Applications for the 2024 Toy Library Grants Program are now open. This is the first of four annual grant rounds through which 2 grants of $40,000 will be awarded to organisations each year to establish a new toy library(s).
Who can apply?
Applicants must be a registered not-for-profit organisation operating in Victoria to apply for this grant program. Any of the following entities operating in Victoria are eligible to apply:
- not-for-profit organisations that are community service organisations; or Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs)
- local councils
- state government entities, authorities or organisations that provide services to families and children
- charities registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission.
- existing toy library operators.
Applications are due by 11.59pm, 19 January 2025.
Organisations are advised to submit their application in 2024 only if they are certain their toy library will be operational no later than 31 December 2025. Applications will be open again in 2025 and 2026.
The applicant will also need to accept terms and conditions of funding on behalf of the organisation.
As this is a competitive process, please make sure you understand the eligibility and assessment criteria available at: www.vic.gov.au/toy-library-grants-program
How will applications be assessed?
Applications will be assessed by the Department of Education. An initial eligibility check will occur to confirm each applicant's status as a not-for-profit organisation operating in Victoria.
If the Toy Library Grants Program is oversubscribed, only eligible applications that receive an assessment score of 60% or higher will be considered. Priority will then be given (in order) to the highest scoring applications for proposed toy libraries located in:
- the following growth corridor local government areas: Cardinia, Casey, Hume, Melton, Mitchell, Whittlesea and Wyndham
- socio-economic areas of disadvantage, as defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA).
- regional or rural areas
- an area that does not currently have adequate access to a toy library.
Funding is available for up to 2 new toy libraries per year over the four-year funding period (8 new toy libraries in total), each receiving a one-off $40,000 payment.
Submitting an application does not guarantee funding will be awarded to your organisation.
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