Community Grants
The annual Community Grants Program provides funding to support projects and initiatives that will benefit the Maribyrnong community.
Applications for the 2022 Grants Program have now closed and the successful applicants have been announced, see details below.
Details about the 2023 Grants Program will be made here at a later date.
2022 Community Grant recipients
| Organisation |
Project |
Amount |
| Playgroup Victoria |
Open-hearts, hands and minds; bringing children - with and without disabilities - together for |
$25,000 |
| Melbourne's Living Museum of the West |
Maribyrnong's Dreamtime Cooking |
$25,000 |
| Footscray Hockey Club |
A Journey Towards Reconciliation |
$25,000 |
| 300 Blankets |
Care Package |
$25,000 |
| Project Respect |
Increasing Community Inclusion and Access for women with experience in the sex industry |
$18,640 |
| Maribyrnong and Moonee Valley Local Learning and Employment Networ |
Youth Employment Pathways Program (YEPP) |
$21,500 |
| Angliss Neighbourhood House |
We're the Voice |
$4,985 |
| Life Saving Victoria |
Water Safety Sensory Tent |
$9,937 |
| Rawcus Theatre Company Inc |
Creative Practice Workshop with Rawcus and Western Edge |
$15,000 |
| Heads Together for ABI |
HT Volunteer Facilitation Masterclass |
$5,000 |
| The One Box Group Limited |
The One Box - A Fresh Approach to Food Access in Maribyrnong |
$9,000 |
| McAuley Community Services for Women |
McAuley Community Immersion |
$13,440 |
| Cohealth |
Gordon Street Greener Leaves |
$8,000 |
| Yarraville Community Garden Inc |
Let's Connect |
$10,000 |
| Endeavor Youth Australia |
EYA Futsal Tournament |
$10,000 |
| Yarraville Community Centre |
Reconnecting - Getting Out and About |
$10,000 |
| The Braybrook and Maidstone Neighbourhood House |
Health and wellbeing initiative |
$5,500 |
| Pony Cam |
Intergenerational Performance Workshop Series |
$9,773 |
| For the Love of Film |
For the Love of Film - Reel Women's Filmmaking Collective |
$13,990 |
| Bruh Tesfa Ethiopian Youth and Parents Association Inc. |
Promoting social well-being of isolated elderly |
$600 |
| Princess on Skates |
Come & Try Roller Skating |
$1,000 |
| Seddon Cricket Club |
Seddon CC juniors |
$1,000 |
| Maribyrnong Truck Action Group (MTAG) |
Maribyrnong Truck Action Group Advocacy Support |
$940 |
| Filipino Elderly Get Together Association Inc. |
Bus Trip |
$500 |
| Choir of Opportunity |
Singing for Connection, Resilience and Social Inclusion |
$1,000 |
| Friends of Stony Creek |
Macroinvertebrate sampling kit for Stony creek |
$900 |
| West Footscray Senior Citizens Club Inc |
Come and try Afternoons |
$500 |
| Western Sports Club of Melbourne |
Come and Join and Play |
$1,000 |
| Macedonian Pensioners Association of Footscray Inc |
Community Lunch Project |
$500 |
| Tigrian Community Association in Victoria Inc |
Social Support for Elderly |
$1,000 |
| Association of Filipino Australian Families of Melbourne Social Club Inc |
Maribyrnong Council Place For All Project 2022 |
$1,000 |
| Circolo Penionati Italiani Di Footscray |
Italian Celebration |
$500 |
| Indochinese Elderly Refugees Association |
Footscray Vietnamese Seniors Hub |
$1,000 |
Download a copy of the 2022 funded applications below:
Information for applicants
Community Grant Guidelines
Prior to commencing your Community Grant application we encourage all applicants to familiarise themselves with the Community Grant Guidelines.
Frequently Asked Questions
We've compiled a list of the most frequently asked questions and answers to help with any questions.
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For more information on Council's Community Grants program, please contact Community Grants Officer 9688 0223 or grants@maribyrnong.vic.gov.au