Community Funding

Community funding is a way to help build a vibrant and thriving city

Ipswich City Council is committed to supporting community initiatives and partnerships that encourage participation in community life, foster social cohesion, celebrate culture and diversity, and contribute to a healthy and sustainable city.

Almost $1 million has been allocated to community groups and organisations through major and minor funding and other programs that support local groups with infrastructure, improvements and resilience-building.

Council also supports not-for-profit community organisations through Councillor Discretionary Funds, recognising the significant role they play in building a vibrant and thriving city.

Explore the community funding financial data

The below data outlines the total funds allocated to grant rounds from 2021-2022 through to the current financial year. We will continue to update this data throughout the financial year after funds are approved. All approved funding is correct at the time of publication. At the end of each financial year, funds are updated to actual expenditure. For this reason, some amounts may appear as negative to illustrate the funding amount returned to Council.

Please note Councillor Discretionary Funds are not included in this data but can be viewed further down this page.

There are several ways to view and explore the data. Hover your mouse over the graph to view the funds awarded to each grant round.

To explore the data in-depth, click on the graph and a new webpage will open with the entirety of the data. For ease of navigation, choose the data you would like to explore by using the ‘Categorized by’ drop-down option to view the Successful Applicants, Grant Rounds or Project Titles. The graph key on the right-hand side of the page lists the data in alphabetical order for ease of finding a specific item.

Council is proud to share the successful applicants for community funding. The below data represents the successful applicants for each funding program. To explore the data in-depth, click on the graph you would like to view.

If you are interested in learning more about the community funding Council offers, visit our website here.