2024 Waterloo Wind Farm Community Grants Program (CEF)

Submissions are now being accepted. Submissions close at midnight 27 May 2024 (AEST).

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

This Community Grants Program is administered by Community Enterprise Foundation and made possible by the generous support of the Waterloo Wind Farm.

As a member of the Mid North region, we are committed to making a positive contribution to our local community. This year we will distribute grant funding to a number of local organisations who can address key local issues currently facing our region.

We encourage locally based organisations addressing issues in the Mid North region area to apply.

Emphasis will be placed on towns or projects closest to the Waterloo Wind Farm.

The application process should take approximately 1-1.5 hours to complete

Selection Criteria

In consultation with the local community, Waterloo Wind Farm has identified a number of priority areas for grant funding in the local region. To be considered for funding activities should address at least one or more of these areas

  • Building community pride
  • Diversity
  • Benefiting the environment
  • Supporting the local economy

Review criteria

The organisation: The organisation has a clear purpose, clearly understands who it targets and how it addresses the issue.

Social Issue: The issue is important to the local community and addresses one of the outlined priority areas.

Funding: The proposal clearly outlines how funds will be utilised.

Measures: There are measures and resources in place to deliver and evaluate project success

For queries about the guidelines, deadlines, or questions in the form, please contact the Foundation Team on 1300 304 541 during business hours or email foundation.mailbox@bendigoadelaide.com.au and quote your submission number.

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Click here to view the guidelines.

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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