Deadline: 21-Apr-21
The Government of Victoria is pleased to announce the 2021 Grant Program to support Multicultural and Faith Communities to Prevent Family Violence.
Funding Information
- Up to $200,000 per year for 3 years
- Incorporated associations and cooperatives, not-for-profit groups, social enterprises
- The program consists of 2 streams:
- Stream 1: Up to $200,000 (excluding GST) per year for organizations with demonstrated experience in primary prevention and/or early intervention of family violence and/or all forms of violence against women.
- Stream 2: Up to $100,000 (excluding GST) per year for organizations with new or limited experience in primary prevention and/or early intervention of family violence?and/or all forms of violence against women.
Funding Criteria
Organizations can propose any type of primary prevention of family violence and all forms of violence against women and/or early intervention activity with multicultural and faith communities.
Activity focused on the following will be highly regarded:
- the essential actions identified in the Change the Story framework, such as challenging gender stereotypes and roles, and strengthening positive, equal and respectful relationships
- prevention of all forms of family violence, including coercive control, financial abuse, sexual violence and dowry abuse
- intersectional practice and inclusivity
- new and emerging multicultural communities, including migrants, refugees and temporary residents
- regional or rural areas in Victoria
- community-led initiatives
- youth-led activity and youth engagement, and/or
- Multicultural or faith communities that have not received Victorian Government funding in family violence prevention and early intervention.
Eligibility Criteria
This grant program is aimed at:
- organizations working with multicultural and faith communities in Victoria, including but not limited to:
- ethno-specific organizations
- faith-based organizations and institutions that are part of a multicultural community
- settlement organizations
- family violence primary prevention and early intervention organizations
- organizations with established experience in prevention of family violence and all forms of violence against women from multicultural and faith communities (for Stream 1)
- Organizations with new or limited experience in the prevention of family violence and/or violence against women (for Stream 2).
- Your organization must:
- have a current Australian Business Number (ABN)
- have no outstanding accountability reports or final reports for any grant managed by the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) or the Department of Premier and Cabinet (please contact the Office for the Prevention of Family Violence and Coordination if you are unsure if this is applicable to your organization).
- Your organization must be one of the following entity types:
- incorporated associations (incorporated under state legislation, commonly have ‘Association’ or ‘Incorporated’ or ‘Inc.’ in their legal name)
- incorporated cooperatives (also incorporated under state legislation, commonly have ‘Cooperative’ in their legal name)
- a not-for-profit entity registered under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) or the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 (Vic)
- a social enterprise incorporated under the Corporations Act 2001
For more information, visit https://www.vic.gov.au/dffh/prevent-family-violence-2021-grant-program#overview