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Funding is available for businesses preparing to commercially manufacture low carbon products in NSW. This stream will fund specific development activities that enable a financial investment decision to establish a manufacturing facility.

The low carbon product manufacturing - project development stream is part of the net zero manufacturing initiative and will invest in project development activities to help businesses reach a financial investment decision for a new facility that manufactures low carbon products.

The initiative plays a pivotal role in achieving NSW's commitment to net zero emissions by 2050 through the following 4 objectives:

• drive economic growth across NSW - increase economic activities by providing funding for new or expanded low carbon manufacturing facilities.
• increase investment and employment in new low carbon industries - attract more investors to engage in the low carbon manufacturing sectors, leading to more job opportunities. 
• support a diverse, self-sufficient, resilient and competitive low carbon manufacturing sector - foster a dynamic and robust economic landscape, reduce dependency on a single sector, and promote the export of low carbon products and technologies.
• establish new industrial facilities and advanced manufacturing capabilities to help decarbonise NSW’s economy - facilitate the establishment and development of low carbon manufacturing with advanced capabilities, contributing to the overall reduction of NSW's economy's carbon footprint.

The Small Grants provide up to $13 million in funding through up to 3 rounds of open-competitive grant opportunities for small-scale projects at the grassroots and community level. The grants are aimed at on-ground projects that are led by individuals, farming groups or community groups, including Landcare groups and, First Nations groups. Projects may be delivered locally across a range of agriculture, fisheries and forestry industries.

The grants will support farmers and land holders to adopt sustainable agriculture best practices, as well as facilitate and implement practice change. The grants will improve management of our natural resources, and increase sustainable on-farm productivity and resilience to climate change.

The grants allow for a wide range of projects and initiatives, providing opportunities for information delivery and extension as well as scaling up of existing local initiatives. New or innovative, as well as tried and tested, climate-smart, sustainable agricultural practices are in scope.

The NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards are an annual program aimed at recognising the incredible dedication, effort and community service of our state’s volunteers, volunteer leaders and volunteer teams. The Awards program has grown to become one of the largest celebrations of volunteering in Australia.

Awards are presented in the following categories:

• Young Volunteer of the Year
• Adult Volunteer of the Year
• Senior Volunteer of the Year
• Volunteer Team of the Year
• Club Volunteer of the Year
• Employee Volunteer of the Year
• Volunteer Leader of the Year
• Not-for-Profit Voluntary Governance Award

This grant opportunity provides grants to conference organisers to assist people with disability to participate in nationally-focused, disability-related conferences held in Australia. Grants will support eligible conference organisers to provide accessibility measures that will maximise the inclusion and participation of people with disability at their conference.

To be eligible you must:

• be the conference organiser
• confirm the conference will be held in Australia in the 2024–25 financial year
• hold a conference that is disability-related and nationally-focused (refer to section 5.1 Eligible grant activities)
• not be receiving (or applying for) funding from another government source for the same activity and purpose that you are requesting NDCI funding for (that is, to provide accessibility measures that will maximise the inclusion and participation of people with disability at their conference)
• be an eligible entity, as per section 4 of the Grant Opportunity Guidelines. 

The Cooperative Research Centres Program (the program) supports industry-led collaborations between industry, researchers and the community. The program is a proven model for linking researchers with industry to focus on research and development towards use and commercialisation.

The program consists of two elements:

• CRC Grants to support medium to long term, industry-led collaborations; and
• CRC-P Grants to support short term, industry-led collaborative research

Round 16 is open to applications for short-term industry-led collaborative research in all industry sectors, with a focus on Government priorities including the circular economy, the National Reconstruction Fund priority areas and the Science and Research Priorities.

Woolworths Pick Fresh Play Fresh Grants support grassroots netball clubs and associations across Australia. Entries are open to any Australian netball club or association with a Woolworths NetSetGO Centre.

There are two types of Grants available.

• People’s Choice – 1 x $20,000
• Other Grants – 10 x $8,000

Every club that submits an application to the Woolworths Grants programme will automatically be entered into the draw for the People’s Choice. All clubs will be listed on the Woolworths Grants website and anyone can vote for the club they feel is most deserving of the funds.

Applicants will be judged on the following criteria:

• Applicants have a tangible project, activity or equipment they have in mind to utilise the Pick Fresh Play Fresh grants money for
• All projects for grant funding must tie into Pick Fresh (eating healthy food) or Play Fresh (being Active)
• Applicants are an Australian Netball club or Association with a Woolworths NetSetGO Centre.

Public Lending Right (PLR) and Educational Lending Right (ELR) are Australian Government programs that compensate Australian creators and publishers in recognition of income lost through free multiple use of their books in public and educational lending libraries. These programs support the enrichment of Australian culture by encouraging the growth and development of Australian writing.

A creator or a publisher must register and submit title claims within five years from the year of publication. Books are surveyed in a sample of either public lending libraries (PLR) or school, TAFE and university libraries (ELR).

Eligible creators are:

• authors, editors, illustrators, translators and compilers
• Australian citizens, wherever they reside, or non-citizens who normally reside in Australia (eligibility ceases if residency in Australia ceases)
• those who receive on-going royalties from the sale of their book.

Eligible publishers are:

• companies whose business consists wholly or substantially of the publication of books and who regularly publish in Australia—'regularly publish' is defined as at least once in the preceding three year period
• non-profit organisations that publish to further their aims or objectives
• self-publishing creators.

