ClosedNon-Profit2025-26 Coordination Grants

2025-26 Community Food Relief Program – Coordination Grants

Department of Families, Fairness and Housing · Australia

The Community Food Relief Program – Coordination Grants fund food relief partnership projects across Victoria. Grants support large-scale food relief distribution services to improve food supply, delivery, coordination and access for communities in need.

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Funding

$150K – $300K

Closed

5 Aug 2025

Duration

up to 2 years

Location

Victoria

Who Can Apply

• Application must respond to at least two of the program objectives • Application must be submitted in a formal partnership with at least one other organisation • Funding must be sought for eligible activities • Mandatory attachments must be included • Organisation must be an established, large-scale food relief distribution service • Organisation must have existing donor relationships, significant warehousing and logistics capacity, and a formal approach to supporting a network of charity partners • Organisation must have a current Australian Business Number (ABN) • Applicant must be either a not-for-profit entity, an Aboriginal entity, or an incorporated social enterprise with a food relief or food security purpose • Organisation must not have overdue reports from other department-managed grants or service agreements • Ineligible entities include unincorporated groups, private for-profit companies, sole traders, individuals, charitable trusts, and local government entities • Auspice arrangements are not permitted
Applications must respond to at least two program objectives, be submitted by an eligible organisation in a formal partnership with at least one other organisation, seek funding for eligible activities, and include mandatory attachments. Eligible organisations must be established, large-scale food relief distribution services with existing donor relationships, significant warehousing and logistics capacity, and a formal approach to supporting a network of charity partners. Applicants must have a current Australian Business Number and be either a not-for-profit entity, an Aboriginal entity incorporated under Commonwealth or Victorian legislation, or a social enterprise that is an incorporated entity with a clearly stated purpose related to food relief or food security. Organisations must not have any overdue reports from other grant programs or service agreements managed by the department. Ineligible entities include unincorporated associations and groups, private for-profit companies, sole traders and individuals, charitable trusts, and local government entities. Auspice arrangements are not appropriate.

What's Funded

Funded activities may include enhancing shared infrastructure or facilities such as commercial kitchens or food storage, sourcing nutritious and culturally appropriate food and packaging materials, building formal partnerships and strategic planning, training and development for staff and volunteers, direct program delivery costs including transport, logistics and coordination, and reimbursing volunteer expenses related to project delivery.

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Expected Outcomes

Projects are expected to make food supply and delivery more effective across Victoria, help food relief reach more people and places, strengthen Victoria's food security system, and improve the capacity, efficiency, sustainability and coordination of food distribution partnerships.

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Key Information

Applicant Types

non_profitindigenous_organisationother

Stage

established

Funding Purposes

communitytrainingsustainabilitycapital_expenditureother

Keywords

food relieffood securitycommunity supportnot-for-profitAboriginal organisationssocial enterprisewarehousingtransport and logistics

Official Grant Page

Department of Families, Fairness and Housing

Frequently Asked Questions

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What is the 2025-26 Community Food Relief Program – Coordination Grants?

The 2025-26 Community Food Relief Program – Coordination Grants is a non-profit grant offered by Department of Families, Fairness and Housing in Australia, providing $150K – $300K in funding. The Community Food Relief Program – Coordination Grants fund food relief partnership projects across Victoria. Grants support large-scale food relief distribution services to improve food supply, delivery, coordination and access for communities in need.
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How much funding does the 2025-26 Community Food Relief Program – Coordination Grants provide?

The 2025-26 Community Food Relief Program – Coordination Grants provides $150K – $300K in funding. The typical project duration is up to 2 years.
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Who is eligible for the 2025-26 Community Food Relief Program – Coordination Grants?

  • Application must respond to at least two of the program objectives
  • Application must be submitted in a formal partnership with at least one other organisation
  • Funding must be sought for eligible activities
  • Mandatory attachments must be included
  • Organisation must be an established, large-scale food relief distribution service
  • Organisation must have existing donor relationships, significant warehousing and logistics capacity, and a formal approach to supporting a network of charity partners
  • Organisation must have a current Australian Business Number (ABN)
  • Applicant must be either a not-for-profit entity, an Aboriginal entity, or an incorporated social enterprise with a food relief or food security purpose
  • Organisation must not have overdue reports from other department-managed grants or service agreements
  • Ineligible entities include unincorporated groups, private for-profit companies, sole traders, individuals, charitable trusts, and local government entities
  • Auspice arrangements are not permitted
4

When does the 2025-26 Community Food Relief Program – Coordination Grants close?

Applications closed on 5 Aug 2025.
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What activities are funded?

Funded activities may include enhancing shared infrastructure or facilities such as commercial kitchens or food storage, sourcing nutritious and culturally appropriate food and packaging materials, building formal partnerships and strategic planning, training and development for staff and volunteers, direct program delivery costs including transport, logistics and coordination, and reimbursing volunteer expenses related to project delivery.
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