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Essential Grants
Tender ID: 578059
Tender Details
Organisation:
Tender #:
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Status:
Closed
Publish Date:
5 February 2025
Closing Date:
31 March 2025
Tender Description
It only takes one idea to create something truly incredible that has a long-lasting impact in your community. Our Essential Grants Program provides financial support to community groups across our network area, contributing to positive outcomes for regional communities.
Applications are now open
Essential Grants supports community-based initiatives that align with the following categories:
Environment
Examples include initiatives that support a circular economy and waste reduction, habitat restoration or community gardens.
Energy Transition
Examples include funding contributions for solar panels or electrifying community buildings.
Education
Examples include the investment in STEM education in schools and community organisations.
Resilience
Examples include the provision of resources that support communities affected by disaster events.
In this financial year of 2024-2025, community groups can apply for a grant for amounts up to $15,000. Since 2018, Essential Energy has contributed more than $1.1 million to 1560 community groups, through the previous Community Choices and Community Halls programs. The Essential Grants Program continues this support, with a focus on initiatives that align with Essential Energy’s corporate and sustainability strategies.
How to apply
- Confirm your group meets the eligibility criteria
- Prepare yourself with your project details, including obtaining quotes from two separate businesses to indicate the cost of your initiative
- Complete your application via the SmartyGrants platform between 3 February and 31 March 2025.
Eligibility criteria
Groups are eligible for the program if they:
- are located in Essential Energy’s network area and provide support to communities within our network area
- are a charity, not-for-profit/non-profit organisation, Non-Governmental Organisation or community group/event; and if
- funding for activities, programs, projects or events will benefit the community and align with initiatives that support the environment, education, community resilience or are related to the energy transition.
More detailed eligibility criteria, including what types of groups are not eligible, are in the terms and conditions.
Further information
- For questions regarding the eligibility criteria or application process, please contact sustainability@essentialenergy.com.au.
- For technical questions surrounding the SmartyGrants platform, please contact service@smartygrants.com.au or 03 9320 6888.
- FAQs
- Terms and Conditions
Location
New South Wales
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Central West
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Far North Coast
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Far West
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Hunter
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Illawarra
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Mid North Coast
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Murray
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New England
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Orana
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Riverina
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Southern Highlands
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Sydney
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