Deadline: 2-Jun-23
The City of Melbourne is excited to announce the Aboriginal Community Grants to promote community connection, cultural and social inclusion, access and participation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Purpose
The City of Melbourne is committed to enabling positive outcomes and promoting self-determination for Community by building shared knowledge, respect and understanding of Aboriginal culture.
Objectives
- Projects must support one of the following Council Plan Actions:
- Provision of opportunities which support cultural, social and economic development for Aboriginal Victorians
- Provision of education to the broader community about Victorian Aboriginal heritage and culture
- Promotion of community understanding of reconciliation as part of National Reconciliation Week
- Explore and deliver opportunities for truth-telling to facilitate learning, healing, and change within the City of Melbourne municipality.
- Engage with Aboriginal cultures and histories by celebrating NAIDOC Week/Sorry Day/Invasion Day.
Funding Information
- Applications for Aboriginal Community Grants funding can be made for any value up to $10,000
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible to apply for funding through Aboriginal Community Grants, applications must meet the following criteria:
- Applicants must be a not-for-profit constituted body or a school. Auspiced applications are permitted in this program.
- Applicants must be located within, or be running the project within, the City of Melbourne municipality. You can view or download the City of Melbourne boundary map.
- Applications must have a focus on City of Melbourne’s local communities and/or communities that are considered vulnerable.
- Activities must take place by 30 June 2024.
- Projects funded through Aboriginal Community Grants are eligible for a maximum of two consecutive years funding.
Ineligible
- Funding will not be considered for:
- Core operational funding
- Projects with a religious or political focus
- Commercial activities and/or organisations
- Fundraising activities, competitions, prizes or award events
- Interstate and international travel costs including travel costs for facilitators/consultants
- Activities that have already commenced or occurred
- Projects that are being, or have already been, funded through other City of Melbourne grant or sponsorship programs
- Activities run by the City of Melbourne
- organisations with outstanding acquittals or debts owing to the City of Melbourne
- Incomplete applications late submissions.
For more information, visit City of Melbourne.