Available Grants
National
Up to $10,000
Round 3
Closes: 23 Jun 2025
Frank Moorhouse Fellowship for Young Writers
The Copyright Agency Frank Moorhouse Fellowship for Young Writers will support a writer aged 18-35 years to develop and write a new work of fiction.
Named in honour of the late Frank Moorhouse, the Fellowship will provide a genuine career development opportunity for a young fiction writer who has not yet published a full-length work of fiction.
Applicants must have previously published some short stories/work in literary magazines, journals or online. Writers who have published a full-length work, in fiction or any genre, are not eligible to apply for this Fellowship.
The Fellowship is essentially a living allowance to create a new work of fiction. It may also be used for mentoring costs.
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National
up to $10,000
Round 4
Close: 24 Jun 2025
Strengthening Rural Communities - Small & Vital​
Grants are available for a broad range of grassroots, community-led initiatives that directly and clearly benefit local communities that strengthen local people, places and climate solutions, with a preference for smaller communities (populations under 15,000).
FRRR’s Small & Vital program supports thriving, resilient, and sustainable remote, rural and regional communities across Australia. In particular, priority will be given to projects that:
- Support communities to implement generational transition
- Invest in outback, remote, and less resourced communities
- Build capacity and resourcing for a just and equitable energy transition
- Support First Nations-led initiatives that strengthen culture, country, economic participation, and reconciliation.
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National
up to $25,000
Round 4
Close: 24 Jun 2025
Strengthening Rural Communities – Prepare & Recover​
The program recognise that remote, rural and regional communities across Australia are vulnerable to climate change and disasters, experience capacity challenges in responding to and preparing for disasters where often existing disadvantage is exacerbated.
The grant program focuses on building resilience and strengthening communities, and actively seek to support a more prepared and climate resilient remote, rural and regional Australia.
Grants are available for a broad range of initiatives that focus on community-led resilience building in recovery or preparedness to strengthen the capacity and capability of local people and systems, especially to manage the impact of future disasters.
Projects that focus on strengthening local inclusion, networks, communication, information sharing, self-organising systems, local decision making, resourcing, tools and support will be prioritised.
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National
$1,000 - $10,000
Closes: 30 Jun 2025
National Pies for Local Legends​
Supports local sporting clubs, community groups or not-for-profit organisations.
For 80+ years, Australians have been enjoying National Pies – at pie nights, at social clubs, and at footy matches big and small. To say thanks for your support, a grants program has been launched: National Pies for Local Legends.
Any registered Australian community group, sporting club or not-for-profit organisation can apply. A grant of $1,000 will be awarded each month, beginning in March 2024. A major grant of $10,000 will also be awarded at the end of each 12 month period (end of February).
Whether you need new boots for your footy club, art supplies for your painting group, a special trip funded, or something else entirely – tell us how National Pies can help!
Click here to see the funding guidelines and intended outcomes
Western Australia
unspecified
Round 2
Closes: 30 Jun 2025
Round 3
Opens: 01 Jul 2025
Closes: 30 Sep 2025
Round 4
Opens: 01 Oct 2025
Closes: 31 Dec 2025
Macca's Junior Sports Grants
McDonald's provides grants to schools or groups within Western Australia to provide basic sporting infrastructure for a school or sporting group for an activity which is likely to encourage kids to participate in sport. Macca's Junior Sports Grants is currently only open to regional clubs within WA.
​If your school or club is in Western Australia and requires equipment, uniforms or something else that encourages participation in sport, you are eligible to apply.
When drafting your application, please consider that the total funds available for each round amounts to $40,000 split equally between regional and metro applicants. To be considered for a grant, an itemised quote(s) must be submitted with your application in order to verify the cost of items requested.
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National
$8,795
Round 3
Closes: 30 Jun 2025
My Mummy Grants
My Mummy Australia is offering 3 business coaching grants to deserving mums in business.. The grant covers the cost of the full Blueprint to 7 figure program which includes everything you need to build a 7 figure business including 36 online modules, monthly live masterclasses, a catalogue of resources and templates plus our thriving community.
