SIAG Targeted Grant Round 2025/2026
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Targeted Inclusion Action Grant Round: One-off, flexible funding for grants over $3000 to support projects that connect people, build belonging, and make community life more accessible across Frankston City.
Key Information:
- Time‑limited grant round offering one‑off, flexible project funding. Applications open Monday 23rd March 2026 until Sunday 19th April 2026.
- Projects must be commenced within 6 months of receiving funding.
- Minimum funding amount: Applications must be for $3,000 and over.
- Total funding pool available over both funding objective streams: $65,000 ($25,000 for Opportunity, and $40,000 for Accessibility)
- Funding is competitive and limited by available funds, meaning not all applications will be successful, and applicants may not receive the full amount requested.
- Recipients are required to share project learnings to support broader understanding of community needs and effective approaches.
- These grants are indented to support practical, community-led projects responding to isolation, disconnection and wellbeing challenges, and encourage innovation, including new ideas, trials and inclusive approaches that strengthen community connection, wellbeing and inclusion.
- Please note: the SIAG is a preventative health initiative, and therefore this grant does not fund crisis services, treatment programs or direct material relief such as food, water or shelter.
Funding Objectives:
This grant round specifically supports projects that align with either the Opportunity or Accessibility streams of the SIAG Framework. Descriptions and examples of fundable projects are outlined below.
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Opportunity: Increasing opportunities for people to come together and connect.
The Opportunity category supports projects that create meaningful ways for people to come together, connect and build a sense of belonging. This could include community events, ongoing social groups, youth‑focused activities or place‑based initiatives that bring residents into shared spaces. These projects strengthen inclusion by encouraging participation, reducing isolation and fostering positive community relationships across Frankston.
For example: Neighbourhood celebrations, intergenerational activity days, peer‑led wellbeing groups, community garden open days, welcome sessions for new residents.
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Accessibility: Creating a safe, welcoming, and accessible community.
The Accessibility category supports initiatives that make community life easier, safer and more welcoming for everyone. Projects may involve improving physical access, trialling more inclusive program formats, supporting transport or mobility needs, enhancing digital accessibility or creating sensory‑friendly environments. These initiatives help remove barriers to participation, ensuring people of all abilities and backgrounds can fully engage in community activities and spaces.
For example: Portable ramps or hearing loops, sensory‑friendly event sessions, multilingual workshops with interpreters, transport or mobility support trials, digital literacy programs, or accessibility upgrades to community facilities and websites.