The Social Enterprise Grants Program opened 12pm Monday 29 January 2024.
The program supports new and existing enterprises with a distinctly social purpose. Up to $20,000 per application is up for grabs.
For the purpose of this program, a ‘social enterprise’ is defined as an organisation that derives most of their income from trade and uses profits to contribute to their social mission. Within this definition, types of applicants may be not-for-profit or for-profit businesses.
Organisations must be located within the City of Melbourne municipality, looking to establish itself in the City of Melbourne, or most of the workforce for the main activity must be based within the City of Melbourne.
There is a specific program stream for those working on circular economy solutions challenging the notion of what ‘waste’ is, and finding pathways towards embracing a circular economy and zero waste. An open stream is available to social enterprises working on any other impact solution.
The program will accept applications from individual organisations and organisations proposing a collaborative project.
More information on how to apply, program guidelines and frequently asked questions can be found below.
For more information you can contact our Business Funding team through: businessfunding@melbourne.vic.gov.au. For circular economy specific queries contact circulareconomy@melbourne.vic.gov.au. Alternatively, you can phone 9658 9658.