Making a difference
Community Grants
Before You Begin
Before completing this application form, please read the grant program guidelines. It’s crucial that you ensure your eligibility so you do not waste your time applying for an unsuitable grant.
Incomplete applications and/or applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
If you have any questions in relation to the grant guidelines please email: community@melair.com.au or 03 9297 1598.
Application Process
We have switched to a new online Application Form process on the Foundant Grants.
To apply, please follow the steps below:
- Read the Grant Guidelines and Key Selection Criteria to make sure your project or activity meets the objectives.
- Register for the Foundant Grants portal (you only have to do this once for all our grants).
- Preview the Grant Application Form.
- Once you are ready, please complete and submit the grant application via Australian Communities Foundation’s grants portal here (access code: MACF2023). Make sure to note your username and password as you will be able to save and continue the form at a later date.
- Don’t forget to submit your application before 12pm AEST on Monday, 31 July 2023.
If you need technical assistance with the application lodgement please contact Charlene Yum, Grants Manager: charlene@communityfoundation.org.au or 03 9412 0427. Our office hours are Monday to Thursday 9am-5pm.
Key dates
Monday, 3 July 2023 (9am AEST) – Applications open
Monday, 31 July 2023 (12pm AEST) – Applications close
Late August 2023 – Successful and unsuccessful applicants will be notified
From mid-September 2023 – Grants will be paid
Funding Considerations
Melbourne Airport is open to funding:
- 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).
Melbourne Airport is not open to funding:
- 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.
Additional COVID-19 considerations
- Applicants will be asked how they plan to deliver their program in a safe manner – to reflect COVID-19 social distancing and other measures
- Support of educational and employment pathway projects remains as a priority, but the key selection criteria of “Are responsive to the contemporary needs of their local community” will increase in ranking priority – to reflect evolving health situations
- The criteria surrounding how a submitted project is increasing social cohesion, engagement, economic participation and employment pathways, will be viewed through the lens of previous performance and future expectations of when and how a project can safely be delivered.
- To alleviate concerns and potential workload issues for all involved, for successful grant applications Melbourne Airport will accommodate any reasonable changes required to enable Neighbourhood Houses to safely deliver their projects and support their communities.