The State Government has released some funding supporting multicultural and faith communities.
1. Supporting Multicultural and Faith Communities to Prevent Family Violence Grants | closing 21 Apr 2021
What's changed: Brand new program openedThe program aims to strengthen the capacity of Victorian multicultural and faith communities to address family violence and all forms of violence against women through innovative, culturally appropriate, tailored primary prevention and early intervention projects The program is a three-year, merit-based grant program administered by the Office for Prevention of Family Violence and Coordination (OPFVC) in the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH). There are two different program streams available to support organisations with different levels of experience with prevention and/or early intervention of family violence and/or all forms of violence against women.
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This Program aims to support all Victorians in preventing and responding to racism and discrimination, promote positive intercultural understanding and strengthen the evidence of the challenges faced by culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities. The Program provides grant funding of between $50,000 and $500,000 per organisation for one year. The Local Anti-Racism Initiatives Grants Program 2021 is divided into two funding streams:
The purpose of the 2020-21 Multicultural Festivals and Events (MFE) Program Round Two is to support multicultural organisations to plan and deliver festivals and events that showcase multiculturalism to the wider Victorian community. This program supports activities that will take place between 1 March and 30 June 2021. In this round, a further $50,000 is available to support organisations to celebrate Hinduism through celebrations, festivals and events across the state. This will be the second allocation of funding from the Victorian Government’s investment of $200,000 to support Victoria’s Hindu community over a four-year period. In addition to this, $200,000 will be available to support Victoria’s Greek communities to connect, celebrate and mark the bicentenary of Greece's independence in 2021. Local community organisations, as well as peak organisations, from the Greek community will be supported in celebrating this momentous occasion in meaningful ways.
Applications for funding through the Priority Response to Multicultural Communities during Coronavirus (COVID-19) Phase 2 initiative are now open. Applications funded through Phase 1 of the Priority Response to Multicultural Communities during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) grants program are eligible to apply for Phase 2 funding. The program will ensure organisations can respond to the current health crisis and its impacts for multicultural and faith communities, with a focus on providing support to those communities and areas most in need, and in particular to respond to the distinct and disproportionate challenges experienced by CALD women and young people and new and emerging communities. It will also promote capacity building of local community network and organisations.
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2. Local Anti-Racism Initiatives Grants Program | closing 16 Apr 2021
What's changed: Brand new program openedThis Program aims to support all Victorians in preventing and responding to racism and discrimination, promote positive intercultural understanding and strengthen the evidence of the challenges faced by culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities. The Program provides grant funding of between $50,000 and $500,000 per organisation for one year. The Local Anti-Racism Initiatives Grants Program 2021 is divided into two funding streams:
- Social cohesion and community harmony grants Grants from $50,000 – $149,999 for one year for local initiatives that promote and foster social cohesion, community harmony and anti-racism, delivered by an individual organisation or through a partnership arrangement.
- Anti-racism grants Grants from $150,000 – $500,000 for one year for local anti-racism initiatives delivered by an individual organisation or through a partnership arrangement.
Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) (VIC)
Find out more3. Multicultural Festivals and Events Program - Small stream | closing 21 Apr 2021
What's changed: New round openedThe purpose of the 2020-21 Multicultural Festivals and Events (MFE) Program Round Two is to support multicultural organisations to plan and deliver festivals and events that showcase multiculturalism to the wider Victorian community. This program supports activities that will take place between 1 March and 30 June 2021. In this round, a further $50,000 is available to support organisations to celebrate Hinduism through celebrations, festivals and events across the state. This will be the second allocation of funding from the Victorian Government’s investment of $200,000 to support Victoria’s Hindu community over a four-year period. In addition to this, $200,000 will be available to support Victoria’s Greek communities to connect, celebrate and mark the bicentenary of Greece's independence in 2021. Local community organisations, as well as peak organisations, from the Greek community will be supported in celebrating this momentous occasion in meaningful ways.
4. Priority response to multicultural communities during coronavirus (COVID-19) | closing 28 May 2021
What's changed: Brand new program openedApplications for funding through the Priority Response to Multicultural Communities during Coronavirus (COVID-19) Phase 2 initiative are now open. Applications funded through Phase 1 of the Priority Response to Multicultural Communities during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) grants program are eligible to apply for Phase 2 funding. The program will ensure organisations can respond to the current health crisis and its impacts for multicultural and faith communities, with a focus on providing support to those communities and areas most in need, and in particular to respond to the distinct and disproportionate challenges experienced by CALD women and young people and new and emerging communities. It will also promote capacity building of local community network and organisations.
CALD Communities Taskforce
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Multicultural Affairs
Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
State Government of Victoria
Address: Level 16, 35 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Tel: 1300 112 755
Website: www.dffh.vic.gov.au