Invest in Community Well-being

Community Grants

Support the areas of Environment, Education, Youth, Health and Well-being, Arts and Culture and Community Strengthening.

Support

About our Community Grants

In our first ten years, we granted more than $1.5 million to over 70 different community or not-for-profit organisations. These funding recipients have been located in Mirboo North, Boolarra, Dumbalk, Mirboo, Thorpdale, Narracan, Yinnar, Hallston and Allambee.

Funding has supported the areas of Environment, Education, Youth, Health and Well-being, Arts and Culture and Community Strengthening. The Community Grants Program ensures that there are opportunities to support local people to develop solutions, build capacity and share skills in the community.

The Community Foundation has supported projects such as school drumming, mental health & well being programs, community access workshops, all ability play-ground equipment and community gardens projects.

Note: this year we have an additional stream of funding for recovery and resilience projects. If this is applicable to your project, please include some information about why and how the project or grant will support recovery or resilience in the community within your application.

Apply For A Grant

Do you have a project that you think will benefit the community?

If you have an idea for strengthening your community or community organisation, or building capacity in our district, reach out and tell us about it!

Don’t be put off by the grant process, the Community Foundation will help you navigate your way through your application.

When can I apply?

The Community Foundation’s Community Grants Program is open for the month of September every year.

If you have a project which is time critical or there is an urgent need, you can contact us at any time to discuss a potential grant application.

How to Apply

Read the Community Grants Guidelines (below)
Give us a call to discuss your project.
Complete an Application form
- Apply now takes you to online form.
- Download Application Form allows you to complete off-line, or
- Drop in to CoSpace for a hard copy

Community Grants

Community Foundation shares Annual Report and announces Grants

Dani Calafiore
15 December, 2025

It’s the time of year when local organisations reflect on their achievements and update the community on their work. For the Mirboo North & District Community Foundation, this took place on Wednesday 26th November, alongside the presentation of this year’s Community and Recovery Grants. Chair Rob Kiddell reflected that fifteen years ago the Community Foundation started...

Community Grants