Council’s Community Investment Funding helps community organisations, businesses, individuals and sole traders connect with and apply for grants and funding.
Information sessions and grant writing workshops can help you to find out information on funding available and provide advice on the application process.
The following grants are open to eligible businesses and are now open:
Purpose: To enable business growth and improvements for people with disabilities:
Open: 13 July 2024 to 7 September 2024
Value: Eligible businesses may seek up to $5,000
Eligibility: Only businesses with the equivalent of 10 full time staff or less are eligible to apply (includes sole traders and home businesses)
Purpose: Deliver carbon emissions reduction partnerships to achieve the Climate Emergency Plan’s goal of net zero emissions by 2040
Open: 13 July 2024 to 7 September 2024
Value: Eligible applicants may seek up to: Minor Grant: Up to $ 5,000, Major Grant: $5000 up to $10,000
Eligibility: Climate Action Grants are open to businesses with up to 20 full time equivalent (FTE) staff or less
Purpose: To build creativity, cultural capacity and vitality in our communities
Open: 13 July 2024 to 4 June 2025 unless funds are exhausted earlier
Value: Eligible applicants may seek up to $10,000
Eligibility: Eligible organisations include, Incorporated Associations, Not For Profits (NFP), Registered Charities, unincorporated community groups (with an auspice arrangement), commercial businesses, Sole Traders.
Purpose: To build creativity, capacity and sustainability in the performing arts sector
Open: 13 July 2024 to 4 June 2025 unless funds are exhausted earlier
Value: Eligible applicants may seek up to 75% of total project
Eligibility: Eligible organisations include creative and cultural sector incorporated not-for-profit community groups/organisations, commercial creative and cultural sector organisations and individuals (for the purpose of this grant referred to as ‘artist’) registered as a sole trader.
Purpose: To preserve and restore places listed in the Heritage Overlay in the Mornington Peninsula Planning Scheme
Open: 13 July 2024 to 5 March 2025 unless funds have been exhausted earlier
Value: Eligible applicants may seek up to 50% of the heritage related costs or $5,000, whichever is the lesser
Eligibility: The place must be listed in the schedule to the Heritage Overlay of the Mornington Peninsula Planning Scheme, and the applicant must have permission from the owner of the place to apply for the grant.
