20 JunAdditional funding announced for Building Blocks Grants
The Victorian Government has made a significant investment in the 2023/24 budget towards infrastructure development. Below is an update explaining the additional funding announced for the Building Blocks Grants.
Building Blocks Improvement Grants
A new round of the Building Blocks Improvement Grants is now open. There are three categories of improvement grants available to help providers and local government refurbish or renovate early childhood buildings and facilities. This includes the purchasing of IT equipment. They are:
- early learning facility upgrade (increased funding available)
- minor infrastructure (increased funding available)
- information technology.
To find out more please CLICK HERE.
Capacity Building Grants boost
Application for Capacity Building Grants are accepted year-round. Earlier this year the Victorian Government announced a boost to the grants. Under the Capacity Building Stream, projects can receive funding of up to $9 million to build a 4-room integrated children’s centre offering 132 new approved places.
To apply, please CLICK HERE.
Similar to the Capacity Building Grants, the Building Blocks Planning Grants accepts applications year-round. These provide funding for planning and pre-construction work on kindergarten building projects. To apply, please CLICK HERE.
A key part to the scale-up to 30 hours of Pre-Prep will be building infrastructure capacity. ELAA continues to advocate for improvement to infrastructure, based on the feedback of our members.
