Tiny Towns Fund

Round 2 applications are now open.

Across outer metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria, our tiny towns are great places to live and visit.

The Tiny Towns Fund supports local communities to deliver quality tourism and community facility projects, such as new barbecues, bike tracks and walking trails, playgrounds, club and community hall and library upgrades, public art and more.

Towns with a population of up to 5,000 people in the 48 local government areas of regional Victoria are eligible to apply, as well as Alpine Resorts and Melbourne’s 10 interface outer metropolitan local government areas.

The interface local government areas include Casey City Council, Cardinia Shire Council, Hume City Council, Melton City Council, Mitchell Shire Council, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council, Nillumbik Shire Council, Whittlesea City Council, Wyndham City Council and the Yarra Ranges Shire Council.

To apply, please review the information provided here, then visit the Tiny Towns Fund - Round 2 Grant Application Portal.

The Fund celebrates the pride of place and identity that make these communities a unique and essential part of Victoria by supporting the delivery of community infrastructure, facilities, and capacity-building projects.

Regional Development Victoria, Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions and the Suburbs unit, Department of Transport and Planning deliver the fund.

Townships that have not yet received a Tiny Towns grant, or that have worthy project ideas to boost community resilience, recovery and economic growth are encouraged to apply in this second round.

Fund details:

• Grants are available to support local projects in communities with a population of up to 5,000 people in the 48 local government areas of regional Victoria, Alpine Resorts, and the 10 interface local government areas of Casey City Council, Cardinia Shire Council, Hume City Council, Melton City Council, Mitchell Shire Council, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council, Nillumbik Shire Council, Whittlesea City Council, Wyndham City Council and Yarra Ranges Shire Council.
• Applicants can apply for a minimum of $5,000 and up to a maximum of $50,000 in grant funding per project (exclusive of GST).
• Applications opened on Monday 26 August 2024 and close on 25 October 2024.

For support, please contact the Revitalisation Programs team in the Suburbs unit at revitalisation.programs@transport.vic.gov.au

The Business Victoria Grants Portal will be used for applications and grant agreement reporting.

We strongly recommend creating generic login credentials (that is, not directed to a specific person) for your organisation to access the portal. This will allow you to share access to the portal across your organisation to review and approve relevant documentation throughout the project lifecycle.

To apply, please visit the Business Victoria Grants Portal. (Link available Monday 26 August 2024)

• Grants between $5,000 and $50,000 will be available for each project.
• Applicants will be required to make a co-contribution towards the proposed project budget in line with the requirements outlined in the Program Guidelines.
• Applicants will be asked in their application to describe a proposed project that shows a direct benefit to the town and its community through alignment with the Tiny Town Fund objectives.

The fund is open to applications from incorporated not-for-profit community organisations and Local Governments that operate in Victoria. Refer to Regional Development Victoria Tiny Towns Fund for the Program Guidelines and detailed information including eligible applications and the application process.

Applications close on 25 October 2024.

Step 1

• Familiarise yourself with the Program Guidelines and check that you can demonstrate the project’s ability to address each of the assessment criteria.
• Compile necessary supporting documents as detailed in the Program Guidelines.
• From Monday 26 August 2024, complete the online application form and submit your application by the closing date. Applications that are still in 'draft’ and have not been submitted by the closing date will not be assessed.

Step 2

• Compile necessary supporting documents as detailed in the Program Guidelines.

Step 3

• Complete the online application form and submit your application by the closing date. Applications still in 'draft’ and have not been submitted by the closing date will not be assessed.

Download the Program Guidelines here

For support, please contact the Revitalisation and Growth Programs team within the Suburbs unit at revitalisation.programs@transport.vic.gov.au

For more information regarding the Tiny Towns Fund in regional Victoria, please visit https://www.rdv.vic.gov.au/grants-and-programs/tiny-towns-fund.