The Multicultural Grassroots Initiatives grant opportunity will provide funding to community-led grassroots organisations that embrace Australia's multicultural diversity and help multicultural communities to become an active part of Australia's economic and social development.
The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are:
- multicultural community-led grassroots organisations have increased capacity to engage in government grant funding processes and support a cohesive multicultural society
- increased tolerance and understanding of cultural diversity and reduced instances of discrimination and racism
- increased rates of social participation by multicultural community members
- increased rates of culturally diverse Australians expressing a sense of belonging.