Gambling Funding Grants

Find out who the recipients were for the Commemorative Grants round of funding and how they will use the grants. Good news from the Gambling Community Benefit Fund Read good news stories about Gambling Community Benefit Fund recipients and the people and groups involved with the fund giving back to the community. Gambling Community Benefit Fund Not-for-profit groups operating in Queensland can apply for grants from $500 to $35,000 through the Gambling Community Benefit Fund (GCBF). This fund is Queensland's largest one-off community grants program, distributing approximately $57 million per year. Find out which items are eligible when applying for Gambling Community Benefit Fund grant, and the requirements for using an overseas supplier. GCBF funding priorities Learn about which factors the Gambling Community Benefit Committee uses to determine the priority of funding applications. The comparison is stark with the Charitable Gaming Model of pubs and hotels (Class 4 Gambling) delivering approximately $290m per year. In addition, the Class 4 Model provides Government with well over $200m a year in taxes and levies, such as the annual payment of around $13m to the Ministry of Health to fund their problem gambling strategy.

The Local Government Limited Gaming Impact Program was created to provide financial assistance to local governments in addressing documented gaming impacts stemming from limited stakes gaming in the communities of Cripple Creek, Black Hawk and Central City. The Program is financed with a portion of state taxes on limited gaming activities in these municipalities.

Eligibility

The geographic eligibility area for the Program includes the counties of Gilpin and Teller as well as the eight counties contiguous to these two counties: Boulder, Clear Creek, Douglas, El Paso, Fremont, Grand, Jefferson, and Park. In addition, counties that contain tribal lands where limited stakes gaming occurs are also included within the geographic eligibility area. Tribal gaming counties include: Archuleta, La Plata, and Montezuma.

Application and Resources

Consult with your Regional Manager prior to submitting an application.

The application deadline for the 2019 Local Government Limited Gaming Impact funding consideration is Wednesday, May 15, 2019.

**Applications must be submitted using the online portal. No paper or emailed applications will be accepted.**

Awards

Program Contacts

Gambling Funding Grants Pass

Gambling Funding Grants Act