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"LCHS Community Investment Program")
LCHS Community Investment Program
The Latrobe Community Health Service (LCHS) Community Investment Program is a $50,000 fund established to fund eligible community projects and services in the Latrobe Valley.
Overview & objectives of the program
The specific focus of the 2024 grants program will be community projects and services that promote food security, digital literacy and areas that improve community health outcomes throughout the Latrobe Valley. Food Security is services and/or projects that increase access to adequate healthy and nutritious food; Digital Literacy is services and/or projects that aim to increase connectivity and inclusion; and the other key objective is supporting services and/or projects that improve community health outcomes in line with LCHS’s strategic priority areas.
The 2024 LCHS Community Investment Program will provide access to micro-grants of between $500 – $5,000. These grants are for community groups and services to undertake projects that promote the above priority areas for those who live, work and play in the Latrobe Valley.
The key objectives include:
- Food security; access to adequate healthy/nutritional food
- Digital literacy, connectivity and inclusion
- Areas that improve community health outcomes in line with LCHS strategic priority areas
Application process
- Applications open: Monday 29 January 2024
- Applications close: Sunday 18 February 2024
- Successful applications announced: April 2024
- Project commencement: from 1 July 2024
- Project completion: by 30 June 2025
How to apply
To apply, please click on the button below and complete the application form:
For more information, please contact Natasha Hammond on 5136 5411, or email communitygrants@lchs.com.au.