Gambling Community Benefit Fund - Funding Guidelines

Where a legal entity is sponsoring another organisation, it is the responsibility of the legal entity to
determine how they will interact with a sponsored organisation if successful for funding (n.b. all
GST calculations at application, agreement and expenditure verification stages are determined on
the GST status of the legal entity). It is also the responsibility of the legal entity to ensure that it is
only sponsoring organisations with not-for-profit objectives.
CBFU may request to see all documentation pertaining to the application prior to assessment of
the grant application. Unless outlined in these funding guidelines as required, no other
documentation should be submitted.
What is eligible?
Applicants can apply for any item however to increase your chances of being successful for
funding, please note below the list of items unlikely to be funded. A full list of successful
organisations (including a description of their applications and the amount they were funded) is
posted quarterly on the fund’s website.
Applications that are unlikely to be funded
All requested items from eligible applications will be reviewed by the committee. Items that are not
likely to be funded include:
• repayment of debts and loans
• salaries and wages (unless time limited)
• insurance
• office supplies
• administration expenses
• rent and lease costs
• consumable items
• catering
• miscellaneous items
• contingency costs
• project management fees
• auspice fees
• gifts (n.b. gift cards/vouchers that are purchased with grant funding must provide tax
invoices/receipts for what the gift cards/vouchers were used for, not just the initial
purchase of the gift cards/vouchers)
• overseas travel costs
• purchase of buildings and/or land
• purchase of equipment/service for an individual
• funding for a staff or member social event
• training not provided by a third party.
No items requested during the application process can be purchased (including deposits on items)
before an organisation is notified in writing from CBFU of an outcome.
Referees
Referees may be contacted regarding their support for an application for funding from the funding
programs administered by CBFU and should be informed of their inclusion in the application prior
to an application being submitted. Written evidence of the referees support is not required.
How often can an organisation apply?
An eligible organisation can submit one application to GCBF (standard or complex). Please note
that if your application is unsuccessful for funding, it will be carried forward to the next round of
funding for a second and final consideration.
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