The aim of the 2024-25 Chinese Community Infrastructure Fund (CCIF) program is to support Victoria's diverse Chinese community organisations to upgrade, renovate, extend, or construct their community facilities. This will give Chinese Victorians members safe and secure places to celebrate and share their histories and traditions, build connections, and thrive. This is regardless of members' age, abilities, language, ancestry, or location. Program funding will contribute to the cost of upgrades. Organisations should not rely solely on the program to fund their project.
The 2024-25 CCIF acknowledges the importance of upgrading community infrastructure for Victoria’s Chinese communities. The program will offer grants of up to $400,000 for Chinese community infrastructure projects that will:
- support Victoria's Chinese communities to celebrate and share their history and traditions
- build community connections and networks to participate in society
- help communities to access social and cultural opportunities.
Key terms
A Chinese community organisation is defined as an organisation that is owned and managed by a Chinese ancestry, language, faith or cultural community which services Chinese community member needs, customs and traditions. The organisation will exist to support people from Chinese ancestry, cultural, language or faith groups.
A Chinese community facility is defined as a building / facility run by a Chinese community organisation where members of the community may gather for group activities, education sessions, social support, and other purposes. The locations may or may not be open to broader groups of people.
Eligible Chinese community facilities include temples, community centres, halls and hubs, youth centres and camp facilities, museums, theatres and galleries.
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