| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Additional funding | The amount of any “funding gap” between the grant amount requested and the total project cost – which your organisation will be required to pay and provide evidence it can pay (if shortlisted for Stage 2). |
| Application / EOI response | The phrases “application” and “EOI response” are used throughout these guidelines and the application form. They have the same meaning / are interchangeable. |
| Community Centre | A community centre, community hall or community hub is a building or facility where members of a community gather for group activities, social support, public information, and other purposes. Activities at the centre generally support community gatherings and can be very wide-ranging but might include, for example: cultural celebrations and cultural education incl language / food / music and dance classes, art and recreational activities, support for specific cohorts such as seniors or young families or youth activities, meetings of the community on various issues, volunteer activities, organising local non-government activities. |
| Department of Premier and Cabinet | The Department of Premier and Cabinet – Multicultural Affairs Programs and Partnerships branch (the department) operates the program. |
| Grant amount requested | This is the funding amount that your organisation is applying for. |
| Indian community organisation | An organisation that is owned and managed by an Indian ancestry, language, faith or cultural community which services Indian Victorian community member needs, customs, and traditions. The organisation will exist to support people from Indian ancestry, cultural, language or faith groups. |
| Intersectional approach | An approach that examines and addresses the interconnected nature of attributes of a person or group of people that create overlapping and interdependent systems of disadvantage or discrimination. This includes through religion, ancestry, gender, sex, sexual orientation, age, language or communication requirements and ability. |
| Match(ed) funding | The amount your organisation will be required to pay as its monetary contribution towards the total project cost: · The minimum matched funding contribution required for this program is $1 from the grant : $1 from the applicant organisation. The applicant organisation can raise its matched funding contribution from various possible sources such as its own savings reserves, from other grants such as Commonwealth or philanthropic grants or bank loans. The minimum matched funding contribution must be available at the completion of Stage 2. |
| Direct members and broader community participation | Direct members are the registered and/or paid subscribers who make up an organisation’s core, “direct” membership (this is often supported by a membership fee). Typically, a community organisation will also allow broader community participation in the organisation’s events and services or activities (perhaps for a fee per event or activity). |
| Need | Clearly explaining your organisation’s “need” for a community centre provides the assessor with part of the rationale for recommending funding. Your explanation should be objective and supported by data and/or other relevant resources that help to substantiate the need to fund the opportunity for your organisation. Remember that assessors are reviewing competitive applications which are all from other Indian community organisations so take the opportunity in the application form to explain why your proposed project is different and make the case for your organisation’s relative need for funding. |
| Social enterprise | An organisation:
|
| Total Project Cost | Total Project Cost is the anticipated final cost of all activities needed to reach an opening of the community centre. At Stage 1 of the EOI, we understand that the Total Project Cost information you provide will be an early “best estimate”. At Stage 2 of the EOI, a more developed cost estimate will be expected. |
| West / Western Metropolitan / Melbourne’s West | The intended project location should be within the Local Government Areas (LGAs) of: Brimbank, Hobsons Bay, Maribyrnong, Melton or Wyndham. Applications from LGAs to the South West of that region as far as the City of Greater Geelong may also be considered. |
Updated