Shell's QGC Communities Fund 2025

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Welcome to the Shell's online grant application service, powered by SmartyGrants.

You may begin anywhere in this application form. Please ensure you save as you go.

For queries about the guidelines, deadlines, or questions in the form, please contact us on 1800 030 443 during business hours or email qgccommunity@shell.com and quote your submission number.

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES FIRST 

WHO CAN APPLY?

To apply, your organisation must satisfy one of the following requirements:

 - A community organisation – i.e. an incorporated, not-for-profit organisation providing services within the Western Downs or Gladstone Local
Government Areas, or the township of Taroom, Surat or Teelba. You may also be a council, or organisation which delivers a service to the community such as an aged care facility or kindergarten etc. Your organisation must have had a local operational presence for at least one year. Unincorporated organisations can apply using a sponsor organisation that is directly associated with the project (for example, a local unincorporated cricket club, sponsored by its incorporated parent body).

- A Traditional Owner Group with whom QGC has a formal agreement, for a project that will be delivered in either the Western Downs or Gladstone Local Government Area, or the township of Taroom, Surat or Teelba. The organisational structure of the group must be a legal entity, but the entity may be legally based outside of the project delivery area.

Note: Only one application per organisation per year will be accepted (this excludes sponsor applicants who may submit applications for more
than one unincorporated entity and/or on behalf of themselves).

WHAT TYPE OF PROJECTS CAN I APPLY FOR? 

- The nominated project must be delivered in and/or located in the Western Downs, Gladstone regional council areas or townships of Taroom,Teelba or Surat. 

-It is strongly encouraged that goods and services are sourced locally and/or from regional Queensland for the delivery of your project (e.g. sourcing a local builder to undertake construction works). A strong preference will be given to applications which use local and Indigenous businesses.

-Individual eligible organisations are able toapply for between $20,000 and $50,000, with collaborative proposals amongst two or more organisations able to apply for up to $100,000.

-The project must commence within six months of receiving the funding and completed within two years. The project must not require ongoing support or funding from another source or be the primary purpose of an organisation for which they are already funded.

The following categories have been identified as being important to both the communities where we operate and Shell’s QGC business. Proposed project activities should address one or more of the following categories:

- Supporting the elderly, mental health, youth and family

- Safety 

- The environment

- Regional connectivity  

- Programs which attract or retain people living in the region (e.g. health professionals including allied health) and / or tourism programs.

Preference will be given to applications as follows:
- Projects which benefit a broad representation of community members in your local area.
- Joint applications from more than one community group, particularly where the relationship seeks to foster strong collaboration in community. The two organisations must benefit from the program, rather than one group being in support of the other.
Note: Joint applications will also be accepted where the second applicant is a not for profit organisation with an ABN and operational presence in the Western Downs or Gladstone Local Government Areas or townships of Taroom, Surat or Teelba.

CONDITIONS OF FUNDING 

- Only applications using SmartyGrants will be accepted. Applications must be received by the closing date.
- Not all applications are successful. Successful applicants will be required to enter into a contract with Shell’s QGC business and the funding must be spent in accordance with the original application and the contract.
- Successful applications will be required to provide progress reports where appropriate and an end of project acquittal report.
- Shell’s QGC business reserves the right to request audited financial statements from the applicant (for any project or activity) at any time.
- Shell’s QGC business reserves the right to request written evidence from the property owner confirming their approval for the project (if the work involves a property that the organisation does not own) or evidence of sponsor organisation approval.

- As Shell is a UK company and its securities are traded in the US and UK, the Company must comply with the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 1977 and the UK Bribery Act 2010, which have international effect, as well as applicable anti-bribery and corruption (ABC) legislation in the countries where Shell operates. You will notice in the application form that we collect information around senior members of your organisation. Providing this information, particularly around the involvement of any government officials, will assist us to assess your application in a timely manner. Having a government official involved in your organization does not preclude you from funding, we just need to take some extra steps to seek approval in line with our Ethics and Compliance processes.

If you need more help using this form, download the Help Guide for Applicants or check out Applicant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

NAVIGATING (MOVING THROUGH) THE APPLICATION FORM

On every screen (page of the form) you will find a Form Navigation contents box, this links directly to every page of the application. Click the link to jump directly to the page you want.

You can also click 'next page' or 'previous page' on the top or bottom of each page to move forward or backward through the application.

SAVING YOUR DRAFT APPLICATION

If you wish to leave a partially completed application, press 'save and close' and log out. When you log back in and click on the 'My Submissions' link at the top of the screen, you will find a list of any applications you have started or submitted. You can reopen your draft application and start where you left off.

You can also download any application, whether draft or completed, as a PDF. Click on the 'Download PDF' button located at the bottom of the last page of the application form.

SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION

You will find a Review and Submit button at the bottom of the Navigation Panel. You need to review your application before you can submit it.

Once you have reviewed your application you can submit it by clicking on 'Submit' at the top or bottom of the screen or on the navigation panel. You will not be able to submit your application until all the compulsory questions are completed and there are no validation errors.

Once you have submitted your application, no further editing or uploading of support materials is possible.

When you submit your application, you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your submitted application attached. This will be sent to the email you used to register.

If you do not receive a confirmation of submission email then you should presume that your submission has NOT been submitted.

Hint: also check the email hasn't landed in your spam or junk email folder.

ATTACHMENTS AND SUPPORT DOCUMENTS

You may need to upload/submit attachments to support your application. This is very simple, but requires you to have the documents saved on your computer, or on a storage device.

You need to allow enough time for each file to upload before trying to attach another file. Files can be up to 25MB each; however, we do recommend trying to keep files to a maximum of 5MB – the larger the file, the longer the upload time.

COMPLETING AN APPLICATION IN A GROUP/TEAM

A number of people can work on an application using the same log in details as long as only one person is working at a time. Ensure you save as you go.

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