The Victorian Jewish Community Wellbeing Grant responds to the impacts of the Bondi Beach attack and the lived experience of antisemitism on the Victorian Jewish community. It is based on active engagement and meaningful dialogue between SEMPHN and Victorian Jewish community organisations facilitated by Impact Co.

Purpose

The grant funds activities that will make practical improvements to the wellbeing, safety and resilience of the Victorian Jewish community, improvements that, over time, contribute to:

• longer-term outcomes, including stronger feelings of cultural, emotional and social wellbeing
• better coordination of crisis and wellbeing responses
• greater confidence in help-seeking
• lasting psychological and physical safety.

This grant is not for the delivery of mental health and wellbeing treatment or clinical support services, and grant funding must only be used to deliver Jewish community activities within Victoria.

Eligibility

This grant is only eligible to:

• Victorian Jewish community organisations or
• organisations that can partner with a Victorian Jewish community organisation that will act as the partnership’s lead.

For the purposes of this grant, a Victorian Jewish community organisation is an organisation whose primary purpose is to serve, support or represent the Victorian Jewish community.

Organisations must be registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) or be incorporated not-for-profit entities.

Organisations already receiving funding from the Australian Government’s Bondi Mental Health Support Package are eligible to apply where the proposed activity:

• is not a duplication of existing services already being delivered in the proposed primary activity location(s) in Victoria and
• is designed to address identified gaps and unmet needs.

Key dates

Grant question period close: 11:59pm (AEST) Thursday 2 July 2026

Grant applications close: 11:59pm (AEST) Monday 13 July 2026 (deadline extended)

How to apply

For full details of eligibility requirements and what the grant can and cannot be used for, see the grant application.

Questions

If you have a question, contact communitygrant@semphn.org.au before the grant question period closes.

We will publish responses to any questions received in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) reference document (Attachment F) located in the grant application.

The FAQ document will be updated throughout the grant question period. Please check it regularly for new information.

Background

The grant program is part of SEMPHN’s Bondi Support initiative, funded by the Australian Government’s Bondi Mental Health Support Package, which aims to support the mental health and wellbeing of those affected.

It is administered by SEMPHN with support from Victoria’s primary health networks and in partnership with Central and Eastern Sydney Primary Health Network (CESPHN), which is leading the rollout of the Bondi Mental Health Support Package nationally.

PHNs are committed to the fundamental principle of health equity.

We recognise that the impacts of the Bondi Beach attack have been felt across communities, beyond any one nationality, faith or cultural group. 

See broader SEMPHN-funded mental health support available.