Grants in VIC
VIC AusNet Energy Resilience Community Fund: Energy Resilience Grants and Energy Education and Literacy Grants
Grants up to $50,000
VIC grants for community energy resilience projects and energy education across AusNet’s electricity distribution area
Community Development Fund – Round 3
Total funding pool of $22 million
The Community Development Fund supports the implementation of Local Development Strategy (LDS) priority proposals identified by communities impacted by Victoria’s forestry transition. The program aims to support economic diversification, job creation and long‑term community capability and resilience through locally driven initiatives.
Volunteer Emergency Services Equipment Program (VESEP)
up to $250,000 per application
The Volunteer Emergency Services Equipment Program (VESEP) is an annual Victorian Government grant program that funds volunteer emergency service groups to purchase essential operational equipment, vehicles and appliances, and to undertake minor facility improvements. The program supports improved emergency response capability, community safety and resilience across Victoria.
Powering Australia – Battery Workforce Skills and Training (BWST) Grants Program
Total funding pool of $800,000 per year
The Battery Workforce Skills and Training (BWST) Grants Program supports Australian businesses and organisations to upskill and retrain their existing workforce across the battery value chain. The program aims to address skills shortages, improve battery safety and build a future‑ready workforce aligned with Australia’s clean energy transition.
AgriFutures Australia – Research & Development Program: Chicken Meat
No specified minimum or maximum grant amounts
The AgriFutures Chicken Meat Program invests in research that addresses priority challenges and opportunities facing the Australian chicken meat industry. The program supports industry‑led research that builds productivity, sustainability, resilience and long‑term profitability, aligned to the AgriFutures Chicken Meat RD&E Plan 2022–2027.
Projects are expected to deliver practical, applied outcomes that support industry uptake, inform best practice and strengthen the competitiveness of the Australian chicken meat supply chain.
Advancing Antimony Grants Program
Total funding pool of $1 million
The Advancing Antimony Grants Program supports early‑stage industry development of downstream antimony processing in Victoria. The program aims to build robust, evidence‑based business cases that strengthen Victoria’s sovereign processing capability, support national critical minerals supply chains and generate long‑term economic value, in line with the Victorian Critical Minerals Roadmap.
Better Boating Victoria – Recreational Boating Dredging and Access Program
funding pool of $500,000
The Recreational Boating Dredging and Access Program supports dredging and access works that improve safety, navigation and public access at publicly accessible Victorian boating facilities. The program aims to enhance recreational boating outcomes while delivering broader social and economic benefits for local communities.
Office for Youth – Youth Advocacy and Support Grant
A total funding pool of $1.101 million
The Youth Advocacy and Support Grant supports organisations with strong youth-sector relationships to act as a trusted intermediary between young people and the Australian Government. The grant enables young people aged 12–25 to contribute meaningfully to national policy and decision‑making through evidence‑based youth engagement and advisory mechanisms.
HCF Research Foundation – Health Services Research Grants
up to $500,000
The HCF Research Foundation Health Services Research Grants support research that improves the quality, efficiency, equity and access of Australian health services. Funding prioritises projects with strong translation potential, system‑level relevance and the ability to deliver scalable improvements in healthcare delivery.
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