Recycling Victoria Communities Fund Round 2 – Local Community Projects (Australia)

Deadline: 31-Mar-22

The Sustainability Victoria is seeking applications for the Recycling Victoria Communities Fund Stream 1: Local Community projects to support local community groups, social enterprises and other not-for-profit businesses working to reduce waste and improve recycling.

Objectives
The Fund objective is to assist Victorian Communities to transition to a circular economy by providing funds to solicit creative solutions for issues and gaps in the current waste management system.
The project needs to deliver one or more of the following objectives:
reduce waste generation
reduce non-organic material going to landfill by re-purposing through local community initiatives
reduce organic material going to landfill by re-purposing through local community initiatives
reduce the sources of plastic pollution, litter and illegal dumping
boost Victoria’s economy through local circular economy initiatives, helping businesses to grow in new ways, and creating new jobs
Funding Information
For Stream 1, each project can receive a grant of between $25,000 and $59,000.

What will be funded?
Projects must:
align with the objectives of the Recycling Victoria Communities Fund
be implemented in and service Victoria
be completed within 12 months of signing the Sustainability Victoria funding agreement
Costs directly related to the implementation of the project include:
project management costs
marketing, advertising or promotional costs
consultancy or contract work required for the project
community education activities
travel expenses
capital purchases (for example, infrastructure or equipment)
leasing of equipment
insurance fees related to the project
leasing of premises
permit, licensing, approval costs
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible organisations must be one of the following organisation types:
a registered charity on the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) charity register
a community group engaged in charitable or other community-based activity
a social enterprise (must be currently registered with Social Traders or prove accreditation before entering into a funding agreement
other not-for-profit organisation, ideally registered on the ACNC charity register
Applicants must:
have a current Australian Business Number (ABN)
have been operating for at least 12 months by the application closing date (to be validated by the date that the organisation’s ABN is active from)
be able to demonstrate financial viability to undertake the project (will meet or exceed the minimum co-contribution requirement)
agree to comply with the Terms of Participation in Grant Programs
agree to comply with the Short-form grant funding agreement
Sustainability Victoria encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and groups from diverse communities
For more information, visit https://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/grants-funding-and-investment/grants-and-funding/recycling-victoria-communities-fund-round-2-stream-1-local-community-projects