Pride Events and Festivals Fund 2023-24

We are providing grants of up to $25,000 for LGBTIQA+ events in Victoria.

Who can apply:
Not-for-profit groups
Status:
Closed
Funding:
$1 - $25,000

Celebrating diversity, connection and inclusion

The Pride Events and Festivals Fund (PEFF) has run annually since 2018-2019.

PEFF supports events and festivals for LGBTIQA+ communities and all Victorians to connect, celebrate diversity, build resilience and promote inclusion.

PEFF is one of many ways the Victorian Government supports and celebrates LGBTIQA+ communities across the state. 

The program funds activities across Victoria that:

  • promote LGBTIQA+ arts and culture
  • create opportunities for LGBTIQA+ communities to connect with each other
  • celebrate the diversity of LGBTIQA+ communities
  • raise awareness to combat LGBTIQA+ discrimination
  • improve the sustainability of LGBTIQA+ events.

Since the program began, 186 diverse events have been funded across Victoria.

To support a diverse range of events across Victoria in 2023-2024, funding will be allocated across 2 streams:

  • small stream – grants of up to $10,000 for small events and festivals for LGBTIQA+ communities.
  • large stream – grants of between $10,001 and $25,000 for large events and festivals for LGBTIQA+ communities.

The PEFF 2023–2024 program will focus on events that celebrate the diversity of LGBTIQA+ communities. This includes:

  • people with disabilities
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
  • culturally and linguistically diverse communities
  • communities from low socio-economic status backgrounds
  • faith-based communities
  • trans and gender diverse communities
  • intersex people
  • older LGBTIQA+ people
  • bi+ communities
  • peri-urban, regional and rural communities.

If your event supports any of the listed LGBTIQA+ diverse communities, you should highlight this in your application.

PEFF 2023–2024 welcomes applications from organisations running online or in-person events or a mix of both. These activities should address the challenges of social isolation. They should also give people ways to connect with their peers across the broader community.

Information sessions

To help with the application process, the Equality Unit hosted 2 information sessions. If you would like to receive a copy of the slides or recording email equality-grants@dffh.vic.gov.au.

Guidelines

Updated