What Not-For-Profit Organisations are eligible?
To be eligible to apply, applicants must:
- Be a not-for-profit, properly constituted legal entity, operating in Latrobe City within the tourism sector*
- Have a valid Australian Business Number (ABN) where required
- Be an Australian registered not-for-profit, charity and provide documented evidence of its legal structure, and be willing to accept legal and financial responsibility for the investment.
- Be able to provide evidence of appropriate business insurances.
- Submit professional quotes for the activity.
- Be able to provide evidence that you have appropriate approval from Council departments for this activity (where required).
- Be free of debt to Latrobe City Council and have no outstanding acquittals from previous Latrobe City Council grant applications; and
- Be based within the municipality of Latrobe City or provide services or benefits primarily to the Latrobe City Community.
If you answered no to any of the above criteria, you are ineligible to receive funding. However please contact our Community Sponsorship and Grants Officer to discuss.
* Tourism businesses are defined as belonging to industries where tourists account for a significant proportion of the goods and services consumed.
Co-contributions
Not-For-Profit Organisations must contribute 25% of total project cost. In-kind contributions of up to 50% of the applicant’s total contribution.
Example
The Mary Street Toy Museum is a Not-for-profit community-based business.
They want to provide new accessible signage across the museum and create a multilingual audio guide for the museum.
More visitors will be able to enjoy the Museum, especially international and interstate visitors who might not speak English.
The upgrades will cost $12,000.
The Mary Street Toy Museum can apply for up to $9,000 Universal Tourism Grant (75% of the cost) and would have to contribute $3,000 from other sources.
The applicant has the option of nominating 50% of their contribution as an in-kind contribution (being $1,500)
| Universal Tourism Grant (UTG) | $ 9,000 |
| Non-Profit Co-Contribution | $ 1,500 |
| Non-Profit In-Kind Contribution | $ 1,500 |
| Project Cost | $12,000 |
Summary for Not-For-Profit Organisations
| Description | Financial assistance to tourism providers wishing to provide accessibility improvements for visitors. |
| Maximum Grant Amount | $25,000 ($27,000 inc. GST) |
| Project Examples |
The types of projects that may be considered include (but are not limited to):
See project examples |
| Co-Contribution Requirements for Not-for-profit organisations |
25% of total project cost In-kind contributions of up to 50% of the applicant’s total contribution. |
| Key Dates |
Opening Date: August 11, 2025 Closing Date: 21 September 2025 (6 weeks from opening date) Assessments: October 2025 Notifications: October/November 2025 |
| Council webpage for grant | The Universal Tourism Grant UTG |
| Reporting Requirements | Signed acquittal, a summary of income and expenditure, including copies of invoices and photos of completed project. |
| Application Process | Apply Now |