All recipients will get in on live action at their 4 boot camps – Branding Mastery, Sales Mastery, Money Mastery and Time Mastery.
For more information and how to apply - click here
Victoria
Up to $22,350
Round 4
Closes: 30 Jun 2025
Victorian Business Events Grant Program - International Incentive Events Program
The Grant Program is designed to give a helping hand to national business event organisers and international incentive event organisers to hold their events in Victoria.
With a focus on association conferences, trade exhibitions, corporate meetings, and seminars, as well as international incentive groups, funding is available to offset actual costs for hosting business events in Victoria.
Grants can be put towards accommodation, venue hire, transport and other event costs, such as marketing and promotion.There are two funding streams available – for international incentive events to be held in regional Victoria and for association events and corporate meetings to be held in regional Victoria.
For more information and how to apply - click here
NSW
Up to $150,000 (exGST)
Closes: 30 Jun 2025
NSW Aboriginal Land Council Community Fund
Provides grants to assist with the acquisition of land, or grants to undertake land management activities.
Eligible LALCs can apply for a grant for the following purposes;
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Land acquisition, where all other avenues for funding have been exhausted; and
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Land management, in relation to land in which the LALC has a legal interest.
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Projects which demonstrate clear community outcomes which are consistent with the ‘Functions of Local Aboriginal Land Councils’ under the ALRA.
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South Australia
Up to $5,000
Closes: 30 Jun 2025
Connecting Communities Events Grant
The Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) is offering the Connecting Communities Events Grant as part of the Family and Business Support Program to support rural communities in South Australia affected by drought and other adversity.
Grants up to a maximum of $5,000 (GST exclusive) per event are available in the following categories:
- Medium to large scale community events that provide social connection, wellbeing or primary production resilience building activities and outcomes
- Community wellbeing and mental health development activities.
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Northern Territory
up to $20,000 (ex GST)
Closes: 30 Jun 2025
Sustainable Business Solutions Grant Program
The Sustainable Business Solutions (SuBS) grant program supports businesses to reduce their waste and help the Territory transition towards a circular economy.​
Grants are available on a co-contribution basis for businesses to purchase equipment or technology aimed at reducing waste and improving recycling outcomes.
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South Australia
Up to $25,000
Round 2
Closes: 1 Jul 2025​
Create SA ATSI Grants - Projects
​Supports individuals and groups of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists in the creative development, production or presentation of new work.
​Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individual artists and arts and cultural workers, groups and arts and cultural organisations can apply for projects across all art forms.
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South Australia
Up to $10,000
Round 2
Close: 1 Jul 2025​
Create SA ATSI Grants - Professional Development
​Supports professional development opportunities for individual Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and arts workers to undertake skills development and training that is relevant to their arts practice or professional practice as an arts or cultural worker.
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National
Up to $50,000
Round 4
Closes: 03 Jul 2025
Westpac Social Change Fellowship
​The Westpac Social Change Fellowship supports the development of people from any sector with the drive to create better lives for all Australians.
Up to 10 Social Change Fellowships are awarded each year. Should you be chosen, you’ll get access to:
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Generous personal development funding
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Leadership coaching
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​W100 Scholars Network
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Western Australia
Up to $50,000
Round 3
Closes: 04 Jul 2025
Community Use of School Sporting Facilities Program
The program, developed by the Department of Local Government Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC) and the Department of Education, will identify, expand and enhance opportunities to:
- Increase access to sporting facilities for community sporting groups
- Improve school sporting facilities and their useability
- Support schools in making their sporting facilities accessible outside school hours without compromising student safety or educational activities
- Encourage partnerships between schools and community sporting groups through community use agreements
- Focus on areas of high demand for community sporting facilities.
