Innovation Grants are an opportunity for leaders within the charitable sector to develop and implement effective solutions to social and environmental issues.

Scaling-up Innovation Grants are for up to $150,000.

These grants support the expansion or replication of a proven innovation with the potential to be transformative on a broader community or systems level. This work can include:

• Piloting or scaling up a new service model or developing social enterprise.
• Applying a new approach to improving service effectiveness and/or service quality.
• Increasing impact and/or service effectiveness through sharing space or back office support, or other forms of partnership, merger or collaboration.
• Building an understanding of an emerging issue or area through applied research (i.e. research that has application in practice). 

Outcomes

Communities shape regenerative and just climate change resilience

The Foundation's support is focused on:

• Strengthening community capacities to advance health equity through climate change mitigation and adaptation combined
• Urban leaders supporting community networks focused on equitable health and resilience
• Community-driven, nature-based projects that support health and climate resilience
• Cross-sector collaborations that support equitable disaster resilience, with a particular focus on heat

Greater Melbourne's food systems are equitable, healthy, sustainable and resilient

• Research to better understand the issues threatening the security, health, and sustainability of the food system.
• Evidence-based solutions and pathways to a secure, healthy, resilient, and sustainable food system.
• Research and demonstration projects that influence or produce food system security, health, resilience, and sustainability outcomes.
• First Nations' and locally-led food enterprises and capacities
• Demonstration of more sustainable, low-carbon urban agricultural approaches.

Eligibility

Eligible organisations applying under Healthy & Climate Resilient Communities, and Homelessness & Affordable Housing must be:

• Endorsed as a Tax Concession Charity (TCC) and as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) as covered by Item 1 of the table in section 30-15 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 
• Australian charities registered and operating in Victoria, particularly Greater Melbourne

Universities and Research Institutes
In addition to these general requirements, universities or research institutes must adhere to unique application requirements.

• Email: grants@lmcf.org.au