Objectives

• Applications must show how the project will improve the wellbeing of veterans and their families in impactful ways.

Funding Priorities

• They prioritise projects that support the veteran community by funding wellbeing-related activities and projects that:
  • target veterans who are:
    • women
    • First Nations
    • LGBTIQA+
    • from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (CALD)
    • veterans with disability
    • veterans who have experienced negative impacts of service to their mental health
    • focus on post-1990 Australian Defence Force operations
    • can be sustained beyond grant funding
    • create and expand collaborative partnerships.
• Projects should:
  • be completed within 12 months of the signed agreement date
  • include in-kind contributions, particularly from organisations with multiple or commercial revenue streams. They may look at higher contributions more favourably.
  • Please note:
    • You cannot apply for funding if your project has already started or will start before the anticipated announcement date of November 2025.
    • Success of previous funding is not indicative of future funding through this program.
    • Incomplete or incorrect applications are not considered.
• They may give applications from organisations that receive revenue from electronic gaming lower priority.

Funding Information 

• Organisations can submit more than one application. Please note the following:
  • for state-wide organisations that deliver welfare or wellbeing services, or that support veterans across Victoria, the total value of all Anzac Day Proceeds Fund applications in this round must not exceed $150,000 (excluding GST).
  • for sub-branches or regional organisations that deliver services or support veterans in a specific area or region (not state-wide), the total value of all Anzac Day Proceeds Fund applications in this round may not exceed $50,000 (excluding GST).
  • previously funded applicants are not guaranteed to receive funding in this or future grant rounds. They are not guaranteed to receive the same amount of funding.
  • you may be offered a smaller funding amount than applied for and they may ask for a revised project plan and budget.
• This grant round supports activities that take place from 1 January to 31 December 2026.
  • Please note:
    • you need to complete your project within 12 months of the project approval date

Eligibility Criteria 

• To be eligible for this program, your organisation must have a valid Australian Business Number (ABN).
• If you do not have an ABN, you must provide written advice from the Australian Taxation Office that no withholding tax is required from the grant payment.
• Your organisation must also be:
  • a company incorporated under the Corporations Act 2001 and registered as not-for-profit through the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC), or
  • an organisation incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012, Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) or equivalent state legislation.
• If your organisation is unincorporated, you can arrange for an incorporated organisation to act as an auspice on your behalf.
• Or, unincorporated organisations are eligible if they are:
  • a government entity, for example a local council
  • a social enterprise with a clearly stated purpose or mission that specifically relates to the welfare and wellbeing of veterans. Social enterprises must attach their constitution with their application.
• A social enterprise is an organisation that has an economic, social, cultural or environmental mission consistent with a public or community benefit; and operates by one of the following impact models:
  • employment-generating – creates employment and training opportunities for marginalised people
  • community need – delivers accessible products and services to meet community needs that are not met by the market
  • profit redistribution – donates at least 50% of profits or revenue to charity.
• Social enterprises must submit their constitution and proof of their social enterprise impact model.
• Besides all the above, to be eligible, your organisation must:
  • show that your main activity is providing welfare or wellbeing services or supports to the ex-service community in Victoria
  • be financially solvent
  • be based in Australia. Note: funded projects must be delivered in Victoria.

Ineligibility Criteria 

• Organisations that cannot apply include:
  • state and federal government departments
  • individuals and sole traders
  • public companies limited by shares – unless the foundational document can prove not-for-profit status
  • commercial enterprises
  • registered:
    • public and private primary and secondary schools
    • pre-schools
    • TAFE institutes
    • universities. They can, however, act as an auspice for an unincorporated community group
  • organisations that have failed to comply with the terms and conditions of previously awarded grants from any departmental grant program
  • groups whose projects are the responsibility of another Victorian government department
  • hospitals and health service organisations.

For more information, visit Victorian Government.

https://www.vic.gov.au/anzac-day-proceeds-fund