Please read information below to assist you in completing your application online.
Welcome to the City of Melbourne's online grant application service, powered by SmartyGrants.
Preview the application form
For the best viewing experience, we recommend that you use the 'Download Preview Form' to preview the application form before you being.
Please read the Guidelines
This is important to ensure you meet the eligibility criteria, understand all the application requirements and how to complete it online.
If you require further information and assistance prior to commencing this application, please contact us on businessfunding@melbourne.vic.gov.au.
For help using this online form we suggest downloading the Help Guide for Applicants and/or checking out Applicant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's).
On every screen (page of the form) you will find a Form Navigation contents box, this links directly to every page of the application. Click the link to jump directly to the page you want.
You can also click 'next page' or 'previous page' on the top or bottom of each page to move forward or backward through the application.
If you wish to leave a partially completed application, press 'save and close' and log out. When you log back in and click on the 'My Submissions' link at the top of the screen, you will find a list of any applications you have started or submitted. You can reopen your draft application and start where you left off.
You can also download any application, whether draft or completed, as a PDF. Click on the 'Download PDF' button located at the bottom of the last page of the application form.
You will find a Review and Submit button at the bottom of the Navigation Panel. Please review your application then click 'Submit' at the top or bottom of the screen or on the navigation panel.
NOTE: Your application will not submit until all compulsory questions are completed and there are no validation errors.
Once you have submitted your application, no further editing or uploading of support materials is possible.
When you submit your application, you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your submitted application attached. This will be sent to the email you used to register.
If you do not receive a confirmation of submission email then you should presume that your submission has NOT been submitted.
Hint: also check the email hasn't landed in your spam or junk email folder.
You may need to upload/submit attachments to support your application. This is very simple, but requires you to have the documents saved on your computer, or on a storage device.
You need to allow enough time for each file to upload before trying to attach another file. Files can be up to 25MB each; however, we do recommend trying to keep files to a maximum of 5MB – the larger the file, the longer the upload time.
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