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2021 Annual Grants and Investing in Community grants open on

The 2021 Annual Grants and the Investing in Community (2021-2023) grants are both open from Thursday 15 October 2020 and will close on Sunday 29 November 2020 at 11:59pm.

Annual Grants 2021

Yarra City Council’s Annual Grants provide financial and in-kind support for a range of community initiatives and projects running in 2021.

If you’re interested in applying, we encourage you to read through the information below or check out the .

We’re also planning on running some live Q&A sessions for interested candidates. We’ll let you know more details at the end of the Election Period following the .

Decisions on Annual Grants recipients will be announced in mid-January 2021.

Categories

This year there are six categories from which you can apply for grants:

  • Arts and Culture
  • Community Development
  • Climate Action
  • Community Housing
  • Family, Youth and Children
  • Sports and Recreation

Guidelines

If you would like information about the funding priorities and maximum grant amount for each category you can download the .

You can also preview the application form on

Past recipients

Over $930,000 in funding was awarded for 150 projects running in 2020. The funded programs address a wide variety of local needs and promote connectedness and well-being across Yarra.

View the .

Investing in Community (2021-2023) Grants open on October 15

Applications for this grant round will open on October 15 and close on at 11:59pm on November 29. Decisions will be announced in February 2021.

Investing in Community Grants (ICG) 2021-2023 is a competitive grant round which provides three years of funding to not-for-profit organisations that run programs which benefit people from disadvantaged backgrounds, increase community participation and support the health, wellbeing and connectedness of Yarra residents.
  • The total pool of funding available is $280,000 per year over three years.
  • The ICG will focus on twenty-five Funding Priorities that represent priority elements of seven of the Council’s key strategic plans.
  • We encourage you to read the before submitting your application.
  • View the from the previous round to get an idea of the kind of applications we’re looking for.

Have a question?

If you have a question about the 2021 Annual Grants or Investing In Communities (2021-2023) Grants, you can , or call us on

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