What support we offer and how to apply
We provide funding for projects and organisations that help achieve the goals set out in our grants strategy. Our funding model has two distinct streams:
- Change Grants – Advancing Housing Justice Grants Round – round has closed
- Strong Foundations Grants – round has closed
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Our Change Grants provide funding for individual projects that aim to address issues or gaps limiting people's access to justice.
These grants are an effective way for not-for-profit organisations to test new ideas and advocate for change.
We work with grant recipients to tailor the funding to suit their project, which sees us offer grants of up to three years, where appropriate.
By providing organisations with the funding they need to do the vital work that they do, we promote innovation in service delivery, policy and law reform, helping to reduce disadvantage in Victoria's justice system.
Our Change Grants are delivered each year, continuing the work that has been central to our long-running grants program.
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In financial year 2024-2025, we held a priority themed Change Grants round focused on Housing Justice. The grants round was a key recommendation from our 2024 report, Advancing housing justice: The opportunity for legal services to improve access to housing.
Authored by consumer rights advocate and lawyer Gerard Brody, the report explores ways for collaboratively addressing the legal problems contributing to the state’s growing housing crisis.
The Advancing Housing Justice Grants Round aims to help more Victorians to access and keep secure, safe housing. It will do this by supporting partnerships to lead systemic reforms designed to improve housing justice outcomes.
By providing these new grants, we’re enabling the justice and housing sectors to work together to effect real change.
The next Change Grants round is expected to be held in financial year 2025-2026.
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Our grants are generally available to not-for-profit, non-government organisations whose activities take place in Victoria.
Specific grant round eligibility will be made available via grant round guidelines when a new round opens.
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The Change Grants Round for financial year 2024-2025 has now closed and the next round will be in financial year 2025-2026.
When our next grant round opens, you will find information about how to apply on this website.
In the meantime, sign up to our newsletter so you can be informed of future opportunities.
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In addition to our project grants, we now offer flexible and stable funding over three to five years to eligible community legal centres in Victoria.
Strong Foundations Grants give organisations more freedom to decide where and how resources are allocated, helping them to build capacity and achieve their strategic objectives.
By supporting organisations with a proven track record, and harnessing their expertise, ambition and leadership, our goal is to bring about positive systemic change that improves access to justice for all Victorians.
Benefits to your organisation
- Maximise the impact of your work
- Direct funds where they are needed most
- Adapt to changing circumstances
- Pursue opportunities as they arise
- Attract and retain staff
- Improved planning
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The 2024 round of Strong Foundations Grants were open to community legal centres in Victoria that had received and acquitted funding from us within the last five years.
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The 2024 Strong Foundations Grants Round has closed.
The next round will be in 2025.
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