April 5th, 2025Grants to strengthen diversity and inclusion in Victoria
Thirteen organisations will receive a share of $800,000 to bolster or expand their services through the state’s LGBTIQA+ sector strengthening program grants.
Announcing the successful grants recipients, Victoria’s Minister for Equality Vicki Ward on Monday said the state government stands with trans and gender diverse communities, and the funding will improve equitable, inclusive and accessible services that will contribute to safer, stronger and sustainable communities.
Transgender Victoria will deliver a mobile state-travelling service will ensure trans and gender diverse Victorians can access free gender-affirming services.
Funding for Switchboard will deliver expanded free training to LGBTIQA+ organisations on LGBTIQA+ suicide prevention and bereavement support, while Thorne Harbour Health will provide more affordable mental health support to LGBTIQA+ community members.
Transcend Australia will use its funding to expand support for families of young trans and gender diverse Victorians and improve service accessibility to better assist caregivers and young people living with disabilities.
Now in its second year, the grants program continues to reinforce the important work of organisations supporting and delivering services to Victoria’s rainbow communities.
Monday’s Trans Day of Visibility, celebrated around the world annually, acknowledges the achievements and contributions of trans and gender diverse communities while raising awareness of the challenges, discrimination and stigma that they face.
The grants program is part of the state government’s broader efforts to drive equality in Victoria, a vision outlined in Pride in our future: Victoria’s LGBTIQA+ strategy 2022-32. For a full list of recipients, visit vic.gov.au/successful-recipients.
Minister for Equality Vicki Ward: “In Victoria, equality is not negotiable. We’re supporting organisations working to meet the needs of our diverse Victorian LGBTIQA+ communities right across the state – and this year’s funding will go towards some great initiatives that will make a real difference.”
The 13 successful LSS grant organisations for 2025
- Flat Out
- Thorne Harbour Health
- Transcend Australia
- Melbourne Queer Film Festival Inc
- Transgender Victoria
- Victorian Pride Centre
- Minus18 Foundation Inc
- Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation Inc
- Intersex Human Rights Australia (InterAction)
- Switchboard (Victoria) Inc
- Many Coloured Sky
- Gippsland Pride Initiative Inc
- LINE Wangaratta
Story based on a state government media release
