Homes for Homes will open a new grant funding round for social and affordable housing projects, with up to $400,000 available in the ACT and Victoria.

Social and affordable housing providers in the ACT and Victoria are encouraged to apply for grant funding from Monday 12 September to Wednesday 14 October 2022.

$200,000 will be available in the ACT and $200,000 available in Victoria, with $100,000 specifically for social and affordable housing projects in the City of Casey. This is the first time Homes for Homes is granting funds in a specific local government area (LGA).

Homes for Homes provides a way for the entire community to help solve the issue of homelessness by raising funds for social and affordable housing through donations from property sales.

Through the support from developers and homeowners in these states and territories, in particular those from Canberra suburb Denman Prospect, Development Victoria’s Taylors Quarter project and Balcon’s Orana development in the Victorian City of Casey, sufficient funds have been raised to grant to housing providers.

Both Denman Prospect (by Capital Estate Developments) and Orana (by Balcon Group) register all their properties with Homes for Homes and donate 0.1% of the sale of each block to Homes for Homes. Donations are granted in the state/territory where they are raised, and donations raised from partner projects, such as Orana in the City of Casey, can be granted within a specific LGA.

“We are thrilled to again be granting funds across the ACT and Victoria. These funds are a direct result of the generosity of homeowners and developers paying it forward to help create housing for those in our community who need it most.” said Homes for Homes CEO Steven Persson.

This funding milestone marks the sixth round of grants released to community housing projects by Homes for Homes. Homes for Homes has received over $2m in donations and has granted $1.28 million to social and affordable housing providers in the ACT and NT, Victoria and Queensland, across thirteen projects providing housing for 96 people.

Homes for Homes will continue to take a flexible approach to the projects it supports. Housing providers can apply for grant funding in either the ACT or Victoria, or both.

“We are open to all applications, any organisation that can create social and affordable housing is encouraged to apply,” added Persson.