Funding uses

What the grant money can be used for

Eligible grant activities - what will be funded - include:

• construction, trades and works to introduce new or upgrade existing physical security infrastructure at a Jewish community facility
• pre-installation “security service” activities (up to $20,000 maximum) such as:
  • safety and risk assessments
  • design, architectural or planning-related works specifically related to security (excluding planning permit or building permit application fees or tribunal costs)
• works on an existing Jewish community facility including:
• physical security infrastructure upgrades – this might include, for example:
  • fencing and gates
  • access control locks, door and window upgrades
  • lighting and other indoor and outdoor security improvements
• renovations and new installations – this might include, for example:
  • physical alterations or internal remodelling to improve safety and security
  • traffic barriers and bollards
  • blast walls
• installation of new security systems including emergency communication systems, camera systems / CCTV, intrusion detection, sensor and perimeter alarm systems.
• Contractors and suppliers should be based in Victoria.
• Project management costs paid to a professional contractor (using up to 10 per cent of the total grant amount requested) – these require a quote from a professional contractor and cannot be from a volunteer, staff member or office bearer of the applicant organisation.

Organisations can apply for funding for both security service activities and physical security infrastructure activity types. If the funding request includes both activity types, the security service activities must be different to the physical security infrastructure activities to be undertaken. For example, the service activities must relate to a different area of the same facility, an entirely different location or a future stage of intended works for which design or planning activities are required.

All grant funded activities need to clearly confirm the selected contractor in the project plan and attach the quotes from those selected contractors.

Any fixed assets such as security cameras to be purchased and installed with the grant funding must also be clearly listed in the application form and project plan and are subject to the department’s approval. It is important to note that:

• Assets must be entirely related to the security of the facility.
• Acceptable assets are fixed, non-transferable and part of the fabric of the project.

What the grant money cannot be used for

Ineligible grant activities – what will not be funded – include:

• projects that do not align with the objective of the JCSIP
• the purchase/funding of:
  • cyber security services
  • security guard or similar services
  • ongoing subscriptions for security related services (software licences, monitoring services etc)
  • land, property and/or buildings
  • unfixed, mobile or transferable assets (such as desks, laptops, phones)
• contingency costs for the project
• planning permit and building permit application fees or tribunal costs
• projects that have previously received funding from Multicultural Affairs or the department or the Commonwealth Government’s Securing Faith Based Places program; for example, if your organisation received funding within the last five years to buy and install a gate, you cannot apply for more funds to replace the gate
• decorative or ornamental projects
• projects for infrastructure, facilities or land that is privately owned and not accessible by community members (community infrastructure facilities must have public access – accommodation, for example, is not considered public access)
• activities at education (pre-school / school), or health (including aged care) facilities
• projects that are the responsibility of another ministerial portfolio
• recurrent or ongoing costs of an existing organisation (such as rent and utilities)
• staff salaries
• maintenance (such as cleaning and gardening) or administration costs
• funding that could have a negative impact on existing businesses and services.
• inappropriate use of funds not matching the JCSIP objective or Victorian values.

If you’re not sure whether your project costs or activities are eligible, please email the Multicultural Affairs Programs and Grants Team multicultural.infrastructure@dpc.vic.gov.au before starting your application.