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- Total funding available: $31 million
- Applications close: 11 June 2026
The Volunteer Emergency Services Equipment Program (VESEP) is an annual Victorian Government grants program that provides funding to emergency services volunteer groups to purchase essential operational equipment, vehicles and appliances, and to undertake minor facility improvements. The program supports volunteer organisations to maintain and enhance their operational capability, ensuring communities across Victoria benefit from well-equipped and prepared emergency services.
Key Requirements
- Improve the operational capability of emergency services volunteer groups
- Support the purchase of essential operational equipment, vehicles and appliances
- Enable minor facility improvements that support volunteer operations
- Deliver community benefit through improved emergency service capability
What is eligible for funding?
- Operational equipment including chainsaws, quick fill pumps, generators, inflatable rescue boats and engines, and rescue and safety equipment
- Vehicles and appliances including cars and 4WDs, lighting and storm trailers, light and medium tankers, big fill trucks, watercraft and rescue trucks
- Minor facility improvements including refurbishments, amenities such as kitchens or change rooms, and temporary or transition facilities
What companies are eligible for funding?
- Country Fire Authority volunteer units
- Victoria State Emergency Service units
- Life Saving Victoria
- Volunteer Marine Search and Rescue units
- Other eligible volunteer emergency services groups as defined in the State Emergency Management Plan
Is this grant competitive or entitlement based?
Competitive. Your application will be assessed among other applications by a judging panel.
How can I increase my chances of winning this grant?
By engaging an accredited government grants consultant, such as Avant Group.
Competitive grants often require significant business case development and project analysis to support the application, this may include detailed presentations supporting the project’s merit, projected sales, cost-benefit analysis and more.
As part of your engagement with Avant Group, your account manager will assess the required documents and will provide the following as needed to support your grant submission.
Grant application writeup including a detailed presentation illustrating how the grant funding will contribute to your project, how the funding will contribute to the project’s budget, a project milestone plan, delivery timeline, impact on employment if applicable and a breakdown of the management and leadership team for the project
- Industry analysis presentation
- Competitor Analysis Presentation
- Marketing and Sales Analysis Presentation
- 3-5 year Cashflow Forecast
- 3-5 year Balance Sheet Forecast
- Cost-Benefit Analysis of Grant Funding
- End-to-end grant application including information collating, analysis and application writing
- CAPEX (Capital Expenditure) cost-benefit analysis
- Stakeholder relations and Risk Mitigation Plans
- Any other relevant forecasting that will support your application
How can I get help with my application? Or know if I’m likely to win funding?
Avant Group offers a no-obligation assessment of your eligibility for funding and will assess your likelihood of a successful grant application.