Excellence Grants for Individuals 2024-2025

To meet the policy requirements for funding applications under the Excellence Grants for Individuals Program, the following criteria must be met:

1. The applicant must be a resident of Knox;
2. The applicant has been selected or personally invited to participate in a competition or event by a National or State peak body or governing organisation of the specialized area;
3. The applicant has not received an Excellence Grant for Individuals in the current or previous financial year;
4. The competition or event has not already taken place;
5. The applicant has not received another grant from Knox City Council for the same competition or event;
6. The applicant must not have a delinquent account with Council (an amount owed to Council that was not paid by the due date);
7. The applicant must not have outstanding acquittal documentation from a previous Council grant;
8. More than two individuals from the same club/organisation have not already received funding for the same competition or event;
9. The applicant is not being remunerated for their participation (excluding prize money);
10. The grant is not to be used to contribute to membership expenses; and
11. The competition or event does not expose Council to adverse criticism due to controversial issues (eg political or cultural sensitivities).