Program Review - Community and Environmental Grants

Share your thoughts and ideas on Council's Community and Environmental Grants program

Council's Community and Environmental Grant programs have helped bring hundreds of community-led projects to life, supporting initiatives that strengthen and enhance our district.

Council is reviewing the grant guidelines to ensure the programs are effective, transparent and continue to deliver meaningful benefits for the community.

The review will implement recommendations from the 2023 Community Funding Review, including clearer assessment criteria and improved feedback processes for applicants.

The review will also seek to better align the guidelines with Council's Community Funding and In-Kind Support policy.

Minor changes were made to the guidelines earlier this year in preparation for the 2026/27 round, with the main one being removing an 'average grant amount' of $2,500 in the Community Grant Guidelines, and instead introducing a maximum grant amount of $5,000.

View the current guidelines and let us know how they could be improved.

• Community Grant Guidelines
• Environmental Grant Guidelines

You can provide your feedback in a number of ways:

By filling out our survey online

By writing to us at community@mountbarker.sa.gov.au

By attending one of three in person feedback sessions (no bookings required):

• 6pm - 7pm Thursday 12 November
  Mount Barker Community Centre
  3 Dumas St Mount Barker
  
  
• 6pm - 7pm Tuesday 24 November
  Meadows Bowling Club
  10 Kondoparinga Rd Meadows
  
  
• 2pm - 3pm Thursday 26 November
  Littlehampton Peace Memorial Hall
  75 Princes Hwy Littlehampton

Overview of Council Grants

Council's Community and Environmental Grant programs are part of a suite of Community Funding opportunities.