We provide a range of community grants to provide support to local groups and community initiatives.

We provide more than $2m in funding each year to strengthen the community and promote health and wellbeing. The grant program ranges across several areas including community development, arts and culture, environment, sport and recreation, youth and families.

The different types of grants that Yarra offer are:

• Annual Grants
• Creative Yarra Grants
• Investing In Community Grants
• Small Project Grants
• Room to Create Responsive Grants 
• Room to Create Artist-in-Residency Program
• Richmond and Collingwood Youth Grants
• Discounted Use of Town Halls for Community Events
• Community Training

Join the Yarra Community Grants and Training Opportunities Mailing List to receive regular updates about our grant programs and skills and training opportunities.

By signing up to this mailing list, I will regularly be sent information on: Council’s grants programs, Council’s skills and training programs, and other opportunities relevant local community’ .

Have a question?

If you have a question about community grants, you can ask us online, or call us on 9205 5170 or 9205 5146.