VMC | GRANTING | Multicultural Festival and Events | open now, CLOSE 11.59pm Thursday 26 April 2018

[Edited extract from public address]

Encouraging participation of the whole Victorian community in festivals and events to celebrate and embrace our vibrant multicultural diversity.

Are you organising a multicultural festival or event that will take place between 1 July 2018 and 30 June 2019?

The Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC) encourages you to apply for a grant through the Victorian Government's Multicultural Festival and Events Program.

How much?
There are three streams of funding available:

• Small - $10,000
• Medium - $10,001 - $50,000
• Large - $50,001 - $100,000

Multi-year funding up to four years will be considered for: 

• events based in metropolitan Victoria that have been successfully delivered and funded by the Multicultural Affairs and Social Cohesion (MASC) Division and/or the Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC) for the last five years or more
• events based in regional Victoria that have been successfully delivered and funded by MASC and/or the VMC at least once before in the last three years.

Who?
You are eligible to apply if you are an organisation that:

• is a not-for-profit entity; and
• has a current Australian Business Number (ABN); and
• is registered under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) or the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 (Vic).

Victorian primary and secondary educational institutions are also eligible for funding under the School Grants stream, set to open in August 2018. Events must be held in March or April 2019 to celebrate Cultural Diversity Week (16 – 24 March 2019).

Where?
For more information and to apply, visit the multicultural.vic.gov.au website.

Information Sessions
The Multicultural Affairs and Social Cohesion Division is currently hosting grants information sessions for community groups interested in applying for any MASC grants. The remaining sessions are:

• Thomastown 

10 April 2018, 6.00pm
Barry Road Community Activity Centre - 36 Barry Road, Thomastown VIC 3074

• Shepparton 

11 April 2018, 1.30pm
Goulburn Ovens TAFE - 152-200 Fryers Street, Shepparton, VIC 3630

• Dandenong 

12 April 2018, 6.00pm
Dandenong Central Senior Citizens Centre - 10 Langhorne Street, Dandenong, VIC 3175

To register your interest in attending a session, email community.grants@dpc.vic.gov.au with the following information:

• Name
• Organisation
• Number of attendees
• Location of information session you wish to attend
• Any accessibility or interpreter requirements

MORE:
Community Grants
Victorian Multicultural Commission
Level 9, 1 Spring Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Tel: 1300 366 356
Email: community.grants@dpc.vic.gov.au
Website: multicultural.vic.gov.au