Eligible applicants can apply for a one-off Scoping grant of up to $30,000 to support activities that identify a need for primary prevention programs in their community, and to prepare an application for a Delivery grant.

This may be achieved through community engagement, relationship building and capacity building activities.

The Scoping grant is intended to support smaller community-based organisations including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community organisations. It is designed to help organisations discover information they can include in a Delivery grant application.

Grant recipients will have 3 months to complete their scoping activities ahead of Delivery grants opening in January 2027.

Important note: You do not need to apply for a Scoping grant to be eligible to apply for a Delivery grant. See both opportunities.

Proposed initiatives funded under this grant program must:

• focus on the primary prevention of DFV, rather than early intervention or responses to people experiencing or using violence
• be community focused and community-led, with activities centred on meeting the unique needs of the local community
• align with the assessment criteria
• include an evaluation of the project
• be delivered in Queensland
• be offered at no cost to the target population
• demonstrate an intersectional approach.

To be eligible for the grant program, applicants must be 1 of the following:

• an incorporated, not-for-profit organisation (as defined by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission)
• an incorporated association (registered with the Office of Fair Trading)
• an Indigenous corporation (registered with the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations)
• a university located in Queensland
• a State-run entity such as a school and hospital
• a Queensland local government authority.

Note: Applicants must provide proof of not-for-profit status, incorporated association or Indigenous corporation.

• Email: DFSVPI.grants@families.qld.gov.au