Overview
About the program
The new Community-led Recovery Support Grants program will deliver funding to eligible local councils, to support community groups involved in the planning and delivery of recovery initiatives and activities that benefit the broader community.
The program objectives are:
- Providing financial assistance to progress community recovery and resilience priorities in June 2021 Flood and Storm impacted communities
- Strengthen the capacity and capability of communities to plan for and lead their own recovery, as well as build community resilience to future disasters
- Encourage community connectedness and cohesion through genuine community engagement and participation
Applications close at 5pm on Monday 30 May 2022.
Funding available
The total funding available under the grants program is $1.64 million with up to $320,000 available to individual Local Government Areas (LGAs), depending on the number of active recovery groups they are seeking to support.
Emergency Recovery Victoria (ERV) will work in collaboration with eligible LGAs to ensure equitable community recovery outcomes across impacted areas and the community groups working in recovery. ERV will work with individual LGAs ahead of their application to jointly understand and agree on potential allocations to support community groups working on recovery. This common understanding and agreement will be informed by the following considerations:
- What population reach or impact the community group is expected to have.
- How inclusive the group’s community engagement is expected to be.
- How long will the community group function and continue to support community.
- What level of existing support the community group may have internally or through council or other supports.
Key dates
Grant applications open
9 May 2022
Informal liason with individual LGAs on appropriate levels of funding
9 - 29 May 2022
ERV consults with LGAs to agree on appropriate levels of support and reach agreement on the final LGA Grant Delivery Plan for funding implementation
9 - 29 May 2022
LGA submits application based on agreed support and Grant Delivery Plan
30 May 2022
Grant applications close
30 May 2022
Ministerial approval of successful applications as recommended by ERV
11 July 2022
Development and execution of the Funding Agreements
25 July 2022
Release of grant funds to LGAs
15 August 2022
LGAs commence implementation and allocation of grant funds as outlined in their Grants Delivery Plan.
15 August 2022
Activities finished - Community recovery groups must complete and fully expend allocated LGA funds by this date at the latest.
30 June 2023
LGAs must provide the Final Report and financial acquittal to ERV.
1 August 2023
Guidelines
Updated