The Inclusive Employment Grant (IEG) is a two-year grant of $50,000 to support community organisations
and social enterprises that:

• create meaningful Award Wage Jobs and/or Training Opportunities for individuals and communities facing complex barriers to mainstream work or Self-Employment for people in our priority groups

AND

• are currently earning revenue through trading of goods and services and want to strengthen their business model and build greater financial resilience and sustainability in delivering their social mission

Grant partners will also receive non-financial support including:

• being matched with a Westpac Community Ambassador to help access a broad range of networking, leadership, business strategy, governance and financial capability programs
• opportunities to build their capacity to measure and report on a range of key employment, capability and financial sustainability outcomes as part of an impact study on the IEG program

Westpac Foundation prioritises organisations that create Award Wage Jobs and/or Training Opportunities for people facing complex barriers to mainstream work or Self-Employment, that benefit one or more of the following listed priority groups:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds
• Culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds including refugee and asylum seekers
• Women experiencing disadvantage
• Young people (greater than 15 years of age)
• People that are homeless or at risk of homelessness
• People who have experienced family and/or domestic violence
• People living with a disability (including carers)
• People living with a mental health issue (including carers)
• People who have been incarcerated or have had contact with the criminal justice system
• Long term unemployed and experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage
• Living in rural and remote areas

Also prioritised are social enterprises and job-focused community organisations that are building skills and career pathways in jobs-rich growth sectors such as the technology care, and green economy.

Grants are available for carer support groups and organisations from across NSW to celebrate and recognise the contribution of family and friend carers in their local communities by holding local events and activities.

The grants are to be used to plan events or activities either online or in person to support and celebrate carers as part of National Carers Week. It is preferable that the events and activities are held during, or as close as possible to, National Carers Week (13-19 October 2024).

The Support Plantation Establishment Program will run over 4 years from 2023–24 to 2026–27. The funding will support the establishment of new long-rotation softwood and hardwood plantation forests and assist the sector to respond to the projected growth in demand for domestically sourced timber resources. Through focusing on long-rotation plantation forests the program’s key intended outcomes are to increase domestic timber supply, particularly construction and manufacturing timber resources, and to contribute to Australia’s carbon emissions reduction commitments.

The Kickstarter Challenge gives five finalists the opportunity to take centre stage and pitch their new business idea for the chance to secure a share of $60,000 in equity-free funding. Finalists will also score a paid trip to the nation’s capital and support for the journey ahead with mentoring sessions, media training and more.

2024 categories

• Health, Wellbeing and The Care Economy
• Climate Change and Sustainability
• Community Impact
• Fintech or Ecommerce
• Popular Vote

The total value of the equity-free cash prize money is $60,000 AUD which will be shared amongst the Competition Finalists as follows:
(a) The Competition winner (Winner) will receive $30,000 AUD;
(b) Each finalist (Finalist) will receive $7,500 AUD.
(c) One (1) return flight to the Grand Final in Canberra (if they reside outside the ACT);
(d) Accommodation for the duration of the Grand Final;
(e) Media and PR training and social media support in the lead-up to the Grand Final;
(f) Grand Final presentation support from professional graphic designers;
(g) Mentorship opportunities;
(h) A chance to meet key decision-makers to help develop their business idea; and
(i) The opportunity to feature on an episode of Secrets of a Self Starter podcast.

The Mental Awareness Foundation (MAf) offers support to registered grass-roots charities, organisations, and people with a dream or vision to help others in the mental health area through their grant program.

You must be a registered charity with DGR Compliance to be eligible to obtain funding from MAF.

The following Grants are offered:

Large Grants: 7 x $25,000
Small Grants: $5,000 & $10,000 to the value of $25,000

The Movember Indigenous Men’s Wellbeing Innovation Initiative will provide grant funding and capacity building opportunities to empower Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander-led organisations to develop, implement and evaluate innovative programs/interventions to improve Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander men’s social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB). It is one of 4 initiatives under Movember’s new Indigenous Social and Emotional Wellbeing Portfolio.

Annual funding of up to AUD $300,000 per applicant is available for 3 years to improve SEWB among Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander boys and men in Australia.

Please Note: This grant is part of a funding opportunity offered across multiple countries including Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and the USA, and as such dates and times for it are based on Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) not Australian Eastern Time. We have provided the adjusted date and times, but please always refer to the source grant information for exact dates and times.

The Movember Indigenous Men’s Health: A Community Empowerment Initiative will provide grant funding and capacity building opportunities to empower Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities to develop, implement and evaluate place-based strategies to improve social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander boys and men, and their communities. It is one of 4 initiatives under Movember’s new Indigenous Social and Emotional Wellbeing Portfolio.

Annual funding of up to AUD $700,000 per applicant is available for 5 years to improve SEWB among Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander boys and men in Australia.

Please Note: This grant is part of a funding opportunity offered across multiple countries including Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and the USA, and as such dates and times for it are based on Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) not Australian Eastern Time. We have provided the adjusted date and times, but please always refer to the source grant information for exact dates and times.

White Rock Wind Farm Community Fund aims to share the benefits of White Rock Wind Farm by investing in the communities around the wind farm (50km). The Funds are intended to provide financial support for community-based initiatives, projects and events that produce lasting community benefit and reflect local priorities.

A total of $202,946.35 is available for projects across a range of community activities and interests, such as environmental, social, cultural, and educational.

Applications are invited for projects in one of three categories:

• Minor Projects under $5,000;
• Projects over $5,000 and
• Expression of Interest for Major Projects requiring funding over $100,000.

Applications are open to any not for profit or community-based organisations.