Funding resources

Financial forms

• Annual Financial Accountability Form 2010/11 (XLS, 67 KB) - to be completed on an annual basis by grant-funded services as per their funding agreement.
• Periodic Return 2011/12 (XLS, 48 KB) - to be completed on a quarterly basis by grant-funded services as per their funding agreement.

Funding agreements

The following two documents are provided for reference only and are not to be used for any new agreements:

• Non-recurrent specific purpose funding agreement (DOC, 329 KB)
• Service agreement (DOC, 541 KB)

Service Agreements from July 1 2010

Organisations that commence an agreement from 1 July 2010, to deliver services, will need to enter into a Small Grants Agreement or a Service Agreement. The Service Agreement Package can be viewed at Service Agreements from July 1 2010.

Websites

• Community Door - an initiative of Department of Communities and contains general tools, resources and information that can help non-government organisations manage the different aspects of their organisation and also provides an online forum to support information sharing and collaboration across non-government organisations.
• Developing your organisation - the Queensland Government provided funding to the Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) for the 'Developing your organisation' (DYO) support material for community-based organisations. The resource covers such areas as legal issues, insurance, strategic planning, risk management, service agreements and volunteer liability. The QUT DYO website also has other resources to support community-based organisations, which include:
  • Secretary's handbook
  • Incorporated associations manual
  • Reform of Queensland Associations Act, etc.
  • link to a Standard Chart of Accounts, on which departmental proforma financial accountability documentation is based.
• Our Community - a one-stop-gateway for practical resources, support and linkages between community organisations and the general public, business and government.
• Queensland Government Grants - provides a variety of ways to find Queensland Government grants.