Innovation grants

Whether it is piloting or scaling a new program, service delivery model, social enterprise or developing policy & research for systems change, Innovation Grants are to test, develop and demonstrate new solutions, big or small.

**The Innovation Grant round has closed for 2020/2021. Please ensure you are subscribed to be notified when our next grant round will open. **

About

Innovation Grants support projects or initiatives aligned with one or more outcomes of the Foundation's Impact Areas: 

• Education & Employment
• Environment & Sustainability
• ​Healthy & Resilient Communities
• Homelessness & Affordable Housing

1. Seed Innovation Grants
Up to $50,000 for one year.

These grants support the researching, testing or piloting of a new idea or approach. This can include:

• Project funding to test, demonstrate, trial or pilot a new concept or idea that will lead to a service improvement or an advance in a major community issue.
• Research funding to build understanding of an area or issue.
• Inform program design or practice, inform policy development and philanthropic investment or identify best practice.
• Funding to support the initial development phase of a social enterprise.

Seed Innovation Grant projects may be considered for a Scaling-up Innovation Grant in future years.​

2. Scaling-up Innovation Grants
Up to $300,000 for two years (maximum of $150,000 per year).

These grants support the expansion or replication of a proven innovation with the potential to be transformative on a broader community or systems level. This can include:

• Piloting or scaling-up a new service model or developing social enterprise.
• Applying a new approach to improving service effectiveness and/or service quality.
• Increasing impact and/or service effectiveness through sharing space or back office support, or other forms of partnership, merger or collaboration.
• Building an understanding of an emerging issue or area through applied research (i.e. research that has application in practice).