Deadline: 4-Mar-22
Applications are now open for the Victorian Legal Services Board Grants Program to improve the administration of laws, increase access to justice, improve legal services, pilot innovations and inform and educate the wider community about legal services.
Guiding Principles
The following guiding principles are also encouraged:
- Partnerships – Building partnerships between legal and non-legal services to address the clustering of complex social issues such as health, housing, family violence, and their intersection with the law.
- Early Intervention/Education – Effective approaches to building capacity of individuals and communities to prevent negative interaction with the legal system. Undertaking preventative approaches and addressing underlying issues.
- Systemic Change/Advocacy – Undertaking policy and law reform work to address systemic issues identified through evidence and case work.
- Human Centred Design & Technology – They continue to encourage the application of Human Centred Design principles and exploring the use of technology to increase access to justice.
Eligibility Criteria
Applications will be accepted from not-for-profit, nongovernment organisations (incorporated under the Commonwealth Corporations Act 2001, as applied in Victoria), that:
- are based in Victoria and whose activities take place in Victoria
- have satisfactorily acquitted all previous grants
- submit applications in accordance with specified timelines and processes.
Ineligible
The following will not be funded
- activities not relevant to Victoria
- studies to obtain a degree or diploma
- litigation costs
- government organisations/statutory authorities (unless for exceptional work that is not part of their primary responsibility)
- the delivery of practical legal training courses
- school and TAFE-based educational programs that are normally part of the curriculum
- recurrent costs or core operational costs
- commercial or fundraising activities
- international travel costs
- prizes, awards, competitions or conferences
For more information, visit https://lsbc.vic.gov.au/grants-and-funding/grants/about-grants-program/grants-round-now-open