Securing community grants
Local Impact enjoys an impressive track record securing grant money to build progressive community-based programs, partnerships, and enterprises.
Grant writing has been instrumental in securing substantial funding for our community. The organisations the funding supports then circulate that money throughout our community. Since its inception, Local Impact and its predecessor, the Inner West Community Foundation, have collectively received over $1,000,000 in grants from federal, state, and local governments, as well as philanthropic trusts and corporations.
Real money delivering real programs connecting people, resources and ideas to meet social needs. Some of the programs these funds have been invested into include:
- Community Bike Hub
- The Westsider Newspaper
- Money Mentor
- TO-LEAP
Looking ahead, the Local Impact team will develop more opportunities around grant writing, such as workshops to develop and mentor community grant writers, reviewing grants or writing grants on behalf of our community groups and organisations.
By increasing the volume of grants received and invested into our community we can begin to deliver self-sufficient social enterprises, and with it a sustainable and resilient community.
