Community Enterprise Foundation
Community Enterprise Foundation
Before you begin, please read the information below
The community grants program is administered by Community Enterprise Foundation on behalf of Lendlease FutureSteps.
FutureSteps is a Lendlease social impact grants fund based on the belief that everyone needs a place to call home. We partner with NFP’s to achieve long-term impact through:
As well as grant funding, Lendlease may also provide in-kind support including volunteering and access to our suppliers and partners.
Our preferred target groups include the following but are not limited to:
Grants between $20,000 and $100,000
Not-for-profit with Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) Item 1 status or Tax Concession Charity (TCC) by the Australian Tax Office. You may partner with other organisations to gain this.
Registered ABN (not individual or sole trader).
Management committee with at least three unrelated members aged 18 years or over.
No conflicts of interest between your organisation and Lendlease (or can be managed).
Required Criteria: Your application must meet ALL the criteria to be considered for funding
Preferred Criteria: Highlights the focus areas and preferences for Lendlease.
Required Criteria
Increases: Supply of transitional or long-term housing (longer than 3-month stay)
Delivered: Within 12 months
Location: National, with a local connection/presence to a Lendlease project
If successful, you agree to:
Preferred Criteria
Impactful
Does this respond to an identified community need based on consultation or input from community?
Are there clear tangible outcomes for the community?
Does your organisation work directly with clients?
Systemic & thought provoking
Does this address problems in a practical, engaging and scalable way?
Does this offer full solutions for wellbeing and empowerment including support services, skilling, training, and employment opportunities?
Is the project sustainable long term?
Does this test new delivery models and solutions
Partnership & our people
Can we build a long-term partnership?
Is there alignment with Lendlease values and initiatives?
Is there opportunity to share outcomes & lessons?
Can this project provide opportunities for Lendlease staff to volunteer?
Are there opportunities beyond the grant period?
Delivery capacity
Does your organisation have experience in delivering similar projects?
Does your organisation have resources available to manage the project?
Financially sound and self-sustaining
Will the project be fully funded?
Is there potential to generate future funding opportunities to sustain the project?
Does your organisation have alternate funding sources?
Has your organisation previously received or currently receive government funding?
Individuals or unincorporated organisations without an eligible project partner
For-profit organisations
Applicant organisations (or partner organisations) with an unsatisfactory result to the Anti Money Laundering / Know Your Customer search.
Crisis accommodation projects or rental assistance programs
Political or lobbying purposes
Ongoing operating costs, wages or other organisational expenses outside the project
Direct promotion of a religious or spiritual philosophy. Support must be delivering welfare and community activities that are not religious in nature
Retrospective requests for costs incurred
Any organisation with a current non-acquitted FutureSteps grant
More than one application from the same organisation.
Financials
Current signed Audited Financial Statements: for the Applicant Organisation and any Project Partner/s.
If your organisation is not required to audit your financials, please provide a profit and loss statement as a minimum and a balance sheet if available. Please also include a current bank statement.
Project Budget
Please ensure that your budget and/or supporting documentation clearly shows how the funds requested will be spent.
Do not forget to include your contribution to the project and any in-kind support.
Quotes
Quotes are required for all budget items.
If you have conducted this project/program before, include copies of invoices / receipts that substantiate this request.
Your application will be competitively assessed against the following merit criteria:
If you are successful, we will work with you to create a bespoke media plan including any consideration for confidentiality requirements.
Media may include
Posting the successful grant recipients on the FutureSteps website.
Progress and completion photos.
Creation of videos and stories throughout and at the close of the project.
Media releases and articles as agreed.
You can submit multiple applications for funding for the same grants program, but each project requires its own application unless they are directly related.
We will only accept one application per project.
We will send you a confirmation email to your registered email address once your application has been submitted.
Please note: To ensure a fair process, we will not accept late applications or provide extensions.
We may contact you during the assessment process to request more information, evidence or to clarify information provided in your grant application.
If Lendlease FutureSteps refer this application to the Community Enterprise Foundation to assess and administer, you will be notified and provided with relevant information.
Timing of notifications will vary, however applicants are usually notified by email within 8 weeks of the program closing date.
Keeping us informed
You must notify us about anything which is likely to impact your organisation and its ability to deliver your project. This may include, but is not limited to, changes to your organisation’s name, address, financial situation, senior staffing arrangements, or significant changes to the project budget.
We understand that circumstances change and things don’t always go to according to plan. If there has been a change that will impact your project, you can request a variation to your grant agreement by contacting us.
We will consider your request, and if we decide to accept your proposed changes, we will issue a deed of variation.
You will be required to complete a Project Completion Report within 60 days of your nominated project end date. The Project Completion Report will be submitted electronically through the application portal. The report includes information about how the grant was spent, the outcomes, achievements of the project, and any lessons learned.
Application queries
Community Enterprise Foundation
Phone: 1300 304 541 or 03 5485 7736
Email: foundation.mailbox@bendigoadelaide.com.au
FutureSteps grants are independently administered by Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s Community Enterprise Foundation. The Trustee receives recommendations from Lendlease through their FutureSteps Advisory Committee.
For technical support with application hub
SmartyGrants–Our Community
Phone: 03 9320 6888
Email: service@smartygrants.com.au
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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.
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.
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