How to apply for and manage a grant

For more information on the Impact Research Grants, including application guidelines and key dates visit our funding page.

For more information on the Reimagining Health grants, including guidelines, application templates and tips visit website here. 

 

 

Common questions
Where do I find the grant guidelines?	Access the grant guidelines here.
How do I complete a budget template?	Budget template (all grants)
How do I complete a workplan template?	Workplan template(grants over $10K only)
I need translated guidelines, where can I find them?	Access the grant guidelines in Arabic, Italian, Greek, simplified Chinese and Vietnamese.
How can I check if I’m eligible to apply?	Read the eligibility criteria listed in the guidelines. VicHealth cannot provide advice on determining an organisation type, it’s up to applicants to check this before applying. Some helpful hints for how to do this are listed in the Application Drafting Tool. A list of organisations which are not eligible to apply is also listed on the Reimagining Health website.
Where do I find a copy of the application questions?	Access the Reimagining Health Application Drafting Tool here.
Do I need to add supporting evidence to my budget, e.g. quotes?	There is an Explanatory Commentary column in the Budget Template, where applicants canindicate if they have confirmed costings via a formal quotation, however, VicHealth doe snot require further supporting evidence at the application stage of uploading a quote is not required.
Can I speak to someone at VicHealth about my idea?	Due to volume of enquiries, and in fairness to all applicants we cannot provide feedback on individual ideas or provide advice. To speak with someone at VicHealth, you can submit a question via the VicHealth Stakeholder Portal, or you can get in touch via email at [email protected] and request for someone to call you.
How do you define some of the items listed under ‘What can funding be used for’?	Assets: Owned by the organisation, have value to the organisation's day-to-day operation  Capital works: Any building or construction works that would create a new structure or significantly alter an existing structure.  Equipment: items purchased for use in the activity that is being funded, equipment may be used after the funded activity ceases but it is needed for the activity. Infrastructure (including IT infrastructure) and building works: works that create a new structure or significantly alter an existing structure (include physical and non-physical such as IT). IT infrastructure:any components (hardware, software, facilities and services) that support the delivery of business systems and IT-enabled processes. This would include any websites, apps or computer software that entities are seeking funding for. Purchase of land: The purchase of land (note, this does not include rent or lease of venue to deliver funded activities).
Can I submit more than one idea, or more than one application?	Yes – provided each application presents a unique, distinct idea, an organisation can submit more than one application. Multiple applications won’t necessarily increase change of success. We’d emphasis equality over quantity, but the application process is easy and we want great ideas coming in, so we won’t be limiting organisations to just one chance at submitting one idea.
Can my organisation apply with an idea or a project which has already been funded by another grant? E.g. extending the scope of a project	Yes - in this round, we are not looking solely for new ideas. VicHealth funding can be used in addition to existing funding, to contribute to improving, amplifying or creating greater health benefits for the Victorian community. Be clear in your application about the benefit the Victorian community will receive as a result of additional funding provided by VicHealth. It's not just about continuing delivery of an existing project. It's about continuing to deliver, with additional funding to do something slightly different, to have a better health outcome.
Can our application focus on Victorians in older age groups?	Ideas that focus on older groups will be expected to address barriers relating not only to age, but to socially determined circumstances such as income, cultural background, gender or where they live. More information on the priority population groups and themes can be found on the Reimagining Health website.

 

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