Medium Grants

• Up to $15,000 for Incorporated Groups and not-for-profit Organisations
• Frequency: Twice a year
• Next round opens 3 June and closes 5 July.
• Eligible applicants: Non-profits entities including those with an auspice
• Allow at least three months of processing time from the grant round closing date and the funding outcome. No grant will be funded retrospectively.
• Projects and events funded in the Medium Grant round must commence within seven months of 1 November 2024 and be completed within 12 months of commencement.  Activities commencing before 1 November 2024 cannot be funded.
• Repeat applicants must supply a Sustainability Plan when applying that outlines the applicant's and/or project's strategies to reduce dependency on council funding.

Co-funding

Depending on the amount requested, a co-contribution towards your project may be required. Co-funding sources can include:

• Cash contributions from the applicant
• Grants from other funding bodies
• Sponsorship
• In-kind support (donated goods and services, hall hire, equipment hire, etc.)
• In-kind volunteers (Council recognises Volunteer hours as equivalent to $40 per hour).

Case Study

Stop Local Hunger Inc. have been working to support families in Wyndham to access food from Second Bite, Food Bank and other sources.  They have found that the pandemic has significantly increased demand and identified some local communities who experience ongoing food securities issues.  Stop Local Hunger’s committee identify a need for the group to become more structured and planned, to recruit more volunteers and to tap into local food sources for support if they are to grow to support more vulnerable local families. 

They undertake some research and talk with some similar organisations on the other side of Melbourne and interstate and discuss their ideas and findings in a meeting with council officers.  They undertake planning and get quotes and decide to apply for a $14,000 Medium Grant to employ the services of a strategic planner, to undertake a volunteer recruitment drive and to increase the skills and knowledge of group members with training to help them manage the service and their volunteers more effectively.  They call the project ‘Next Steps to Stop Local Hunger’. 

They have secured a pledge of $3,000 in funding from another source and can commit the minimum of $4,000 of in-kind volunteer labour towards the project to meet the required 2:1 funding contribution ratio of at least $7,000 for a $14,000 council grant.  This includes some pro bono (in-kind) time donated by a local solicitor to help the group with advice and support to develop some key documents and the free hire of a room at a local charitable service to conduct meetings, strategic planner engagement activities and training.  Their project budget includes the costs of the strategic planner, training, promotional materials (business cards, post cards and social media advertising) and some catering that they are seeking the grant to support. 

Stop Local Hunger’s Next Steps project is a success, having established a formal mission statement, key organisational goals and a three-year strategic plan.  They have increased their volunteer numbers, trained group leadership and other volunteers.  As a result of the project they also developed a recognition program for local businesses and primary produce suppliers that has increased awareness of the group and their goals and opened up many food supply avenues to support local vulnerable families, which also drew the attention of a local newspaper.

How to apply

Step 1: Download and read the Community Grants Guidelines.

Step 2: Prepare any documentation to support your application and if you need assistance contact Wyndham City’s Grants Team on 1300 023 411 or email funding@wyndham.vic.gov.au.

Step 3: Apply here 

If you need assistance in completing your application, contact Wyndham City’s Grants team for assistance on 1300 023 411 or email funding@wyndham.vic.gov.au.