Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO5827

The Australian Government is inviting applications through a Targeted Competitive process to apply for funding under the Veteran Wellbeing Grants (VWG) Program.

The VWG Program is an ongoing amalgamation of the Veteran and Community Grants (V&CG) and Supporting Younger Veterans (SYV) Grants programs. The amalgamation, which is in line with recommendations made by the ‘Productivity Commission Report – A better way to support veterans’, provides funding under Stream A Small Grants and Stream B Large Grants. As a result, there have been several changes in the guidelines compared to previous V&CG and SYV program guidelines.

The Australian Government has announced a total of up to $3.552 million (GST exclusive) for the VWG Program for the 2022–23 financial year. There is no set proportion of the $3.552 million allocated per stream. Applications will be considered under grant categories: Stream A Small Grants (up to a maximum of $50,000 per grant) and Stream B Large Grants (from $50,001 to a maximum of $150,000 per grant).

The objectives of the program are to:

• maintain and improve the independence and quality of life for members of the veteran community by providing funding for projects that sustain or enhance health and social wellbeing
• deliver services to the veteran community that build community capacity for the future that is not already provided by Commonwealth or state funding
• expand on existing services offered to veterans in new regions within Australia or in the development of new services that will be offered in more than one location
• raise awareness of the important issues faced by the veteran community.

To be eligible you must be either:

• an ex-service organisation (ESO) applying in your own right
• an ESO aplying as the lead member of a consortium
• a non-ESO applying as the lead member of a consortium with at least one ESO

and  be one of the following legal entity types:

• Company
• Cooperative

• Incorporated Association

• Indigenous Corporation

• Statutory Entity.

• Assessment of applications–within 19 weeks from closing date 
• Approval of outcomes of selection process–within 24 weeks from closing date
• Notification of outcomes to applicants–within 26 weeks from closing date
• Negotiations and award of grant agreement–within 33 weeks from closing date
• Earliest start date of grant activity–June 2023
• End date of grant activity–as stated in your grant agreement, if successful.

To apply you must:

• complete the relevant online application form(s):
  • Stream A Small Grants application form
  • Stream B Large Grants application form

• provide all the information requested
• address all eligibility criteria and assessment criteria
• include all necessary attachments
• submit your application to the Community Grants Hub by 9:00 pm AEDT on 8 December 2022.

Use version 2 of the Questions and Answers document.