Grants

Funding for new workplace initiatives that improve return to work outcomes.

 

Up to $500,000 available in funding

Return to Work Innovations grants are an opportunity for organisations to develop new initiatives that improve the recovery and return to work experience of injured workers in Victoria.

We fund initiatives that:

  • remove barriers to workers’ recovery
  • develop education and capability uplift
  • adopt new technologies, systems and processes to support recovery
  • apply a holistic approach to workers’ needs and/or
  • forge collaborations and partnerships to drive innovation and best-practice approaches.

Each grant round has a specific theme that aligns with a particular area of focus, and targets priority industries and worker cohorts.

The current grant theme is ‘Recovery through work’. Applications are open from October 6 until November 14, 2025.

Our work supports the five-year WorkSafe Victoria Strategy. The Strategy includes an aim to increase return-to-work rates through partnerships and highlights the importance of community collaborations in helping to achieve that goal.

Grant rounds

Round 2 - Oct 6 to Nov 14, 2025

Recovery through work

 

Round 1 – March 2025

Early intervention for mental injuries

This grant closed on May 5, 2025. We look forward to shortly announcing the successful recipients of this round, which focussed on early intervention for people with work-related mental injuries.

More information

For more information email [email protected].

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