The $10 million Mental Health Capital Renewal Fund is now open.
The fund will help existing mental health and support agencies to provide better facilities for staff, consumers, carers, and visitors.
Individual grants of up to $1 million will be available for renewal, reconfigurations, and refurbishments to health facilities.
These will help increase safety, quality, and efficiency of services, and improve consumer choice, all while supporting people on their mental health recovery journey.
Submissions for the 2024-25 Mental Health Capital Renewal Fund opened on 7 December 2025 and will close 28 February 2025. Recipients will be announced in June 2025.
Submissions
We encourage interested health services and agencies to visit the Mental Health Capital Renewal Fund program page to learn about:
- eligibility criteria
- guidelines
- how to apply.
All submissions must be made online via SmartyGrants.
Submissions close at 5.00 pm on Friday 28 February 2025.
About the fund
The Mental Health Capital Renewal Fund responds directly to recommendations from the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System. It aims to address physical safety and wellbeing risks in Victoria's mental health facilities.
Projects funded through the Victorian Government's Mental Health Capital Renewal Fund are administered by the Victorian Health Building Authority (VHBA) and delivered by the publicly funded health service provider.
Find out more about the Mental Health Capital Renewal Fund.