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                    Community Inclusion Grants

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                    The City of Melbourne is committed to working in partnership to provide funding for projects that support diverse communities through increased community connection, access and participation building on principles of equity, diversity and inclusion.

                    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Community Inclusion Grants of between $1000 and $20,000 are available to not-for-profit community organisations and schools to work in partnership with the City of Melbourne to:

                    • Support the needs and aspirations of diverse communities in the municipality.
                    • Empower local communities to identify and respond to issues.
                    • Increase community connections and belonging to increase participation and progress equity and inclusion.
                    • Build community capacity.

                    Projects funded through Community Inclusion Grants are eligible for up to two years of funding. Applications to this program are for one year of funding. Applicants may reapply for a second year of funding.​

                    Dates

                    Applications for Community Inclusion Grants open twice a year.

                    Applications are currently closed.

                    Applications for projects taking place between January 2025 and December 2025 will open in July 2024.

                    If you would like to be advised when a new round opens you can sign up for the Strengthening Community Organisations newsletter.

                    Eligibility criteria

                    ​​To be eligible to apply for Community Inclusion Grants applicants must meet the following criteria:

                    • Applicants must be a not-for-profit constituted body or a school. Applications may be auspiced –​ ​meaning an organisation agrees to take legal and financial responsibility for administering the grant on your behalf if you're not eligible or unable to apply for funding. ​

                    • Applicants must be located within or running the project within the City of Melbourne municipality. You can view or download the City of Melbourne boundary map.
                    • Applications must have a focus on City of Melbourne's local communities and/or communities that are considered disadvantaged.
                    • Applicants must have fully acquitted previous completed grants and have no outstanding debts to the City of Melbourne.
                    • A single project, event, activity or program will only be considered for one City of Melbou​rne grant program at a time.

                    ​For detailed eligibility criteria, please refer to the guidelines.

                    Applications​​​​​

                    Applications are currently closed.​​

                    ​Download guidelin​​es

                    For full details about the 2024 grants, including the assessment criteria and other necessary information, download the guidelines:​

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