About the program
The Multicultural Capacity Building Program (MCBP) supports multicultural community organisations in Victoria to strengthen their capacity and continue to create positive change for communities.
The MCBP aims to help multicultural organisations, to deliver better outcomes for Victorian communities by:
- enabling strength-based capacity building that supports organisational sustainability
- fostering collaboration between multicultural organisations, government and communities.
This one-year grant program is:
- competitive – meaning not all applications will be successful
- awarded based on merit and at the discretion of the Minister for Multicultural Affairs, factoring in assessment recommendations from Department of Premier and Cabinet.
Alternatively, you can download the program guidelines below
Timeline
Applications open on 15 January 2026 and close on 19 February 2026 at 3:00 pm.
Funding available
The program has three funding streams to support multicultural organisations of different sizes and capacities.
Organisations can only submit one application.
| Small Stream | Up to $10,000 | For emerging and established organisations that:
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| Medium Stream | $10,001 to $100,000 | For emerging and established organisations that reach more than 250 people |
| Large Stream | $100,001 to $400,000 | For established organisations that reach more than 500 people |
Information sessions
To support with the application process, a series of information sessions will be delivered online.
- Wednesday, 21 January 2026 - 6:30 – 7:30pm
- Wednesday, 28 January 2026 - 6:30 – 7:30pm
We will be delivering two information sessions, but the information will be the same in each one. Please register for only one session.
Program guidelines
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Guidelines
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