Coal & Allied Community Development Fund
The Coal & Allied Community Development Fund (previously called the Coal & Allied Community Trust) was established in 1999 to support communities in the Hunter Valley to build community capacity to address development challenges and take advantage of emerging opportunities.
In late 2008, Coal & Allied announced the continuation of the Community Development Fund and has committed $3 million to distribute to eligible projects between January 2009 and December 2011. The aim of the fund is to support projects and programmes that will create opportunities and foster new ideas that will provide a long lasting benefit to the wider community.
- Fund objectives
- Projects
- Committee members
- Eligibility & guidelines
Who is eligible?
Applications are open until 7 March 2009 for round one of the Coal & Allied Community Development Fund and until 20 February for the Coal & Allied Aboriginal Development Consultative Committee.
To lodge an application or find out more information, contact the Executive Offcers, 02 6570 0991 (Trust) or 02 6570 0360 (ADCC).
Information about eligibility and the application process can be found in the Coal & Allied Community Trust Guidelines 2009 to 2011 and the Aboriginal Development Consultative Committee Guidelines.
In general, eligible applicants are those who:
- Have a project which contributes to one or more of the Fund's objectives
- Can demonstrate the capacity to make effective use of the funds
- Are willing and able to subject the project to performance measures that focus on outcomes
- Can work in partnership with the Fund and the business, and
- Can demonstrate the sustainability of a project, without the need for recurrent funding.
The application process is outlined broadly below and in more detail in the guidelines. For further information, or to start the application process, please contact the Executive Officer:
PO Box 315 Singleton
NSW 2330
Ph: 02 6570 0430
Fax: 02 6570 3601
Email: communitytrust@riotinto.com
