Community Grants

2009/10 Community Grants

Applications for the 2009/2010 grants closed on 6 November 2009. Successful applicants will be notified by February 2010. Announcement of the next round of grants is planned for August/September 2010.

Melbourne Water and the Port Phillip and Westernport CMA offer community groups grants to support their work improving the health of land, biodiversity and water resources in the Port Phillip and Westernport region.

We fund diverse groups, organisations, activities and projects (many involving volunteers) that support our priorities under the Regional Catchment Strategy and the Regional River Health Strategy.

Grant types

Group Support grantsup to $300 excluding GST
Group Promotion & Development grantsup to $500 excluding GST
Project grantsup to $20,000 per project excluding GST

Successful grants are announced in December 2009 and January 2010.