The funding will be allocated to ensure facilities are appropriate and accessible for community sporting use.
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Western Australia
Up to $150,000
Close: 16 Jul 2025
Aarnja Foundation & Australian Communities Foundation
To ensure Aarnja’s financial capability to support long-term, sustainable wealth creation and economic participation for Kimberley Aboriginal People, the Aarnja Board of Directors set up the Aarnja Foundation Future Fund with support from Australian Communities Foundation. Five new grant rounds with a total of $350,000 grants are available to the Kimberley Aboriginal community each year. These grants aim to demonstrate Aarnja’s commitment to self-determination, embracing Kimberley Aboriginal culture, and empowering Kimberley Aboriginal people.
1. On-Country Grants
2. Innovation Grants (grant rounds TBC)
3. Education and Employment Grants (grant rounds TBC)
4. Significant Supports Grants
​5. Community Heroes and Champions Grants
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Queensland
Up to $100,000
Round 124
Close: 18 July 2025​
Gambling Community Benefit Fund - Super Fund
Eligible Queensland organisations can apply for a wide variety of items under the Fund GCBF - eg community events/training; equipment (including medical equipment); facility improvements; machinery; printing/publications/marketing; solar; vehicles/boats; workshops/conferences.
GCBF have great tips on their instagram page and website for your application.
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National
up to $20,000
Round 4
Closes: 24 Jul 2025
Telstra Footy Country Grants
As the foundation of our great game and the heartbeat of communities, investment in local clubs is vital to ensuring everyone has access to play Aussie Rules and experience the health, social and wellbeing benefits that come with belonging to a club.
The Telstra Footy Country Grants is designed to financially assist initiatives that can support Community Clubs affiliated to the AFL to strengthen the base and secure the future in three key strategic areas:
- Grow and assist volunteer capacity
- Grow and diversify participation
- Improve club environments and experiences.
For more information click here
Queensland
Up to $50,000
Round 4
Closes: 25 Jul 2025
Women & Change Grant
Each year Women and Change offers a grant of up to $50,000 to eligible charitable organisations with Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status that support vulnerable Queenslanders. Their members are interested in projects that deliver sustainable change and are particularly interested in supporting new initiatives.
Preference will be given to applicants whose projects deliver positive outcomes for Queenslanders living in disadvantage.
The application process consists of two steps.
- An Expression of Interest round, closing 5pm on 25th July 2025
- A full application by invitation only for shortlisted applicants closing 5pm on 12th September 2025.
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Queensland
Unspecified
Round 3
Closes: 31 Jul 2025
Round 4
Closes: 31 Oct 2025
Community Sponsorship Program
​Our program offers organisations and groups the opportunity to access financial assistance and in-kind contributions to support events and programs that benefit the community and aims to add value to community activities that make a positive contribution to one or more of the following areas:
• Economic development: Supporting local supply, capacity building, Indigenous participation, innovation and training initiatives.
• Natural resource stewardship: Partnering for environmental sustainability, water quality, revegetation and biosecurity.
• Community safety and wellbeing: Celebrating diversity, promoting inclusiveness and community cohesion, sporting and cultural events.
• Regional growth & liveability: Enabling and supporting education, community connectedness and resilience.
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National
Unspecified
Round 2
Closes: 03 Aug 2025
Round 3
Opens: 04 Aug 2025
Closes: 03 Nov 2025
Round 4
Opens: 04 Nov 2025
Closes: 03 Feb 2026
Harcourts Foundation Grants
The Foundation's purpose is “To provide support that helps, grows, and enriches our communities”, with a clear focus on providing grants to reputable community-based charitable organisations which need funding for projects and initiatives designed to benefit as many people as possible.
The Foundation will only consider applications from groups for a specific event, project, item, or initiative where Harcourts has an office.
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National
Unspecified
Round 4
Closes: 15 Aug 2025
Connellan Airways Trust - General Grants
The Connellan Airways Trust aims to improve social and economic outcomes for people in Outback Australia. ​General grants can be used to fund a diverse range of activities.
