Community centres and neighbourhood houses located within 20km of Melbourne Airport will be eligible to apply for a funding boost of $10,000 through the Melbourne Airport Community Grants program.

Established in 2019, the community grants enable educational and employment pathway initiatives in Melbourne’s north and west as part of Melbourne Airport’s commitment to support meaningful community projects. Ten grants of $10,000 will be awarded to ten neighbourhood houses.

There are 69 eligible neighbourhood houses listed below, with the Grants program uniquely supporting proven projects being delivered in Melbourne’s north and west.

We are pleased to announce the recipients of our 2024 Melbourne Airport Community Fund, which provides financial support to people living in the city’s north and west.

We have awarded $10,000 to 10 Neighbourhood Houses and Community Centres with funds directly assisting children, teenagers, and adults in their studies, training, and career endeavours.

The grants have been awarded to the following recipients:

• Kensington Neighbourhood House Inc
  Project name: Strong Foundations
• Hillside Community Centre and Neighbourhood House
  Project name: INDUSTRY PATHWAYS –  Creating career pathways to the Construction, Transport and Warehousing industry for Diverse Communities
• Olympic Neighbourhood House
  Project name: Dynamic Divergence: Dance for neurodiverse (ND) children/young people, developing cognitive social emotional physical self-regulation skills. Develop awareness workshops for schools/employers on strengths/challenges & strategies to support the ND
• Banksia Gardens Community Services
  Project name: Naughty Broady - Young Makers Lab
• Duke Street Community House Inc
  Project name: Empowering Migrant Women Through Volunteering
• Farnham Street Neighbourhood Learning Centre
  Project name: Fabulous Form Help
• Dallas Neighbourhood House
  Project name: Active Living and Wellness Program for Multicultural Communities
• West Footscray Neighbourhood House
  Project name: Wee Folk Weekend Playgroup
• Williamstown Community and Education Centre
  Project name: Spotswood Rejuvenation
• Lalor Neighbourhood House
  Project name: Youth Public Art Project

Educational and/or employment pathways projects, and/or capital expenditure initiatives or activities that:

• respond to the needs of local communities and that reflect the cultural makeup of communities
• benefit culturally and linguistically diverse or newly arrived migrant communities, or young families
• have a proven track record and outcomes
• can articulate how they are increasing employment and educational outcomes, social cohesion and engagement
• have strong partnerships with complementary organisations where possible
• can demonstrate an investment in forward planning
• are not already fully funded by existing government funding streams.

Community Grants Key Selection Criteria

Community Grants Application Questions

1^st July 2024 Grants open, 9am AEST

5th August 2024 Grants close, 5pm AEST

August 2024 Successful grants awarded

September 2024 Grant funding provided

Grant applications must be submitted via the Australian Communities Foundation’s grants portal using access code: MACF2024

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If you already have an account through the Australian Communities Foundation, please use your existing username and password.

• salaries
• project costs
• a discrete element of a larger project
• up to two applications per organisation per grant round
• projects funded through a previous Community Grant round (additional funding is not guaranteed and all reporting requirements must be up to date).

• projects at the pilot stage or approaches that are untested
• projects that duplicate an existing offering
• general operating support
• capital expenditure: some capital expenses are permitted but they should not form the majority of the application budget
• organisations who are not registered neighbourhood houses and neighbourhood houses that are not on the eligible houses list
• professional development or political or faith-based activities.