Expressions of Interest open for the Stronger Communities Program. These grants are available to not-for-profit community groups and local governments to buy equipment and deliver small capital works projects that bring social benefits and boost community participation.
The Program provides grant funding of between $2,500 and $20,000 for eligible community projects that encourage and support participation in local projects, improve local community participation and contribute to vibrant and viable communities.
Projects must be delivered within the Electoral Division of Holt. This includes the use of equipment purchased by this program for events.
Projects must also meet one of the objectives listed below.
If you have any questions about the program, please contact my office by calling 03 8790 0556 or emailing [email protected] with "SCP" in the subject line.
Submit your Expression of Interest by Friday 30th October 2026.
The objective of the program is to deliver infrastructure projects that provide social benefits for local communities, by supporting one or more of the following:
Supporting our Anzacs
Commemorate Australians killed or injured in war or who contributed to Australia’s war efforts.
Support veterans and defence force members, their families and communities.
Promotes Equality
Support the participation and settlement of newly arrived (i.e. within the last five years) immigrants who are not citizens.
Supports and promotes social cohesion.
Address gender inequality or discrimination in access to public infrastructure or sport.
Support or celebrate Indigenous Australians,
Support the dignity of persons with disabilities by enhancing their access to public infrastructure.
Provide benefits to a specific cohort or cohorts of students.
Support access for children to public infrastructure which enables interstate or overseas travel, accommodation, or education or health care infrastructure or services.
Enable or foster the use of electronic communications
Healthier Community
Support the provision of community infrastructure that:
Promotes and supports the mental and physical abilities of children,
Supports positive mental or physical health, or facilitates community participation to promote tolerance, and social cohesion or health.
Provide medical services or facilities, or services or facilities incidental to the provision of medical services enable or foster the use of electronic communities.
Stronger Environment
Support the acquisition or deployment of greenhouse gas emissions mitigation measures.
Support community infrastructure that promotes climate. adaptation and resilience and/or native flora/fauna biodiversity.
Support or encourage interstate or international tourism.
Nominees must have their own ABN to apply and be one of the following entities:
An incorporated not for profit entity, such as:
Police and Citizen Youth Clubs
Sports Clubs
Childcare centres
Local aged care bodies
Parents and Citizens, Parents and Friends groups and equivalent bodies
A Commonwealth, state or territory government agency or entity that is a fire service, country fire authority, state emergency service or similar.
Non-distributing co-operatives
Companies limited by guarantee
Australian Indigenous corporations
Religious organisations incorporated under legislation.
An incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust with responsibility for a community asset or property. You will be required to provide relevant trust documents
A local governing body as defined by the Local Government (Financial Assistance) Act 1995
