Building Blocks Grants – Improvement

This grants stream provides funding for upgrades, refurbishments and renovations to early learning facilities, or investment in IT equipment for not-for-profit funded organisations offering a 3 and 4-year-old kindergarten program.

Who can apply:
Not-for-profit groups, government
Status:
Closed
Funding:
$0 - $750,000

You can apply now.

Applications for IT grants close at midnight on Wednesday 4 September 2024.

Applications for the 2 infrastructure streams close at midnight on Wednesday 2 October 2024.

The Building Blocks Improvement stream offers grants to help kindergartens refurbish or renovate early childhood buildings and facilities, and purchase information technology to assist the delivery of educational programs and service administration.

Funding is designed to:

  • renovate or refurbish facilities to improve the quality of learning environments for kindergarten children.
  • deliver small renovations and refurbishments to early learning facilities.
  • purchase IT equipment or televisions for administration or learning programs.

Projects must be for a kindergarten in Victoria that is, or will be, licensed to provide a funded Three and Four-Year-Old Kindergarten program for 4 years from project completion. The kindergarten must offer, or intend to offer, both programs. This can be sessional or integrated with long day care.

Categories of grants

  • Early Learning Facility Upgrade: This category provides funding up to $750,000 for renovating or refurbishing facilities to improve the quality of learning environments for kindergarten children.
  • Minor Infrastructure: These are 'minor grants' up to $150,000 for small renovations and refurbishments to early learning facilities.
  • Information Technology: These are grants of up to $2,000 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.

Featured projects

Take a look at some of our completed Building Blocks Improvement grant projects:

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Guidelines

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