Redlands Coast Seniors Month 2021

Submissions closed at midnight 3 June 2021 (AEST).

IMPORTANT: Please read information below to assist you in completing your application online.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Welcome to the Redlands Coast Seniors Month online grant application service, powered by SmartyGrants.

Redlands Coast Seniors Month Grants Terms and Conditions:

  • The Redlands Coast Seniors Month grants program aims to: Facilitate community participation; Enhance community connections; Celebrate our older residents; Show our older residents are respected and their contributions to the community are valued.
  • To progress to the assessment process, Applicants must comply with the following pre-eligibility criteria:
    • Applicants must be a not-for-profit organisation or auspiced by a not-for-profit organisation;
    • Your organisation must be based in the Redland City Council local government area; and
    • Applicants must upload a copy of their current $20 million Public Liability Insurance, as part of their application.
  • Not-for-profit organisations can apply for up to $1500.
  • Should your organisation wish to use a public hall or open space, your organisation will be expected to pay for the hire of the space using the funds provided through the grant.
  • Organisations will be required to manage their own bookings and manage participant calls.
  • Redland City Council will assist with promotion of your event collectively with other Redlands Coast Seniors Month successful grant recipients’ events, as part of the Redlands Coast Seniors Month celebrations.
  • Only the logos of Redland City Council and Redlands Coast will be used on Council promotional material and names of partner organisations will be included.
  • Organisations will be encouraged to promote their own events. Council will not commit to sharing individual organisation’s promotional posts on social media.
  • Applications that are compliant with the pre-eligibility criteria will be subject to a grant assessment process that will assess applications across a range of weighted criteria specific to the program to determine successful applications.
  • Successful applicants will be required to enter into a funding agreement with Council and comply with acquittal and other requirements.
  • Acquittal to be submitted by Tuesday 30 November 2021.

You may begin anywhere in this application form. Please ensure you save as you go.

For queries about the guidelines, deadlines, or questions in the form, please contact us on 3829 8999 during business hours or email agefriendly@redland.qld.gov.au and quote your submission number.

If you need more help using this form, download the Help Guide for Applicants or check out Applicant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

NAVIGATING (MOVING THROUGH) THE APPLICATION FORM

On every screen (page of the form) you will find a Form Navigation contents box, this links directly to every page of the application. Click the link to jump directly to the page you want.

You can also click 'next page' or 'previous page' on the top or bottom of each page to move forward or backward through the application.

SAVING YOUR DRAFT APPLICATION

If you wish to leave a partially completed application, press 'save and close' and log out. When you log back in and click on the 'My Submissions' link at the top of the screen, you will find a list of any applications you have started or submitted. You can reopen your draft application and start where you left off.

You can also download any application, whether draft or completed, as a PDF. Click on the 'Download PDF' button located at the bottom of the last page of the application form.

SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION

You will find a Review and Submit button at the bottom of the Navigation Panel. You need to review your application before you can submit it.

Once you have reviewed your application you can submit it by clicking on 'Submit' at the top or bottom of the screen or on the navigation panel. You will not be able to submit your application until all the compulsory questions are completed and there are no validation errors.

Once you have submitted your application, no further editing or uploading of support materials is possible.

When you submit your application, you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your submitted application attached. This will be sent to the email you used to register.

If you do not receive a confirmation of submission email then you should presume that your submission has NOT been submitted.

Hint: also check the email hasn’t landed in your spam or junk email folder.

ATTACHMENTS AND SUPPORT DOCUMENTS

You may need to upload/submit attachments to support your application. This is very simple, but requires you to have the documents saved on your computer, or on a storage device.

You need to allow enough time for each file to upload before trying to attach another file. Files can be up to 25MB each; however, we do recommend trying to keep files to a maximum of 5MB – the larger the file, the longer the upload time.

COMPLETING AN APPLICATION IN A GROUP/TEAM

A number of people can work on an application using the same log in details as long as only one person is working at a time. Ensure you save as you go.

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