Community Inclusion

The Community Inclusion Grant Program will award funds for initiatives that encourage social inclusion and participation for Victorians living with disability.

Key Dates

Status: Opens October 5, 2026

Closes November 13, 2026

Granting overview

Available funding: One-year grants of up to $55,000

Application process: Prospective applicants are requested to contact the State Trustees Charitable Trusts Team to discuss their project prior to applying.

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Program objectives

The FY2026/27 round represents a substantial evolution of the Community Inclusion Grant Program and will serve as a ‘gateway’ to a larger multi-year grant.

We seek to support approaches that are based on collective impact – engaging individuals, families, communities, and making effective use of existing services.

Submitted applications must have the potential to be scaled up to form the basis of a 3-year, $250k per year grant from FY2028-30.

Eligibility

Item 1 DGR organisations which are registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission and endorsed with charity tax concessions.

Past recipients – FY26

Total amount granted: Over $2million since 2014

Organisation	Project title
SOLVE-TAD LIMITED	Freedom Wheels: Gippsland Regional Partnership Project
VARIETY – THE CHILDREN’S CHARITY OF VICTORIA	JLY Program, a disability awareness program in the City of Greater Bendigo schools
THE KEVIN HEINZE GARDEN CENTRE INC.	Growing Together – Intergenerational Inclusion Through Horticulture
RAWCUS THEATRE COMPANY INC	Power Line
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE	Community Legal Education on the NDIS and Disability Benefits for People with Disability in Regional Australia
BRAINWAVE AUSTRALIA LTD	Kids and Sibs
LA TROBE UNIVERSITY	Enabling inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities in mainstream services
PARALYMPICS AUSTRALIA LTD.	Paralympics Australia Imagine Education Program
WAVERLEY INDUSTRIES LTD.	Workplace readiness program for young people with disabilities using VR
FLYING FOX SERVICES LIMITED	Lived Experience Facilitator Training – Education Pilot
MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE	Relaxed Performance Series
GIZ A BREAK LIMITED	School Trippin
PRESTON NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE INC	NeuroPride
THE ROYAL WOMENS HOSPITAL	Parenting without barriers: Empowering women with disability
















Organisation
SOLVE-TAD LIMITED
VARIETY – THE CHILDREN’S CHARITY OF VICTORIA
THE KEVIN HEINZE GARDEN CENTRE INC.
RAWCUS THEATRE COMPANY INC
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
BRAINWAVE AUSTRALIA LTD
LA TROBE UNIVERSITY
PARALYMPICS AUSTRALIA LTD.
WAVERLEY INDUSTRIES LTD.
FLYING FOX SERVICES LIMITED
MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE
GIZ A BREAK LIMITED
PRESTON NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE INC
THE ROYAL WOMENS HOSPITAL
Project title
Freedom Wheels: Gippsland Regional Partnership Project
JLY Program, a disability awareness program in the City of Greater Bendigo schools
Growing Together – Intergenerational Inclusion Through Horticulture
Power Line
Community Legal Education on the NDIS and Disability Benefits for People with Disability in Regional Australia
Kids and Sibs
Enabling inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities in mainstream services
Paralympics Australia Imagine Education Program
Workplace readiness program for young people with disabilities using VR
Lived Experience Facilitator Training – Education Pilot
Relaxed Performance Series
School Trippin
NeuroPride
Parenting without barriers: Empowering women with disability

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