2025/26 Event Grant Program - Community and Neighbourhood Events (Small) - Round 1

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Round 1 - Event Grant Application

Welcome to Hume City Council's online funding application for the 2025/2026 Event Grant Program

Welcome to Hume City Council’s online application for Round One of the 2025/2026 Event Grant Program - Community and Neighbourhood Events - Small. 

Your event must be held between 1 July 2025 and 30 June 2026.

Once your application is submitted, you will receive a confirmation email.

Before completing this application, you must read the Event Grant Program Guidelines. You should ensure you have all your supporting documents ready prior to starting an application.  This may include:

  • Certification of Incorporation
  • Event Budget and Quotes
  • Event Management Plan

Regularly save your application by clicking the ‘Save Progress’ button which appears at the top of your screen.

INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS AND / OR APPLICATIONS NOT SUBMITTED BY THE CLOSING DATE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED

KEY DATES:

  • Applications Open 9am Monday 6 January 2025
  • Applications Close 4pm Thursday 20 February
  • Successful applicants advised May 2025

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

To be eligible you must be:

  • A community groups/organisation  (may either be incorporated or auspiced) based in Hume or 
  • A business/for profit organisation based in Hume 
  • Be clear of any outstanding debts with Council and have submitted all previous grant reports and end of funding acquittals
  • Be able to provide evidence of event planning capacity, including event and risk management plans, a project schedule and event budget.

Your event must be:

  • held in the City of Hume
  • meet the event definition and be "An organised public gathering that brings people together for a common purpose by some pre-arrangement, is open to members of the public and is publicly announced or advertised".
  • have an expected attendance of up to 1000 people.
  • Be held in compliance with the Sustainable Event Guidelines

Community groups/organisations are not required to match funding.

If you are a not-for-profit, you must match funding 1:1 (for every $1 applied for from Council, you must demonstrate a contribution of at least $1 cash or in kind).

If you are a commercial or for profit organisation, you must match funding 1:3 (for every $1 applied for from Council, you must demonstrate a contribution of at least $3 in
cash).

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