The Boating Safety and Facilities Program is a State Government funding program that plays an important role in making boating safer and more accessible for all Victorians. The program has a total of $8 million in funding to distribute to projects across the state.

Applications are now open for the 2015-16 round and will be accepted up until 16 September 2015. Applications for the aids to navigation category will be accepted up until 30 June 2016. All applicants to this category should discuss their project with Transport Safety Victoria (Waterway Management Unit) in the first instance.

Applications are now open for for the 2016 FReeZA Mentoring Program, a free program to help young Victorians aged 18 and 25 establish themselves in the music industry.

The Volunteer Emergency Services Equipment Program (VESEP) is an ongoing program funded by the Victorian Government, which provides local emergency services volunteer groups access to grants for operational equipment, vehicles, trucks, tankers, watercraft, trailers and minor facility improvements.

A Large Grants Program (for projects from $5,001 to $100,000 - GST Exclusive)

The program aims to improve the lives of people with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and /or Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) and provides grants to projects that maximise people's opportunities to participate in their local community.

The 2016 Marketing Innovation Fund provides one-off support for discrete marketing projects within the creative industries across Victoria with the aim of encouraging new marketing ideas and initiatives and new approaches to marketing.

It encourages marketers in small to medium creative industries organisations (less than 30 FTE staff) to implement new and innovative projects which have the potential to inform core marketing activities in the future.

Regularly connecting with people is an important part of a fulfilling and healthy lifestyle. Evidence shows that older people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds are often at a higher risk of social isolation due to a range of factors.
The Participation for CALD Seniors grants program is a small grants program that offers grants to organisations to create or expand social participation opportunities for socially isolated CALD seniors. Grants of up to $10,000 are available.

The School Shade Grants Program is a Victorian Government initiative that provides grants for shade development in Victorian Government schools. Schools may apply for one grant of up to $25,000 (excluding GST). Funding is provided to build new shade, repair existing built shade structures or create natural shade by planting trees. Schools may apply for a combination of built and natural shade.

Assistance for Victorian businesses planning to establish new export markets in key countries and regions.

VicHealth's Active Club Grants offer funding to community sport and recreation clubs to increase or maintain participation through their club, by purchasing core equipment.