Community Electrification Engagement Program Fund

Before completing this form, you should have read the entire application form and the Program Guidelines

In addition to the assessment criteria outlined in the guidelines you may be asked for details that may take extra time to prepare including:

Project Partner(s)

Name, address.

Related Entities (such as holding and subsidiaries etc.)

Name, address, ABN and relationship to your organisation.

Due Diligence

Public Liability, Professional Indemnity and Workcover insurance.

Any environmental, safety, and workplace compliance regulatory breaches in the last 5 years.

Any relevant conflicts of interest.

See the definitions in the guidelines and the relevant sections of the form for more details.

Incomplete applications and/or applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

Fields in the application form marked * are required fields. Applicants are unable to submit their application unless these fields are completed.

This section of the application form is designed to help you understand if you are eligible for this grant. Please review and complete these questions to ensure you are eligible to apply for this grant.

If you have any questions regarding these eligibility criteria, please email grants.enquiries@sustainability.vic.gov.au

Confirmation of eligibility

 Lead Applicants must:

• have read and understand the program guidelines
• be one of the following organisation types:
  • a registered charity on the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) charity register
  • an incorporated community group engaged in charitable or other community-based activity
  • a social enterprise (must be currently registered with Social Traders or prove accreditation before entering into a funding agreement)
  • distributing or non-distributing co-operative.
• demonstrate that they have the support of community energy networks to deliver the project in targeted geographic areas. While we will accept applications from multiple organisations within a region, funding will support a maximum of one applicant in each region: Barwon South West, Gippsland, Grampians, Hume, Loddon Mallee, Melbourne.
• specify the education and engagement activities that they will deliver in their respective regions.
• have a current Australian Business Number (ABN). If the applicant is a Trust, the Trust as the trading entity must meet this requirement.
• have been operating for a minimum of 2 years by the application closing date (to be validated by the date that the organisation’s ABN is active from).
• be located in Victoria and the project needs to be located in one of the regions we have specified: Barwon South West, Gippsland, Grampians, Hume, Loddon Mallee, Melbourne.
• agree to comply with the terms and conditions in SV's funding agreement
  • for grants $50,000 or less read the Short-form grant funding agreement
  • for grants more than $50,000 read the General grant funding agreement
• agree to comply with SV's Terms of Participation in a Grant Program

Projects must be completed by 30 June 2026 and include all the following activities:

• community engagement that increases community awareness of the benefits of electrification (this could include campaigns, events, tailored advice, or connections to suitable accredited providers and installers)

• community engagement that reduces the barriers to electrification upgrades (this could include campaigns, events, tailored advice, or connections to suitable accredited providers and installers)

• partnerships with stakeholders, such as local governments and other sectors to reach new audiences such as sporting, faith, First Nations or culturally and linguistically diverse communities

• gathering audience data to inform engagement approaches and evaluate the impact of engagement activities. Note that an online survey will be developed by Sustainability Victoria for this purpose with the input of successful applicants.

The following projects are ineligible for funding: 

• projects that don’t support electrification of Victorian households
• projects that support electrification of businesses or other non-residential sectors
• community engagement activities that the Lead applicant and/or project partners are already committed to undertaking
• initiatives that involve Unproven or Emerging Technologies
• community engagement activities that have been funded by other Victorian or Federal Government grants
• projects that operate as bulk buys of electrification appliances for consumers
• commenced before the Applicant is notified by SV in writing that their grant application has been successful. Note: if applicants fail to execute a Funding Agreement, their eligible costs will not be reimbursed.