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Current grants

Recycling Victoria Innovation Fund – Round 2, Stream 1: Textiles Innovation
Status: Applications open
Closing date: Monday 15 November 2021, 11:59 pm
Total funding available: Between $75,000 and $150,000 per project
Co-contribution: $1:$1 (SV:Applicant). Co-contributions can be either financial (cash) or In-kind. At least 20% of the Co-contribution must be cash contribution.
Available to: Businesses, Charities, Industry groups and associations, Research institutions
Stream 1: Textiles Innovation focuses on preventing textile waste.
Recycling Victoria Innovation Fund – Round 2, Stream 2: Collaborative Innovation
Status: Applications open
Closing date: Monday 15 November 2021, 11:59 pm
Total funding available: Between $150,000 and $250,000 per project
Co-contribution: $1:$1 (SV:Applicant). Co-contributions can be either financial (cash) or In-kind. At least 20% of the Co-contribution must be cash contribution.
Available to: Businesses, Charities, Industry groups and associations, Research institutions
Stream 2: Collaborative Innovation focuses on preventing waste from multiple organisations in a specific supply chain, sector or region.

Upcoming grants

There are currently no upcoming grants, please check back again later.

Closed grants

Investment Support Grant – Packaging Round 2
Status: Applications closed
Closing date: Thursday 30 September 2021, 11:59 pm
Total funding available: Between $10,000 and $50,000 per project
Co-contribution: $1:$1
Available to: Businesses, Social enterprises, Not-for-profit organisations
Supporting small and medium enterprises, not for profits and social enterprises to pursue packaging waste reduction or recovery opportunities.
Community Climate Change and Energy Action Program
Status: Applications closed
Closing date: Friday 20 August 2021, 11:59 pm
Total funding available: Stream 1 up to $5,000. Stream 2: Tier 1 up to $25,000. Stream 2: Tier 2 up to $50,000.
Co-contribution: $1:$1 (SV:Applicant) for Stream 2 (not applicable for Stream 1).
Available to: Community groups, Local government
The Community Climate Change and Energy Action Program supports Victorian community groups by funding upgrades to community facilities.
Recycling Victoria Research and Development Fund – Organics
Status: Applications closed
Closing date: Friday 16 July 2021, 11:59 pm
Total funding available: up to $300,000
Co-contribution: $1:$1
Available to: Businesses, Research institutions
Supporting businesses and research organisations to research and develop innovative ways to improve processes, performance or systems to recycle organics.
Recycling Victoria Household Education and Behaviour Change Fund
Status: Applications closed
Closing date: Friday 18 June 2021, 11:59 pm
Total funding available: Councils: $30,000 + variable component. Alpine resort management board: $25,000
Available to: Local government, Alpine resort management boards
Supports councils and alpine resort management boards to deliver local campaigns when introducing new household recycling services.
Materials recycling infrastructure funding
Status: Applications closed
Closing date: Friday 7 May 2021, 11:59 pm
Total funding available: No cap
Co-contribution: RV-RMF: All applicants $1:$1:$1 (SV:Australian Government:Applicant) RVIF: Industry $1:$3 (SV:Applicant), Local government $1:$2 (SV:Applicant)
Available to: Businesses, Not-for-profit organisations, Local government
Supporting industry and local government to increase the capacity and capability of Victoria’s resource recovery sector and the quality of materials recovered
Recycling Victoria Research and Development Fund – Materials
Status: Applications closed
Closing date: Monday 19 April 2021, 3:00 pm
Total funding available: $75,000 to $300,000 per grant
Co-contribution: $1:$1
Available to: Research institutions
The Recycling Victoria Research and Development Fund enables research institutes to partner with industry to research and develop new uses for recycled priority materials.
Community Power Hubs Program
Status: Applications closed
Closing date: Wednesday 31 March 2021, 3:00 pm
Total funding available: $428,500 to $857,000 for the establishment and operation of a Community Power Hub. $800,000 in total shared across all Implementation Ready Projects.
Co-contribution: $5:$1 (SV:Applicant). Up to 100% of the applicant’s co-contribution can be in-kind.
Available to: Charities, Community groups, Social enterprises, Not-for-profit organisations
Community Power Hubs Program aims to increase the access to and involvement in community renewable energy throughout Victoria.
Recycling Victoria Communities Fund
Status: Applications closed
Closing date: Friday 19 March 2021, 3:00 pm
Total funding available: $25,000 to $250,000 per grant
Co-contribution: $1:$5
Available to: Charities, Community groups, Social enterprises, Not-for-profit organisations
The Recycling Victoria Communities Fund supports community-based projects that empower the community to reduce waste.
Recycling Victoria Councils Fund
Status: Applications closed
Closing date: Friday 19 March 2021, 3:00 pm
Total funding available: Up to $500,000 per grant
Co-contribution: $1:$1
Available to: Local government, Alpine resort management boards
The Recycling Victoria Councils Fund is a 4-year program which supports local government and alpine resort management boards to reduce waste to landfill and transition towards a circular economy.
Recycling Victoria Business Support Fund – Stream 1: Identification grants
Status: Applications closed
Closing date: Friday 12 March 2021, 3:00 pm
Total funding available: $75,000 to $200,000 per grant
Co-contribution: $2:$1 (SV:Applicant). Co-contribution can be made as cash or in-kind. Up to 50% of the applicant’s co-contribution can be in-kind.
Available to: Businesses, Charities, Industry groups and associations, Consultants (as a lead applicant in a collaborative partnership only), Not-for-profit organisations
Supports businesses to investigate how to adapt and apply circular economy business opportunities and approaches.
Recycling Victoria Business Support Fund – Stream 2: Implementation grants
Status: Applications closed
Closing date: Friday 12 March 2021, 3:00 pm
Total funding available: $100,000 to $1,000,000 per grant
Co-contribution: $1:$1 (minimum). Co-contribution can be made as cash or in-kind. Up to 10% of the applicant’s co-contribution can be in-kind.
Available to: Businesses, Charities, Other not-for-profit organisations, Industry groups and associations, Consultants (as a lead applicant in a collaborative partnership only)
Supports businesses to implement circular economy business opportunities and approaches.
Recycling Victoria Innovation Fund – Round One
Status: Applications closed
Closing date: Monday 15 February 2021, 8:08 pm
Total funding available: $75,000 to $450,000 per grant
Co-contribution: $1:$1 (minimum)
Available to: Businesses, Charities, Industry groups and associations, Research institutions
Supports innovative circular economy opportunities for businesses in Victoria.