Community partnerships
Power and Water’s purpose is to make a difference to the lives of Territorians. This drives everything we do, from delivering essential services to supporting initiatives that benefit our communities.
We are passionate about making a difference to the lives of Territorians and we are excited to create relationships with organisations and people in our community who are actively working toward the same goal.
Applications for 2026 Grants Program are now closed.
Through our Community Partnerships, we support Territory-wide initiatives, local grassroots projects and provide in-kind support such as portable water stations at events.
Our community partnerships focus on supporting projects and initiatives in our community that will help shape the future of the Territory, care for and support Territorians, and uplift and create opportunities for Territorians.
At Power and Water, we put our community and our customers at the centre of our planning, thinking and service delivery. Any partnership will be a collaboration that involves working together to maximise the benefit for Territorians.
Criteria and eligibility
All applications are assessed against our guidelines and must clearly demonstrate alignment with our purpose and initiatives.
Criteria 1: Be able to demonstrate how you are making a difference to the lives of Territorians
Our purpose is to make a difference to the lives of Territorians and organisations or initiatives we support must be driven by the same goal.
This could be big or small in scale or fall into multiple categories.
You must be able to clearly articulate in one to two sentences ‘how your initiative makes a difference to the lives of Territorians.
Criteria 2: Amplify at least one of our key initiatives
Power and Water's key initiatives are:
Helping shape the future of the Territory
Power and Water is dedicated to helping shape the future of the Territory. We aim to inspire through progressive and future focussed projects and vision. We also want to support others who share this vision to make the Territory grow and thrive.
We welcome applications from organisations whose projects make a positive difference to Territorians and their communities. This could be (but not limited to) a product innovation, an event that drives community involvement and inclusion or a program that aims to improve liveability.
Caring and supporting Territorians
Providing reliable, safe and trusted essential services is the foundation of what we do. It keeps the lights on, the water running.
There are amazing organisations in the Territory that go above and beyond to care and support for our community, providing services that Territorians come to rely on. This category is to support those who are supporting others.
Uplifting or creating opportunities for Territorians
Our passionate team of experts is what makes Power and Water. It is the passionate people of the Territory who make the NT what it is. We want to support the people of the Territory to make a difference, whether it be through education, accessibility, upskilling or opening doors for others.
We are proud to be able to provide these opportunities at Power and Water and want to support organisations or initiatives that empower others.
This may include (but not limited to) helping make opportunities accessible to all Territorians, education grants or initiatives to bridge the gap on inequity and disadvantage.
Criteria 3: Provides opportunities for Power and Water employees to be present, identifiable and available for real time interactions
We want to be actively engaged with our partners, creating relationships in person rather than online. We will be looking for partners that help create these opportunities.
Depending on the scale of your project or program this may include:
- presentation or speaking opportunities
- volunteering opportunities for employees
- presence at events for consultation purposes
- merchandise give away.
Criteria 4: Endorsement and recognition of Power and Water by our partners via their owned channels and reach
Partners will be required to provide promotional benefits to Power and Water through dissemination of agreed messaging via their owned channels. This messaging can be provided by Power and Water or generated by the partner.
Priority will be given to partners who actively demonstrate content ideas that create meaningful connection and benefit between both organisations. This will ideally be demonstrated across the life of the partnership.
Partner channels or potential benefit options may include:
- social media posts
- newsletters
- advertising
- blog/vlog articles
- internal employee communications
- use of people or talent for content
- content ideas.
Further guidelines
All successful partnerships will be required to sign terms and conditions and a partnership agreement committing to agreed deliverables.
Power and Water reserve the right to reject a submission for any reason without justification.
We will not support:
- organisations or individuals that are not based in the Northern Territory
- political parties, lobby groups or politically aligned groups
- events or activities that are divisive
- direct payments to individuals but can support fees, tuition, product purchase etc
- religious groups (although charity related activities will be considered)
- indirect appeals including charity dinners, conferences and seminars unless they have direct links to Power and Water and its business
- providing free electricity or water
- capital works, operating costs or salaries
- events and activities that could be considered a health or safety risk.
Please note we will not make charitable donations through the Community Partnerships Program.
Partnership options
Power and Water invests in larger scale major partnerships that provide a significant impact within our community and align to our purpose, vision and key initiatives.
Our purpose is to make a difference to the lives of Territorians and we are excited to partner with organisations and people in our community who are actively working toward the same goal.
Each year we support initiatives of different sizes, with funding levels based on the scale and impact of each project. Some partnerships focus on local community programs, while others are Territory-wide initiatives that deliver significant and lasting benefits.
Tell us about your project!
We’d love to know more about your project and how we can help, you can contact the team at partnerships@powerwater.com.au
Applications must meet all eligibility criteria and amplify at least one (or more) of our key initiatives – help shape the future of the Territory, care for and support Territorians, and uplift and create opportunities for Territorians.
Applications for 2026 Grants Program are now closed.
Portable water refill stations at events (in-kind sponsorship)
Our portable water refilling stations and trailers are available for major and minor community events.
Event organisers can apply online to be considered depending on audience, suitability and availability. We provide in-kind sponsorship to cover delivery, setup and maintenance of the stations.
Apply for the use of portable water refilling stations and trailer
Acquittal process
All partnerships are expected to go through an acquittal process at the end of the agreed period to evaluate the agreed key performance indicators (KPIs) and delivery. These KPIs and delivery agreements are set on a case by case basis prior to the partnership being awarded. Evidence of successful delivery will need to be recorded.
Failure to deliver against agreed deliverables across the life of the partnership, without prior communication or agreement with the Power and Water sponsorship team, may impact any future grant submissions.
