Recoverable grants for Public Benevolent Institutions in Victoria

Victorian PBIs (Brotherhood of St Laurence, Sacred Heart Mission, Wesley Mission) are DGR Item 1 + PBI registered, putting them firmly in scope for Public Giving Fund (formerly PuAF) recoverable grants. The mechanism counts toward the fund's 4% minimum on first deployment (moving to 6% under the 26 Feb 2026 announcement), and recovery is structured against milestones the PBI controls.

Need recoverable grant for Public Benevolent Institutions in Victoria?

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The instrument

Recoverable grant under the Public Ancillary Fund Guidelines 2022 cl 19

Direct recoverable grant from a Public Giving Fund (formerly Public Ancillary Fund / PuAF) to a DGR Item 1 recipient. Counts toward the 4% minimum on first deployment.

How it cycles

Step 1

Public Giving Fund disburses

A Public Giving Fund (formerly PuAF) makes a recoverable grant to the DGR Item 1 recipient. Counts toward the fund's 4% minimum on first deployment (moving to 6% under the Feb 2026 announcement).

Step 2

Recipient runs

Recipient owns the asset or runs the program from day one.

Step 3

Principal returns

Schedule of payments brings principal back to the giving fund's corpus over the agreed term.

Why this audience

Why Public Benevolent Institutions carry this structural problem

Distress-relief delivery requires fast cash deployment; traditional grant cycles can't move at the speed of need.

DGR profile: DGR Item 1 + PBI registered — direct recoverable grants and CADA both open.

How to apply

From a brief to executed in 4–8 weeks

Step 1

Send a brief

Org name, ABN, region, what you need, rough $ amount, timeline. 5 minutes.

Step 2

Routing recommendation

We come back within 48 hours: which pathway fits, which CCT or Public Giving Fund would be a natural counterparty, and what we'd need to take it further.

Step 3

Legal architecture

We work with you and (where relevant) ABL on the legal structure. Typically 4–8 weeks from first conversation to executed agreement.

Step 4

Capital deploys

Asset is acquired or working capital is advanced. Recovery schedule begins.

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