Deadline: 3-Apr-23
The Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (the Department), through its division Family Safety Victoria (FSV) invites applicants from across Australia to apply for research grants under Phase 2 of the Research Program.
Research Priorities
- Children and young people as victim survivors in their own right.
- Family violence as experienced by Aboriginal people and communities.
- Family violence as experienced by people from diverse communities.
- Sexual violence and harm.
- System lens research topics.
- Adolescent family violence.
- Perpetrators and people who use violence.
Funding Information
The Victorian Government is providing $1.2 million for family violence research which addresses key evidence gaps in early intervention and responses for family violence and sexual violence and harm.
Eligibility Criteria
The Department is not able to enter into a funding agreement with individuals. Sole traders are ineligible to apply. All grants from the Department must be awarded to a legal entity.
Applicants must be an eligible Australian-based organisation.
- Only Australian-based organisations are eligible for the research grants. This includes not-for-profit entities, Australian universities, or research centres.
- Applicants must be:
- Be an organisation incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012, Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) or equivalent state legislation, OR
- Be a company incorporated under the Corporations Act 2001 and registered as not-for-profit through the Australian Charities and Not-For-Profits Commission.
- A not-for-profit entity must show the organisation is registered:
- With the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC)
- With Consumer Affairs Victoria as an incorporated association, or
- Under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) or the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 (Vic).
- Please note, Independent Statutory Bodies are out of scope for Phase 2 of the Research Program.
- Applicants will need to have:
- A current Australian Business Number.
- No overdue reports with the Department.
For more information, visit Victorian Government.
