Other grants
Many grants are available from the state and federal governments, benevolent organisations, trusts and corporations.
To get information about grant opportunities, make sure your group is registered and keeps their contact details up to date in Pyrenees Council’s Community Directory to get direct emails on funding opportunities. Update or add your group to the directory on our website.
Tiny Towns Fund - Round 2
The new round of the Tiny Towns Fund supports local communities to deliver quality tourism and community facility projects, such as playgrounds, community hall and library upgrades, public art and more. The fund is open to applications from incorporated not-for-profit community organisations.
Organisations that did not receive a grant in Round One are eligible to apply, to deliver projects in town or communities with a population of under 5000 people, that is all town within the Pyrenees Shire.
Council officers can support community groups with their applications (including auspicing), please reach out to Ned Patterson at ned.patterson@pyrenees.vic.gov.au or 0499636077 to discuss your application.
Applications for Round 2 are open until 5pm 25 October, 2024. More information is available on Regional Development Victoria's website.
Cemetery Grants Program
The cemetery grants program was established to provide funding to cemetery trusts as a contribution to the cost of cemetery infrastructure, amenities, maintenance, equipment and training. This includes maintenance and capital works infrastructure projects.
Applications are open until 31 October, 2024, more information can be found on the cemetery grants program webpage.
Stockyard Hill Wind Farm Community Grants Program
Stockyard Hill Wind Farm Community Grants Program will support projects and initiatives which will benefit communities surrounding the Stockyard Hill Wind Farm area, from a funding pool of $50,000.
Charitable and Not-for-profit Organisations can apply for projects and activities that offer clear public benefit for the community, contributing to at least one of the following areas:
- Community Diversity - Projects that encourage communities to connect and be inclusive of gender, cultures, age groups, nationalities and abilities.
- Sustainability and Environment - Projects that seek to build or enhance community sustainability or the local environment, in particular through the use of renewables, the reduction of waste or via protection of the environment.
- Health & Wellbeing - Projects that seek to improve the physical and/or mental health and wellbeing of the local community.
- Community Participation & Pride - Projects that encourage greater community participation and/or seek to recognise and celebrate the unique attributes of the region.
Applications are open until 13 November, 2024. More information is available on the Community Enterprise Foundation Website.
Young Carer Bursary 2025
This program presents a wonderful opportunity for young carers who are currently juggling their education with the responsibilities of caregiving.
Through financial support, the bursary empowers these extraordinary individuals to dedicate more time and energy towards their studies while navigating the challenges of being a caregiver.
Young people between 12 and 25 years, that are caring for someone who needs extra help, and intend to study in 2025 and eligible to apply.
1,592 bursaries of $3,768 each are available to assist with equipment and supplies, transport, respite, school fees.
Applications are open until 22 November, 2024. More information can be found on the Young Carers Network Website.
FRRR - Strengthening Rural Communities
The Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal is currently accepting applications into its Small & Vital, and Prepare & Recover streams of the Strengthening Rural Communities Grant.
The Small & Vital stream gives remote, rural and regional communities across the country grants up to $10,000 for a broad range of grassroots, community-led initiatives that directly and clearly benefit local communities that strengthen local people, places and climate solutions. Priority is given to projects that:
– Support communities to implement generational transition;
– Invest in outback, remote, and less resourced communities;
– Build capacity and resourcing for a just and equitable energy transition;
– Support First Nations-led initiatives that strengthen culture, country, economic participation, and reconciliation.
The Prepare & Recover program supports communities in remote, rural and regional communities across Australia to implement initiatives that prevent and prepare for future climate related impacts, or recover from existing disasters in the medium to long-term timeframe, generally one to ten years after the disaster. Grants up to $25,000 are available for a broad range of initiatives that focus on community-led resilience building in recovery.
Applications to these streams are open until 5 December, 2024. More information can be found on the FRRR website.
Local History Grants Program
Local and community history is an important part of Victoria’s memory.
Grants of up to $15,000 are available to community and history organisations that for projects that preserve, record and share the local, social and community history of Victoria and Victorians.
Examples of relevant projects include:
- Recording of oral histories
- Preparation of local history publications
- Conservation and cataloguing of records and collections
- Development and production of exhibitions
An online information session for the grant will be held on Thursday 24 October at 6:00pm. Please click this link to register.
Applications are open until 9 December, 2024. More information can be found on the Public Record of Victoria Website.
VicHealth Event Sponsorship
VicHealth sponsorship funding is available year-round for one-off events such as conferences, award nights and festivals. Sponsorships of up to $10,000 are available for events that align with VicHealth's 2023-2033 Strategy.
More information can be found on VicHealth's webpage.
Sporting and recreational grants
Sport Central grants
Arts funding
Creative Victoria grants
Community health and wellbeing
Health promotion and sports funding in Victoria with VicHealth
Local history
Local History Grants Program with the Public Records Office
Federal government grants
GrantConnect
State Government business grants
Business.vic.gov.au
Federal Government Business grants
Business.gov.au
National grants register: 'Our Community' Funding Centre
The 'Our Community' Funding Centre offers a range of information about grants and fundraising opportunities in Australia. It’s a subscription-based service that offers subscribers a monthly newsletter with a comprehensive list of all government, philanthropic and corporate grants available in Australia.
Local grants
Stockyard Hill Wind Farm
Stockyard Hill Wind Farm invests in programs and initiatives that benefit the local community, or local community groups who run activities that build sustainable communities.
Bendigo Bank
Bendigo Community Bank branches give up to 80% of profits back to community through grants. They support programs that empower local individuals and groups. Avoca Community Bank and Beaufort Community Bank award grants in the Pyrenees Shire.
The Community Bank (Beaufort Branch) accepts applications for its sponsorship program year round. Applications will be considered for up to $5,000, more information is available on the Community Bank Website.
Other grants
Check back for more information on other grants available in the area as we get the information.