Other grants
Many grants are available from the state and federal governments, benevolent organisations, trusts and corporations.
To get information about grant opportunities, make sure your group is registered and keeps their contact details up to date in Pyrenees Council’s Community Directory to get direct emails on funding opportunities. Update or add your group to the directory on our website.
FRRR - Strengthening Rural Communities
The Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal is currently accepting applications into its Small & Vital, and Prepare & Recover streams of the Strengthening Rural Communities Grant.
The Small & Vital stream gives remote, rural and regional communities across the country grants up to $10,000 for a broad range of grassroots, community-led initiatives that directly and clearly benefit local communities that strengthen local people, places and climate solutions. Priority is given to projects that:
– Support communities to implement generational transition;
– Invest in outback, remote, and less resourced communities;
– Build capacity and resourcing for a just and equitable energy transition;
– Support First Nations-led initiatives that strengthen culture, country, economic participation, and reconciliation.
The Prepare & Recover program supports communities in remote, rural and regional communities across Australia to implement initiatives that prevent and prepare for future climate related impacts, or recover from existing disasters in the medium to long-term timeframe, generally one to ten years after the disaster. Grants up to $25,000 are available for a broad range of initiatives that focus on community-led resilience building in recovery.
Applications to these streams are open until 5 December, 2024. More information can be found on the FRRR website.
Local History Grants Program
Local and community history is an important part of Victoria’s memory.
Grants of up to $15,000 are available to community and history organisations that for projects that preserve, record and share the local, social and community history of Victoria and Victorians.
Examples of relevant projects include:
- Recording of oral histories
- Preparation of local history publications
- Conservation and cataloguing of records and collections
- Development and production of exhibitions
Applications are open until 9 December, 2024. More information can be found on the Public Record of Victoria Website.
Veteran Wellbeing Grants
Funding is available for ex-service organisations to deliver activities that build health and social wellbeing, strengthen community capacity, expand on existing projects and raise awareness of important issues faced by the veteran community.
Other companies, cooperatives, and incorporated organisations are eligible to apply in partnership with a local ex-service organisation.
Grants are available in a small (up to $50,000) and large ($50,001 - $200,000) streams.
Applications are open until 17 December, 2024. More information can be found on GrantConnect.
Veterans Capital Works Program
The Veterans Capital Works grant program helps organisations improve buildings or facilities that deliver services to the veteran community.
The program will support Victoria’s veterans and their families by improving their access to important community spaces and services.
Grants of up to $50,000 are available for building projects that will:
- Provide services to veterans and their families
- Be delivered between 1 July 2025 and 30 June 2026.
Applications to this program close on 3 February, 2025. More information can be found on the Vic Govt Grants Information Page.
Regional All Abilities Participation Grants
Regional All Abilities Participation Grants support grassroots sport and active recreation clubs and community-based not-for-profit organisations, to enable ongoing, sustainable, and meaningful participation for people with disability in regional Victoria.
Grants of up to $25,000 are available across three categories:
- Equipment and Travel
- Purchase equipment, assistive technology, adaptive clothing or environmental aids
- Reduce travel costs for active participants with disability, including players, umpires or officials and travel support personnel.
- Inclusion Workforce
- employ a specialised workforce to support the needs of people with disability
- recruit, mentor, employ and retain a person with disability to a paid or voluntary position.
- Programs and Disability-led Initiatives
- Deliver an on-going sport or active recreation program for people with disability.
- Deliver projects led by or involving people with disability in the decision-making process.
Not-for-profit, non-government organisations are eligible to apply for this funding. Eligibility requirements can be found on the grant information page.
Applications are open until 10 February, 2024. More information can be found on the Sport and Recreation Victoria Webpage.
Volunteer Grants Program
Volunteer Grants support the work of local community organisations by reducing barriers for volunteers and increasing participation in volunteering.
Grants of between $1,000 and $5,000 will be available to assist not-for-profit community organisations that rely on volunteers. Grants can be used to purchase communication or insurance items and/or purchase items or services to assist volunteers or volunteer-run activities that support the well-being and development of children (under 18).
The 2024–25 Volunteer Grants Opportunity is open for expressions of interest through Federal Members of Parliament (MP). Interested organisations should read the Grant Opportunity Guidelines and contact their local Federal MP (Mallee, or Wannon) for details on how to submit an expression of interest.
Organisations nominated by their MP will be invited by the department to fill out an application form in February 2025.
Grant Opportunity Guidelines have been published on GrantConnect.
100 Neighbourhood Batteries
A neighbourhood battery is an electricity storage system. It is also known as a community battery or mid-scale battery. Neighbourhood batteries enable you to generate, store and consume your own renewable energy. They are larger than household solar batteries, and smaller than utility scale battery.
The 100 Neighbourhood Batteries team is preparing for the final round of grant applications opening March 2025. To help prepare communities for this we are running one final in-person advanced 2-day training course in Fitzroy, Melbourne Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th February 2025.
DEECA and Yarra Energy Foundation are offering:
- Victorian Community Not-for-Profit attendees an 82% discount
- Victorian Community Group volunteers a free ticket to attend (via direct email or phone call invite only).
VicHealth Event Sponsorship
VicHealth sponsorship funding is available year-round for one-off events such as conferences, award nights and festivals. Sponsorships of up to $10,000 are available for events that align with VicHealth's 2023-2033 Strategy.
More information can be found on VicHealth's webpage.
Sporting and recreational grants
Sport Central grants
Arts funding
Creative Victoria grants
Community health and wellbeing
Health promotion and sports funding in Victoria with VicHealth
Local history
Local History Grants Program with the Public Records Office
Federal government grants
GrantConnect
State Government business grants
Business.vic.gov.au
Federal Government Business grants
Business.gov.au
North Central CMA Grants Search
By using the portal, stakeholders can easily find and apply for grants that match their projects and priorities, ensuring they receive the financial support needed to drive meaningful change and growth in their communities and industries.
Grants search | North Central Catchment Management Authority
National grants register: 'Our Community' Funding Centre
The 'Our Community' Funding Centre offers a range of information about grants and fundraising opportunities in Australia. It’s a subscription-based service that offers subscribers a monthly newsletter with a comprehensive list of all government, philanthropic and corporate grants available in Australia.
Local grants
Stockyard Hill Wind Farm
Stockyard Hill Wind Farm invests in programs and initiatives that benefit the local community, or local community groups who run activities that build sustainable communities.
Bendigo Bank
Bendigo Community Bank branches give up to 80% of profits back to community through grants. They support programs that empower local individuals and groups. Avoca Community Bank and Beaufort Community Bank award grants in the Pyrenees Shire.
The Community Bank (Beaufort Branch) accepts applications for its sponsorship program year round. Applications will be considered for up to $5,000, more information is available on the Community Bank Website.
Other grants
Check back for more information on other grants available in the area as we get the information.