Departmental grants

If you receive funding from the Queensland Government, you need to acknowledge this support. Acknowledgement is required as a condition of a funding agreement.

The following guidelines have been developed to assist you in acknowledging the Queensland Government. All joint publicity is to be approved in advance by the department.

The table below lists the minimum acknowledgement correlating to funding amounts received from the Queensland Government through the department.

• Using the Queensland Government acknowledgement statement

  If the project was partly funded by the Queensland Government the following statement should be used:

  The (insert project name) is a joint initiative of (insert other organisation who provided funding) and the Queensland Government.

  If the project was solely funded by the Queensland Government the following statement should be used:

  The (insert project name) is an initiative of the Queensland Government.

  Include statements in materials related to your project such as:

  • annual report
  • media releases
  • speeches
  • newsletters
  • magazine articles
  • advertising
  • websites.

• Conducting opening ceremonies

  On completion of the project, the minister responsible - representing the Queensland Government - must be invited to officiate at any opening ceremony of the project. The minister, at his or her discretion, may nominate a departmental representative to officiate on his or her behalf.

  Please provide the department with a minimum of 28 days prior notice of the planned opening ceremony.

  Plaques must be created in line with the requirements, including the approval procedures, of section 10.6 of the Queensland Government Corporate Identity Manual ( 80 KB).

• Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements funding

  A prerequisite of receiving National Disaster Relief and Recovery (NDRRA) assistance is acknowledgement of the Commonwealth Government and the Queensland Government funding contributions.

  This applies to local governments activated for NDRRA relief measures following an eligible disaster event, including funding under the Restoration of Essential Public Assets relief measure.

  Local governments should refer to NDRRA assistance as being jointly funded by the Queensland and Commonwealth Governments when issuing public advices and press releases.

• Flexible Funding Program

  The Flexible Funding Program (FFP) is a component of the Community Development and Recovery Package, jointly funded by the Commonwealth and Queensland Governments under Category C of the NDRRA.

  As funding recipients, local governments must acknowledge the joint financial contributions made by the Commonwealth and Queensland Governments.

  The Department of Communities' Guidelines for Acknowledgement and Recognition of Funding Source provides guidance for local government to appropriately acknowledge these contributions on projects or products developed with funds provided through the Community Development and Recovery Package.

  Funding recipients are required to place the Queensland Government logo in a prominent position on relevant promotional material including:

  • signage
  • brochures
  • posters
  • advertisements
  • event invitations
  • websites.

Further information

To access the Queensland Government logo options for your funded project, or the Queensland and Commonwealth Government logo options for NDRRA funded projects, contact:

Department of Local Government and Planning
Communications Services Branch
Postal address: PO Box 15009, City East, Queensland 4002, Australia
Telephone: +61 7 3227 8548
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