Specific projects, travel costs, education and skill building, technology (communications), community experiences, and a range of other options that align with the vision of the Trust.​
Click here for more information on the pillars and eligibility.
NSW
Unspecified
Close: 30 Oct 2025
Litter Prevention Grants Program
The NSW Government has opened the Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy 2041 (WASM) Litter Prevention Grants Program for councils, community groups and other key stakeholders to deliver litter prevention projects and develop strategic plans to address litter in their local environments.
Intake 5 applications open (Stream 1 & 3 only)
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Stream 1: Small-scale, on-ground projects, including a dedicated cigarette butt litter program
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Stream 3: Own It and Act strategic implementation
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National
Round 4
Close: 31 Dec 2025
Community Wildlife Conservation Award
The award acknowledges and rewards individuals or conservation groups that work tirelessly to save Australia’s native wildlife and precious habitats, and encourages them to continue their excellent work on behalf of the community.
The Society offers four prestigious Annual Awards:
1. Community Wildlife Conservation Award ($5,000)
- Awarded to a community group making a significant contribution to wildlife preservation in Australia.
2. Wildlife Rehabilitation Award ($5,000)
- Awarded to an individual or small organisation contributing to Australian wildlife conservation through rescue and rehabilitation.
​3. Serventy Conservation Award ($2,500)
- Awarded to an individual helping to save Australia's wildlife
​4. Youth Conservation Award ($1,000)
- Awarded to a young individual (or small group) contributing to Australian wildlife conservation
- Applicants must be between the ages of 13 and 18 years old.
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National
Up to $2,500
Round 4
Close: 31 Dec 2025
Frank Hall-Bentick Education Fund
Assists indigenous and non-indigenous people with disability to participate in both formal and informal education programs through small financial grants.
Education is continuously growing and developing so many people undertake courses to pick up the education that was not completed or to begin a new education. With the development of technology, education has become more accessible for people with disabilities allowing people to complete higher levels of education which in turn can lead to more complex and skilled work.
This fund distributes six-monthly financial grants of up to $2,500 to assist people with disabilities to continue or commence their learning.
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National
Up to $120,000
Close: December 2025
SEDI Capability Building Grant
SEDI Grants will help social enterprises purchase business and impact capability building services. These services can be from intermediaries and other businesses that support social enterprises to grow their business, scale their impact and further their mission to support Australians experiencing disadvantage.
​The initiative supports social enterprises across all states and territories and includes a focus on supporting those social enterprises in regional and remote locations, and First Nations social enterprises.
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Queensland
Closing dates:
2026
2028
Remote Communities Freight Assistance Scheme
The Scheme aims to reduce the amount of freight costs that are passed on to consumers of eligible goods in remote communities.
The Scheme provides three types of assistance to wholly or partly reimburse eligible business owners:
1. Establishment Assistance: a reimbursement (where applicable) to help offset establishment activities costs
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$20,000 (plus GST) for each of the approved premises of the eligible business
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$110,000 (plus GST)
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Closes: 12 January 2026
2. Discount Assistance: weekly, fortnightly or monthly payments to reimburse the eligible business for the relevant weekly, fortnightly or monthly discount shortfalls
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Closes: 30 June 2028, or until funding is exhausted
3. Compliance Assistance: payments to reimburse the weekly, fortnightly or monthly compliance cost to the business in making a Discount Assistance claim.
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$250 (plus GST) for each participating premises of the eligible business;
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$2,900 (plus GST)
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Closes: 30 June 2028, or until funding is exhausted
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Queensland
Unspecified
Closes: 04 Feb 2027
First Nations Business Acceleration Program
Boosts innovation and entrepreneurial opportunities for mature Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses in Queensland.
The First Nations Business Acceleration Program is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander innovative businesses in Queensland who are established and looking to scale.
