Australia: Victorian Women’s Trust Sub-Fund 2023

Deadline: 25-Aug-23

The Victorian Women’s Trust is seeking applications for the 2023 Sub-Fund to support projects that directly benefit Victorian women, girls, non-binary and gender diverse people.

Sub-Fund Purposes

Applicants only need to address one Sub-Fund purpose for the Sub-Fund they are applying to (not all the purposes for that Sub-Fund).

• Fleur Spitzer Sub-Fund
  • Supports projects that:
    • increase the literacy, educational opportunity and empowerment of women and girls; or
    • identify and address barriers that deny older women safety, security and dignity.
• Christine Friday & Kathleen Pooley Sub-Fund
  • Supports project applications from Aboriginal community organisations that:
    • address the education, health needs and housing of Aboriginal women and girls in Victoria.
• Jan Webster and Sue Peterson Sub-Fund
  • Supports projects that work with:
    • women exiting prison;
    • educational and leadership opportunities for Aboriginal women; and
    • pathways for women out of homelessness.
• Fay Marles Equal Opportunity Sub-Fund
  • Supports projects that provide:
    • leadership training to increase young women’s working knowledge of equal opportunity legislation, structures and processes;
    • research that strengthens knowledge of loopholes and gaps in equal opportunity legislation, with a view to system improvement and policy change; and
    • education and engagement on equal opportunity issues in workplaces, organisations and in the broader community.
• Con Irwin Sub-Fund
  • Supports innovative social justice projects that offer circuit breaking solutions to:
    • discrimination;
    • violence against women and children;
    • inequality of educational opportunity.
• Humanitas Sub-Fund
  • Supports project applications from women from African countries living in Victoria, including those who are refugees or asylum seekers that:
    • enable them to avail themselves of educational, employment and other economic opportunities in Australia.
• Loula Rodopoulos Sub-Fund
  • Supports projects that:
    • assist women recovering from mental illness or other difficult circumstances; or
    • support and enable programs which encourage young and established female writers.
• Essie Burbridge Sub-Fund
  • Supports projects that:
    • provide leadership and achievement in cross-cultural understanding, and strategies for combating racism;
    • promote values critical to a vibrant and non-racist society;
    • build bridges between European, Middle-Eastern and Asian cultures; or
    • advance tolerance, compassion and understanding in the community.
• Prue Myer Sub-Fund
  • Supports projects for immigrants, refugees and disadvantaged girls and young women that:
    • provide them with positive mentoring opportunities;
    • improve their academic and educational outcomes; and
    • encourage their engagement and participation in political life.
• Jean Mccaughey Social Justice Sub-Fund
  • Supports research projects that relate to women in the areas of:
    • homelessness;
    • poverty and family well-being; and
    • strengthening local communities.
• Ruth Owens & Kevin Lynch Sub-Fund
  • Supports grassroots projects that address and enhance educational and employment opportunities for:
    • single women as parents; and
    • refugee and migrant women.
• Union of Australian Women Sub-Fund (Victoria)
  • Supports projects from Aboriginal organisations which address:
    • Indigenous rights, leadership and training for Indigenous girls in Victoria.
• The Deborah Ganderton & John Henry Sub-Fund
  • Assist projects which:
    • support young women and gender diverse people in developing their skill and capacity in strategic foresight and strategic planning to advance full gender equality.
• Alma & Albert Tivendale Sub-Fund
  • Assist projects which:
    • Support girls who are disadvantaged in overcoming barriers to participation in physical activities such as sport and dance; and
    • foster imaginative community models to assist women and their families experiencing financial hardship due to health and medical crises.
• Joan Hudson Sub-Fund
  • Supports projects that provide:
    • positive and effective community supports for mothers and their children;
    • new and/or improved opportunities for respite care for mothers of children with high-need disabilities;
    • practical support for young women from less advantaged backgrounds to access educational and academic opportunities.
• Supriya Singh Sub-Fund
  • Supports projects which:
    • financially empower women who have experienced violence and abuse; or
    • deepen the understanding and communication of gender, money, power and control in intimate relationships.
• Nancye & John Cain Sub-Fund
  • Assist projects for women, girls and gender diverse peoples with disability or disabilities, including hearing loss, in ways which:
    • support their participation, civic engagement and leadership capacity;
    • address barriers in society that prevent their full and equal enjoyment; and
    • empower them to have independence, choice, and control in their own lives.

Grant Amount

• Grants can range from $2,000 to $10,000 depending on the Sub-Fund.

Eligibility Criteria

• The Victorian Women’s Benevolent Trust cannot fund individuals.
• Grant applicants must be endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office for Item 1, Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR), and either Tax Concession Charity (TCC) or can prove that they would be charitable but for their connection with government (usually established by a letter from the ATO). Applicants must provide a copy of these endorsements, or a letter from the ATO, at the time of application.
• Eligibility is strictly limited to groups that operate for charitable purposes and either provide relief of poverty, sickness, suffering, distress, misfortune, destitution or helplessness amongst Victorian women or operate for purposes beneficial to Victorian women.
• Projects must address the needs of women and girls living in Victoria.
• VWBT is open to funding the project of an eligible organisation in partnership with another organisation.
• VWBT does not provide matching or shortfall funding for government funded projects, infrastructure or operational costs.

For more information, visit Victorian Women’s Trust.