grant delivery timeframe 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025

2024 P500 Grant Application Instructions

The Foundation hosted online P500 grant information session on Monday 19 August that discussed grant eligibility, the application and assessment process and the grant application form and other application documentation. To watch the recording click here and use passcode: #nb0Jiy+

To apply for the 2024 P500 Grant you will need to complete the online Application Form.

Before you complete the application form you should review the P500 Grant Agreement Terms and Conditions to ensure that your organisation will be able to comply with the requirements of the grant.

Below are a number of documents to support you to complete your application:

We recommend that you download the word version of the Grant Application Form and that you prepare your response within the word document. You will then be able to cut and paste your answers from the word version into the online application form when you are ready to submit. You are also required to submit the Budget, Narrative and Activity Work Plan as part of your application.

Please refer to the Grant Application Form Guidance document for tips on how to respond to each question in the Application Form and the Budget, Narrative and Activity Work Plan.

If your organisation does not have DGR1 status you will need to have an auspice arrangement in place in order to apply for the grant and you will need to upload an Auspice Confirmation as part of your application.

If you require any further information or would like to discuss your grant application, which is encouraged, please contact Amy Waters on 0413 868 721 or amy@geelongfoundation.org