LGBTIQ+ Community Organisational Grants 2017‐18 Organisation Location Project Description Amount Alice's Garage City of Port Philip To support Alice's Garage to engage consultants to work with the organisation on business $58,266 and future planning for Celebrate Ageing. All the Queens Men Melbourne City Council To support All The Queens Men (ATQM) to undertake strategic and business planning and to $35,000 (over two years) further develop and deliver their program for LGBTI Seniors. Alphabet Soup Melbourne City Council To enable Alphabet Soup to undertake a sustainabiltiy review, strategic planning workshops to $60,201 (over two years) inform where in regional and rural Victoria would benefit from engagement with the trans‐led peer support group. Australian GLBTIQ Multicultural Council (AGMC City of Darebin To strengthen the capacity of AGMC as a national body that represents and advocates for the $70,500 Inc.) rights of multicultural and multifaith (MCMF) LGBTI communities. This includes support for the organisation to obtain DGR status. Australian X and Y Spectrum Support Shire of Mornington Peninsula Support towards the Strategic Planning and infrastructure costs of Australian X & Y Spectrum $71,780 (over two years) Support (AXYS) which was established by parents in need of information about X & Y sex chromosome (intersex) conditions. Ballarat Pride Hub Inc. City of Ballarat Support for Ballarat Pride Hub Inc. to purchase IT equipment and and marketing materials to $12,500 enable them to continue thier social support, advocacy and referral services to the Ballarat region LGBTIQ+ communities. Castlemaine District Community Health Ltd Shire of Mount Alexander To enable the Castlemaine Takes Pride partnership with Castlemaine District Community $76,140 (over two years) Health, Castlemaine Community House, and the Central Victorian Primary Care to commence the development of a community co‐designed strategic plan, website development and training of volunteers. FAB CV City of Greater Bendigo Support to enable Friends Alike Bendigo and Central Victoria (FAB CV) in their development $80,000 (over two years) and delivery of a leadership program with the Community Leadership Loddon Murray partnership, and develop a five year strategic plan for the organisation. Geelong Rainbow Inc. Surf Coast Shire Website development and promotion and marketing materials for Geelong Rainbow Inc as the $19,500 newly formed umbrella organisation for queer identifying people (LGBTIQA+) within the Barwon South‐West G21 region. Human Rights Law Centre ‐ LGBTI Rights Unit Melbourne City Council Capacity building and development for the LGBTI rights advocacy body Human Rights Law $40,000 Centre. LGBTI Latinx and Hispanics in Victoria Melbourne City Council Website development and marketing and promotional materials for Latin American and $1,818 Hispanic Rainbow Community who support multicultural and multifaith people from Latin America and Hispanic backgrounds who identify as members of the LGBTI community. Melbourne Gay & Lesbian Chorus Inc. City of Boroondara Support for the Melbourne Gay and Lesbian Chorus to engage a fundraising consultant and to $10,000 enable them to provide training for volunteers, and the development of policies and documents. Pride Cup City of Stonnington The development of the Pride Cup website and additional marketing and promotional $31,900 materials to improve visibiltiy and particpation at the event. Proud 2 Play Inc. City of Stonnington Capacity building to develop their business plan and support towards further training of staff $19,949 and basic office infrastructure costs. The Channel Giving Circle Melbourne City Council Support of The Channel to grow rainbow philanthropy by enabling them to develop their $49,300 strategic plan, website and to undertake a philanthropy and fundraising review. The Wimmera Pride Project Rural City of Horsham To develop their Strategic, Business, Marketing and Fundraising Plans. The project has been $20,000 (over two years) established to provide support lesbian,gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, intersex and community members in the Wimmera area. Transgender Victoria Melbourne City Council The purchase of IT, development of strategic and fundraising plans and development of the $35,956 website for Transgender Victoria, as they work towards achieving justice, equity, and quality health and community service provisions for trans and gender diverse people. Yellowkitties City of Darebin The engagement of a marketing consultant and website development for Yellowkitties; a $7,190 (over two years) social group that supports queer women from multicultural backgrounds. #OFFICIAL.