In a significant boost, the Victorian Government is allocating more than $749,000 over two years to support groups to operate. Each disability self-help group will receive up to $14,000 until 2025.
The grants will support disability self-help groups to provide critical peer support to their members.
This year, around one-third of groups will focus on supporting people from diverse backgrounds, including:
- women and girls
- autistic and other neurodiverse people
- people from multicultural communities
- LGBTIQA+ people
Other highlights of the grant funding round include:
- support for people across Victoria with 22 groups from regional and rural areas
- new support for activities that celebrate pride and recognition
- meeting costs for guest speakers for the first time
- increased overall funding for groups (raised from $10,000 over two years to $14,000).
To find out more visit Disability self help grants program page on the Providers site.
Victoria’s support for disability self-help groups recognises the value of peer support and aligns with the goals of Inclusive Victoria: State disability plan 2022–2026.