WorkSafe Grants

Introduction

WorkSafe’s grants are a key enabler to working with others to drive improvements in safety and support.

Annual grant funding rounds have a theme to support initiatives and organisations that reflect WorkSafe’s objectives and engage with our stakeholders in meaningful ways.

2025-26 grant funding round - Manufacturing

Applications are open from 10am Wednesday 5 November 2025 until 2pm Wednesday 3 December 2025.

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WorkSafe’s 2025-26 grant funding round is focused on initiatives to prevent or minimise risks from hazards in manufacturing workplaces.

Manufacturing is a priority industry for WorkSafe enforcement and harm prevention as one of the state’s highest risk for deaths and injuries – with common causes including body stress, being hit by falling or moving objects and falls, trips and slips.

This grant funding round will support solutions that make the biggest difference and have the greatest impact on the health, safety and wellbeing of Victorian workers in the manufacturing industry.

This could be achieved through improved risk management practices, strengthening safety culture, fostering innovation, and increasing education and awareness.

Projects will deliver influential and sustainable OHS improvement outcomes targeting the manufacturing sector, such as:

• new or improved risk controls to prevent workplace harm
• industry, employers and workers having the information, knowledge and capabilities required to effectively prevent and manage workplace harm
• improved awareness and education of high-risk hazards in the manufacturing sector
• improved insights or data relating to new or emerging prevention interventions or innovations to reduce the risk of workplace harm
• innovative approaches to enhancing safety culture and solutions to improve occupational health and safety in the manufacturing workforce
• establishing strong partnerships between industry, unions and workplaces, encouraging cross-collaboration between large and small-medium businesses across urban, regional, and rural areas.

Applications open on Wednesday 5 November 2025 and close at 2pm Wednesday 3 December.

Applicants can apply for up to $300,000 in funding for a project to commence in 2025-26 with a maximum project length of three years.

For more information and eligibility requirements please read the grant guidelines.

If you have any questions please email [email protected].

2024-25 grant funding round - Occupational Disease and Illness

WorkSafe's 2024 grant funding round is providing funding for projects that aim to prevent or minimise risks from occupational disease and illness.

Applications closed on 6 August 2024.

2023 grant funding round - Health and Safety Representatives

WorkSafe's 2023 funding prioritised projects that develop initiatives that promote, enhance and/or support Victoria's network of Health and Safety Representatives (HSR).

Applications closed on 19 April 2023.

Questions

If you have any questions please email [email protected].