The Back Together Again grant program aims to encourage healthy eating and social gathering for grassroots organisations such as sporting clubs.

Kalkee Football Netball Club will receive $8000 to fund free, healthy meal nights for the second half of the HDFNL season.

The club's grant manager Jo Martin successfully applied for the funding and said the money would be put to good use by reducing the costs of the meals for the families and also making them healthier.

"It is an $8000 grant that will go towards offsetting some of the costs, particularly for training meals for our players," she said.

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"Enabling us to have some healthier options, which are sometimes more expensive than the non-healthy options is great for our club.

"At a footy club level $8000 is awesome. Everybody knows that year we had last year, but even this year, the critical part was community.

"It is something we hang our hat on and being able to make the cost of socialising affordable for all families is really important."

Mrs Martin said the volunteers were already brainstorming what new and interesting meals they could offer.

"We are thinking about having a curry night. Food that everyone will eat. It could be simple things like moving the white bread to the whole meal, steaks instead of sausages - things like that," she said.

"We have all got kids and family who are running around at sport, and to know they have something half decent, particularly as a parent, is a bonus."

Horsham Calisthenics College has also received $1300 under the new $3 million round of VicHealth funding.

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Member for western Victoria Jaala Pulford said the funding aimed to support the communities post-pandemic health and wellbeing.

"Horsham's grassroots organisations understand our communities' needs and can deliver locally-led solutions to empower local residents to improve their health and wellbeing in the wake of the pandemic," she said.

VicHealth chief executive Dr Sandro Demaio said community organisations play a vital role in helping Victorians hardest hit by the pandemic take care of their wellbeing.

"This funding is about empowering fantastic grassroots organisations so Victorians facing disadvantage can enjoy the physical and mental health benefits of being active, eating healthy food and being socially connected," he said.

"Protecting our health and wellbeing is more important than ever, so we're thrilled to be able to help more Victorians enjoy better health and wellbeing through the direct support of their local clubs, organisations and community groups."

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