Overview

The Air Quality Improvement Precincts (AQIP) Grant Program aims to support initiatives that improve air quality in Metropolitan Melbourne’s Outer West and Inner West Air Quality Improvement Precinct, identified as 2 of Victoria’s air pollution “hot spots”.

The grants are a 1-year competitive program, providing funding from July 2025 to June 2026. For more information, please refer to the guidelines attached below.

How to apply

Apply using the below link. You must register and create an account prior to commencing your application. You will receive an application number after submitting your application online. Please quote this number in all communications with DEECA relating to your application.

Please fill out your application using the link below. You can save your application as a draft and return to it later. Complete the application by the closing date and attach any relevant documentation.

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Timeline

Applications open

13 May 2025

Applications closed

5pm 10 June 2025

Applicants notified

July 2025

Funding agreements executed

July 2025

Contact

For technical queries, please email: grantsinfo@deeca.vic.gov.au

For AQIP queries, please email: aqip@deeca.vic.gov.au