The grant aims to Bridge the economic gap by supporting First Nations’ businesses to grow Queensland’s economy, Create a more inclusive and diverse economic landscape, Engage and benefit Regional Queensland and Create new jobs — now and into the future.
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NSW
Up to $25,000
NSWALC Regional Event Grants
The purpose of the NSWALC Regional Event Grants program is to provide grants for organisations and events that have Aboriginal participation and are of regional significance for Aboriginal peoples in NSW.
The events chosen must support and promote Aboriginal culture and/or sporting achievement.
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Northern Territory
Unspecified
Close: Ongoing
Aboriginal Workforce Grants Program
The Aboriginal Workforce Grants Program provides funding for projects that result in Aboriginal people:
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getting jobs
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developing careers within the workplace.
Click here for more information
Opening Soon
Western Australia
Up to $10,000
Round 3
Opens: 01 Jul 2025
Closes: 31 Jul 2025
Round 4
Opens: 01 Oct 2025
Closes: 31 Oct 2025
MinRes Community Grant Program
Mineral Resources works with local organisations, not-for-profits, and community groups and stakeholders to build strong relationships that deliver positive outcomes.
The grant supports communities in which MinRes operates in across the Pilbara and Goldfields-Esperance regions and the Shires of Yilgarn, Irwin and Mingenew.
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NSW
Unspecified
Round 3
Opens: 01 Jul 2025
Closes: 31 Jul 2025
Regional Australia Bank Sponsorship
Provides essential support to key grassroots initiatives within the Regional Australia Bank network. Any community group is able to apply for support in the form of sponsorship.
Sponsorships are assessed in accordance with the Community Support Policy and should fall into one of the following category - Arts, Community activities, Education or employment related activities, Environmental, Health, Indigenous/cultural and Sporting.
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Queensland
Unspecified
Round 4
Opens: 01 Jul 2025
Closes: 31 Jul 2025
Whitehaven Coal Sponsorships
Whitehaven Coal continues to provide support to initiatives across:
- Economic prosperity and resilience: town liveability, community services, facilities and infrastructure
- Environment: climate, environment and water (supply, drought and water treatment)
- Education, training and employment: jobs for locals, upskilling, future of work, career pathways for local youth
- Community health and wellbeing: through services, availability of staff and liveability
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander engagement: support and promote initiatives that collaborate with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, managed via our WHC Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).
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Queensland
Up to $220,000
Round 4
Open: 14 Jul 2025
Close: 25 Aug 2025
First Nations Commissioning Fund​
The program focuses on investing in opportunities that share First Nations stories and cultural knowledge and elevate awareness of Queensland’s exceptional First Nations arts and cultural products and experiences.
Funding
- For single-year projects up to $70,000 for projects and programs for up to 12 months
- For 2-year projects up to $150,000 (open to applications in January 2023) for projects and programs that need a larger and/or longer scale of development of up to two years and include presentation and/or distribution.
Additional funding available:
- PLUS up to $60,000 towards a First Nations full-time industry placement for 12-months (or a pro rata equivalent for part-time) with a focus on arts management and/or arts production
- PLUS up to $10,000 towards commissioning new music by Queensland-based First Nations composers, musicians or librettists as part of your project.
Click here for more information
Opening - September​
Western Australia
Up to $25,000
Round 4
Opens: 2 Sept 2025
Connecting to Country
The Connecting to Country program supports projects that enable Western Australian Aboriginal people and organisations to undertake on Country activities that foster the intergenerational transfer of knowledge, preservation of culture and strengthening of communities. The program intends to:
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facilitate sharing of cultural knowledge and skills between generations, such as the preservation of language, stories and dance
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recognise Aboriginal cultural leadership within the Aboriginal community and support leadership development in young people
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contribute to stronger community mental health and wellbeing
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strengthen, protect and maintain traditional ways of maintaining cultural knowledge.
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