IMPROVEMENT
This grants stream provides funding for upgrades and minor expansions to early learning facilities, or investment in IT equipment for not for profit, funded organisations offering a three and four-year-old kindergarten program. Three categories of grants are available:
- Early Learning Facility Upgrades: This category provides funding up to $300,000 for renovating or refurbishing facilities to improve the quality of learning environments for kindergarten children.
- Minor Infrastructure: These are 'minor grants' up to $50,000 for small refurbishments and expansions to early learning facilities.
- Information Technology: These are grants of up to $1,500 for purchasing IT equipment or televisions for administration or learning programs.
Building Blocks Grants replaces previous grants schemes - the Children's Facilities Capital Program and the Inclusive Kindergartens Facilities Program.
Applications
Applications for the Improvement Stream open on Monday 3 May 2021.
Information Technology applications close at 11.59pm on Friday 4 June 2021.
Minor Infrastructure and Early Learning Facility Upgrade applications both close at 11.59pm on Friday 2 July 2021.
The VSBA Early Childhood Grants Team assess and administer Building Blocks Grants. For more information, please see the guidelines and forms below or contact the team by emailing
building.blocks@edumail.vic.gov.auGuidelines and forms:
For more information, please consult the Improvement Stream guidelines and factsheets:
Please read the below forms and conditions before applying:
- Acknowledgement and Publicity Guidelines (PDF or Word)
- Funding Agreement Conditions (PDF or Word)
- Land Use Proposal Form (PDF or Word)
- Victorian Common Funding Agreement Schedule (PDF or Word)