Grants in VIC
Australian Bushland Program – New Indigenous Protected Areas (IPA)
$13M Funding Pool
New Indigenous Protected Areas grants fund consultation to establish IPAs nationwide, closing 11 March 2026.
Balnaves Foundation Grants
$150K-$250K per year
Funding for innovative education, medical, and arts projects supporting young people, disadvantaged groups and Indigenous Australians.
Community Child Care Fund (CCCF) – Special Circumstances Grant Opportunity
Funding pool up to $4M per year
Short‑term federal funding to support child care services impacted by unforeseen events to maintain continuity in vulnerable communities.
AusNet Energy Resilience Community Fund (ERCF)
$25K-$250K
AusNet’s ERCF funds Victorian community energy resilience—assets, mobile infrastructure, and education. Next round opening late Feb 2026.
Arts Business: First Nations Development Fund
Funding up to $50,000 is available
Creative Australia’s Arts Business: First Nations Development Fund provides grants between $10,000 and $50,000 to strengthen sustainable business practices and support economic and capacity-building development across First Nations arts and culture. The program is open nationally to First Nations individuals, groups and micro‑organisations, and funds activities that build governance capability, professional and workforce development, strategic planning, marketing, seed funding and digital capabilities, including e‑commerce and platform upgrades.
Skills for Education and Employment (SEE) First Nations – Delivery Grant Opportunity — Round 3
Funding up to $3,000,000 per year
The SEE First Nations Delivery Grants fund locally tailored, whole‑of‑community English language, literacy, numeracy and digital (LLND) skills training for First Nations people across Australia. The program sits within the redesigned Skills for Education and Employment (SEE) Program and aims to improve foundation skills so that participants can pursue further training, employment, and broader community goals.
VIC Recovery Measures for Fire-Affected Communities
$100M support package
Victorian bushfire recovery grants for primary producers, community organisations and councils—up to $75k and $750k per stream.
VIC — Victorian Screen Incentive (VSI)
No more than 10% of QVE
State‑based VicScreen incentive offering grants up to 10% of QVE for production, post, VFX, animation and digital games in Victoria.
Women in STEM and Entrepreneurship (WISE) Grant Round 5
$1M-$2M
The Women in STEM and Entrepreneurship (WISE) Grant Round 5 is a federal initiative administered by the Department of Industry, Science and Resources. The program aims to eliminate barriers and drive systemic change for women and girls in STEM education, careers, and entrepreneurship across Australia. With a total pool of $9.77 million, grants between $1 million and $2 million are available for eligible projects that support equity, diversity, and inclusion in STEM.
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