A Funding Guide
Victorian Grants Available
More information, application downloads and guidelines are available from www.grants.dpcd.vic.gov.au
Country Football and Netball Program
Funding to assist country football and netball clubs and umpiring organisations to develop facilities in particular areas of need including: football, netball and umpire facilities, shared community, club and social facilities, multi-use facilities or lighting. Grants are up $60,000 and open for applications on an ongoing basis.
Emergency Grant: Sporting and Recreation Equipment
These grants provide assistance to grassroots sport and active recreation clubs and organisations to replace essential sporting or first aid equipment that has been lost or destroyed as a consequence of fire, flood, significant storm even, theft or criminal damage. Grants are up $2,000 and funding is ongoing, up to three months after the loss or damage.
Victorian Community Support Grants – Building Community Infrastructure
Grants are provided towards building or upgrading community centres and other community infrastructure to create more accessible multi purpose facilities that meet a range of community groups and organisations needs. Funding can be sought towards multi purpose areas only. Community organisations, local government or the philanthropic sector are welcome to apply for grants up to $1,000, 000.
Victorian Community Support Grants – Planning
These grants will contribute to planning projects proposed by local governments and community partnerships that respond to emerging community need. Funding can be provided for planning to address community strengthening, resource or infrastructure needs and for projects that involve communities in developing better information and data about their communities. Community organisations, local government or the philanthropic sector are eligible to apply for funding up to $30,000. This is an ongoing scheme.
Victorian Community Support Grants – Strengthening Communities
These grants will provide funding to organisations, networks and partnerships to implement projects that will advance the interests of their communities. Community driven projects that create opportunities for people to develop skills and leadership abilities, connect or build on existing resources and investments and encourage greater participation and increased diversity of participants can be supported. Community organisations, local government or the philanthropic sector are eligible to apply for funding up to $500,000. This is an ongoing scheme.
Victorian Volunteer Small Grants
These grants are available to Community not-for-profit organisations that involve volunteers at a local level to assist them to attracting new volunteers from diverse backgrounds, e.g. Indigenous people, newly arrived migrants, people with disabilities; create new volunteering opportunities; and strengthen existing volunteering programs as a way of engaging new volunteers. Grants are available up to $5,000 and the program is open to applications on an ongoing basis.
