Circular Economy Household Education Fund

Eligible applicants

Each council and ARMB is eligible to receive one grant from the Fund.

To be eligible for funding, applicants must:

• be a Victorian local government organisation (council) or a Victorian alpine resort management board (ARMB)
• submit one application only
• have a current Australian Business Number (ABN)
• demonstrate they are planning to introduce new household recycling services between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2023, or have delivered a 4-stream household recycling service
• use the campaign materials developed by Sustainability Victoria
• use the Campaign Guide to complete the application (found in the SmartyGrants application form)
• agree to the funding agreement terms and conditions:
  • Funding Agreement Terms and Conditions (for funding of $50,000 or less)
  • Funding Agreement Terms and Conditions (for funding amount more than $50,000)
• agree to comply with the Terms of Participation in Grant Programs.

Eligible projects

You must use the grant to fund activities that involve the campaign materials developed by Sustainability Victoria

Your activities must:

• take place in or service Victoria
• be completed within 3 years of signing the funding agreement.

The funding must be used in this way:

• At least 60% of it is used to advertise the new service/s in your local area.
• A maximum of 40% of it is used on other activities (for example, printing costs, letterbox drops, door-knocking and workshops).

See the Fund Guidelines for details on what will and will not be funded.

Funding limits

Each council and ARMB is eligible to receive one grant from the Fund.

For councils

A council will receive a base amount and a variable component.

Base amount: A council will receive $30,000.

Variable component: This depends on the size of the population it needs to reach and the recycling behaviour challenges it faces.

Total amount: A council could receive a maximum of $106,000.

Based on the evidence provided in the application, Sustainability Victoria will determine the amount of the variable funding component.

For alpine resort management boards

Total amount: An alpine resort management board will receive $25,000.

Application process

1. Read the Fund Guidelines, which contain the assessment criteria and other important information.
2. Read and accept the funding agreement terms and conditions:
   1. Funding Agreement Terms and Conditions (for funding of $50,000 or less)
   2. Funding Agreement Terms and Conditions (for funding more than $50,000)
3. Read and understand the Terms of Participation in Grant Programs.
4. To apply, you’ll need to register an account with Smarty Grants. Once you’re logged in, click on Recycling Victoria Household Education and Behaviour Change Fund to apply.

Timeline

Background

The Victorian Government has invested over $515 million to deliver the biggest transformation and reform of Victoria’s waste and recycling industry. This includes $380 million to deliver Recycling Victoria which will fundamentally reduce waste, boost jobs and establish a recycling system Victorians can rely on.

The Fund sits under Goal 2 of the RV policy: Use products for more value. It sits under Sustainability Victoria’s strategy to transition Victoria to a circular, climate-resilient economy and the following focus areas:

• Focus area 2: We enable resource recovery and reuse.
• Focus area 3: We lead community behaviour change to reduce emissions and waste.

Read the Recycling Victoria policy.