Victoria's Heritage Grants

Victoria's Heritage Grants

Applications closed Thurs 6 August, 2009

This grants program supports the State heritage strategy Victoria’s Heritage: Strengthening our communities. For more information email heritage.grants@dpcd.vic.gov.au.

Grants are available in four categories:

1. Repair and conservation of heritage places and objects
2. Interpretation of heritage places and objects
3. Local government heritage studies and advice
4. Community collections management

All applications are assessed against published eligibility and selection criteria. Only places and objects with recognised heritage values are eligbile for funding.

Objectives

• To support communities in their efforts to retain and creatively use heritage places and objects to promote community identity and cohesion.
• To establish partnerships to share responsibility for heritage conservation and provide financial and technical support for owners and managers of heritage places and objects.
• To increase community awareness, knowledge and understanding about heritage in the community.
• To help local government identify, protect, manage and interpret heritage places and objects.
• To enhance community appreciation of cultural diversity.

General information

Repair and conservation of heritage places and objects

Interpretation of heritage places and objects

Community collection management

We recommend you read this helpful advice before applying for a 'Community collection management' grant.

http://heritage.vic.gov.au/Funding/Community-Collections-Training/Community-collections-grant-advice.aspx

Local government heritage studies and advice

Community collections training

The Community Collections program provides practical support to community museums to ensure that their collections are managed in accordance with industry standard practices.

List of past grant recipients