# Grant options

Grant rules change. Verify every round before applying.

## Best split

Use different pathways for different jobs:

- **Recreation / health grant:** equipment, surfacing, shade, signs and activation.
- **Council / capital works:** crossing, speed calming, potholes, road edge and bus turnaround.
- **Water service pathway:** drinking fountain, backflow, drainage and maintenance.
- **Local support:** launch, QR routines, consultation, honour board and working bee tasks.

## Good first asks

| Pathway | Best use |
|---|---|
| Redland small grants | consultation, signs, launch and pilot activity |
| Redland community infrastructure grants | equipment and local amenity |
| Queensland community benefit grants | equipment and facility improvements |
| Sport and active recreation grants | larger active recreation build |
| Federal local infrastructure grants | gap funding or co-contribution |
| Council works programme | crossing, speed zone, drainage and road edge |

## Budget method

Start by asking for the best use of the whole space, based on survey responses and site constraints.

Then reduce the lowest-priority items only if quotes, approvals or grants force staging.

## Priority order

| Keep if possible | Why |
|---|---|
| Safe crossing, access and road-edge logic | The park brings people, so access is part of viability. |
| Enough equipment to make the 100m+ strip feel alive | Too few devices spread too far apart will feel pointless. |
| Static strength and stretch backbone | Durable, low-maintenance and useful every day. |
| Selected motion / sprung equipment | Makes the park inviting for older users, children, visitors and beginners. |
| Shade, seating and water check | Decides whether people stay, especially in heat. |
| QR routines and honour board activation | Turns equipment into community use and evidence. |

## If cuts are needed

Cut or stage the least essential pieces first:

1. extra duplicated stations
2. more expensive motion pieces with unclear maintenance
3. decorative extras
4. non-essential landscape upgrades
5. major road or water works only if Council says they need a separate capital path

## Strongest assessor logic

The project removes practical barriers to healthy movement by creating free, visible, coastal-grade public infrastructure where people already gather and cross.