Programme development · Funding · Partnerships · Reporting
Successful funding applications: securing support and helping organisations
Successful grants and funding secured for Alisha’s projects, alongside distinct support that helped community organisations obtain funding.
Project context
- Organisation
- University, community and Council programmes
- Context
- Grant support, partnership funding and programme governance
- Practice
- Programme development · Funding · Partnerships · Reporting
Grant development and delivery
Alisha’s funding work combines project purpose, public benefit, partnerships, budgets and a practical delivery plan. Her records include successful applications for her projects and support for community organisations seeking their own grants.
Funding secured for her projects
Named successful support includes the Peter McPhee Community Impact Grant for University of Melbourne gender equity workshops and Maker Spaces work; Moreland Celebrating Place / place-making support for Window Shopping, Glenroy; successful Midsumma Festival support recorded in her early practice history; and a Council of Europe travel grant. Individual funding programmes and their recipients are listed below.
Successful support to another organisation
At Hobsons Bay, Alisha assisted Louis Joel Arts & Community Centre to secure funding for Rainbow Pride in Altona / Midsumma programming. Her support included project framing, objectives, community engagement, partnerships, evaluation and delivery planning, followed by marketing and promotion. The grant belonged to the Centre.
Organisational funding and practical support
Her Merri-bek work secured organisational investment for homelessness strategy implementation, assertive outreach and Functional Zero through advocacy, funding proposals and Council processes. This is listed separately from competitive external grants. Window Shopping also mobilised in-kind partner support; in-kind resources are distinct from cash awards.
Scope of the funding record
The list below names successful funding identifiable in the professional records reviewed. Broader records describe additional community-grant work, application and acquittal support, and aggregate funding, without an itemised award list. Pending applications, requested budgets and award submissions are not counted as successful funding.
Documented successful funding
Applications and funding secured for Alisha’s projects
- Peter McPhee Community Impact Grant
University of Melbourne gender equity workshops and structural change in Maker Spaces
Successful competitive grant, recorded in 2025–2026. Alisha developed the project and application; final awarded amount is not stated here.
- Moreland Celebrating Place / place-making grant
Window Shopping, Glenroy
Successful 2018 project funding for Alisha’s independent programme with neighbourhood partners.
- Midsumma Festival support
Independent arts and community projects
Early practice records identify successful Midsumma applications. The funding stream and cash amount are not itemised in those records.
- Council of Europe travel grant
Intercultural Cities network exchange
Successful travel support recorded in Alisha’s professional funding history.
Successful applications supported for another organisation
- Louis Joel Arts & Community Centre — Rainbow Pride in Altona / Midsumma
The Centre was the recipient. Alisha supported a successful grant through project development, community engagement, partnerships, evaluation and delivery planning during her Hobsons Bay role. The funder and final amount are not identified in the records reviewed.
Organisational investment secured through Council work
- Merri-bek homelessness: $150,000 per year for implementation
Alisha’s professional records identify $130,000 secured in the first year and $150,000 per year in subsequent years for homelessness implementation, including assertive outreach and Functional Zero. This investment was secured through her Council work.
Council’s June 2024 budget adoption report records continuing funding of $0.2 million for the homelessness assertive outreach programme. Separately, the March 2024 report endorsing the Homelessness Strategy and Action Plan referred an additional $155,530 over four years for budget consideration.
Council budget adoption report, 26 June 2024, page 6 ↗
Homelessness Strategy and Action Plan report, 13 March 2024, pages 187 and 191 ↗
Other support and recognition
- Window Shopping partner contributions
More than $30,000 in in-kind contributions from artists, theatre presenters and architects, recorded separately from grant income.
- Midsumma Futures, 2017
Successful mentorship and professional development support, distinct from a cash project grant.
Official information and sources
Public sources provide programme, policy and research background. The contribution described above is Alisha’s account of her experience; these links do not independently verify every personal contribution or imply organisational endorsement.
Contribution, evidence and limits
This account describes Alisha’s contribution in the project context identified above. Read the role credits and source links alongside the account. Prior Council employment and partner-led work inform Soft Infrastructure’s practice; they are not presented as new consulting commissions. Outputs and activities are described where documented. No additional measured outcomes or causal impact are inferred.