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Which grant is best for my community garden?

Refer to this table to determine which 2025-26 grant is best for your community garden.

Please use the table below to explore ideas and examples for your Community Garden project and find the grant that best fits your needs. This is a guide is not a complete list, so be sure your application addresses each grant’s objectives and eligibility requirements.

Community Strengthening Grants
Grants to support projects, activities or events that respond to a community need and promote inclusion and positive health and wellbeing within the community.
  • Strategic or business planning workshops 
  • Support to set up a new community group
  • Community forum on food insecurity
  • Grow and share own food - food swaps
  • Promote healthy eating - cooking classes
  • Gardening activities with priority groups in our community
Community Equipment Grants
Grants to assist with the cost of small equipment purchases to support community groups and not-for-profit organisations to deliver services and programs.
  • Gardening tools, such as shovels, wheelbarrows, gardening gloves and rakes
  • Electric gardening tools such as mowers and whipper snippers
  • Tree guards
  • Small scale agricultural items such as olive presses and bee hives
  • Composting bins
  • Gardening pots
  • Garden/wicking beds (ready-made
Environmental Sustainability Grants
Grants to support the initiation, development and delivery of projects that enhance our natural environment and drive environmental sustainability actions across the Geelong region.

Projects

  • Green urban spaces and support sustainable food production

Minor Capital Works

  • Solar installations
  • Water tanks
  • High efficiency water irrigation
  • Trailer
Community Infrastructure Grants
Grants to support the planning and delivery of community-led infrastructure projects that increase community access to places, spaces, and services, where and when they are most needed, and provide facilities that foster and facilitate positive health and wellbeing outcomes.

Planning

  • Concept plans and drawing

Major Capital Works

  • Construction of garden beds
  • Fences
  • Sheds/shelters/meeting spaces

Documents

Which Grant Is Best For My Community Garden 2025-26 54 KB | docx
Which Grant Is Best For My Community Garden 2025-26 139 KB | pdf

Still not sure which grant suits your community garden?

To discuss your application or request help please contact our Grants Team on 03 5272 5560 or [email protected]

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