Deadline: 29-Aug-22
The Victoria Law Foundation is seeking applications for Knowledge Grant Program to improve data capability and research skills to better understand and respond to community need.
Victoria Law Foundation Knowledge Grants support community legal organisations investigate a civil legal problem or improve data collection practices to:
- develop a new understanding of the legal needs of Victorians through collection of data and information
- improve capability of the organisation to collect, analyse and use data and information
- share information with other organisations or agencies to better understand the needs of specific groups and how to address need effectively.
Funding Information
- Amount: Up to $50,000
Examples of what is likely to be funded?
- Investigation into a specific civil legal issue through collection and collation of data and information.
- Using data to identify a community profile using a range of data sources, for example, service data, ABS data, data dashboards, as well as community or client feedback to inform strategic decisions about service delivery and allocation of resources. This information would provide a better understanding of priority groups and community legal and related needs.
- Piloting new approaches to legal service models, practice and data, particularly one that requires or provides opportunity to collect new or additional data and information about clients and their needs.
Eligibility Criteria
- Knowledge Grant applications are open to community legal centres and not-for-profit community organisations which have a dedicated legal service.
- They only fund organisations – individuals are not able to apply.
- Research organisations, courts, tribunals and statutory bodies may not apply on their own, however, may like to partner with a community legal organisation to provide guidance and expertise to undertake a research project.
Grant exclusions
- Generally, they do not fund:
- studies to obtain a degree or diploma
- government organisations with the exception of independent statutory bodies
- recurrent or core operational costs
- purchase of major items of equipment
- international travel costs
- commercial or profit-making activities
- litigation of any kind
- projects that primarily support political activity and lobbying
- costs incurred prior to grant approval
- grant applications previously deemed unsuccessful by the foundation unless invited to reapply.
For more information, visit https://victorialawfoundation.org.au/grants/knowledge-grants/