Community Organisation Grants Scheme (COGS)

Who can apply

• Non-profit community groups and organisations delivering community-based social services, projects and events
• Annual operating expenditure under $2 million for each of the past two years
• Unregistered or informal groups may apply for grants under $10,000
• Legal entity status is required to request $10,000 or more in any one year

What it funds

• Running or operational costs of organisations providing community-based social services
• Community development costs such as hui, training, planning, evaluation and facilitator fees
• Community project or event costs that encourage participation, promote community leadership, or promote social, economic and cultural equity

The questions on the form

We hold the funder's actual form. Here are the first 3 of 15.

1. Main questions (COGS funding request form)Are you a fundraiser completing this request on behalf of a group?
2. Are you a fundholder for this request?
3. Unregistered / informal group you are applying on behalf of?

Documents to have ready

• Budget including income and expenditure, if the request is for project costs
• Bank account details in your organisation profile
• Annual financial statements no older than 18 months (registered charities and incorporated societies are looked up online by the Department instead)