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The aim of the grant opportunity is to inform young Australians about the varied pathways and careers relevant to defence industry, encouraging engagement in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The grant opportunity facilitates an understanding of the defence industry, provides access to defence industry career experiences, mentoring and networking opportunities, and encourages student participation in STEM activities and/or subjects. Projects under the grant opportunity can have national reach or specifically target the workforce needs of one or more critical defence industry hubs, such as the Hunter and Cairns regions.

The objectives of the program are to:

• provide linkages and enhance work and career pathways for students into the Australian defence industry, and address specific skills gaps in defence industry capability
• expand the pool of skilled workers from which the Australian defence industry can recruit (including by supporting studies, experiences, and education endeavours in science, technology, engineering and mathematics for students).

You can apply if you:

• have an Australian business number (ABN) or an Australian Company Number (ACN)
• are registered for the Goods and Services Tax (GST)
• have an account with an Australian financial institution.

And are one of the following entities:

• an entity incorporated in Australia
• an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth)
• an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust
• an incorporated not for profit organisation or registered charity
• an Australian Commonwealth Corporate Entity.

The Visions of Australia Program provides funding to support the development and touring of quality exhibitions around Australia by Australian arts and cultural organisations.

The objectives of the Visions of Australia Program are to:

• increase access for Australian audiences to exhibitions of quality Australian arts and cultural material, with a particular focus on touring to regional and remote Australia
•  encourage partnerships between organisations such as museums and galleries, particularly collaboration across the collections sector, to form curatorial partnerships and where appropriate, access to mentoring and skills transfer opportunities.

Program funding is delivered through two streams:

• Development: for the costs of planning and producing an exhibition to tour. This includes research and design.
• Touring: for the costs to produce the exhibition and the costs to transport, install and dismantle the exhibition as well as deliver public programs. 

The Program delivers two funding rounds each year usually opening in February and September. The Minister for the Arts (or his delegate) approves funding under the Program Guidelines based on an assessment by the Department and independent assessors.

To be eligible you must:

• be an Australian incorporated organisation
• have as your principal purpose the arts and/or cultural heritage (usually defined in the organisation’s Constitution or Articles of Association, and reflected in the Annual Report and Business Plans)
• have an active Australian Business Number (ABN)
• be registered for the Goods and Services Tax (GST), if required by the Australian Tax Office
• not have any outstanding reports, acquittals or serious breaches relating to any Commonwealth funding.

Unincorporated groups with an arts or cultural heritage purpose may seek funding but must be auspiced by an organisation that meets the above criteria and applies on their behalf. Individual business units and entities of local government or state government authorities with an arts or cultural heritage purpose (such as art galleries, museums or performing arts centres) are eligible to apply.

The Australian Government is inviting organisations or a consortium of organisations to establish the Disability Employment Centre of Excellence via an open competitive process under Outcome 3: Disability and Carers – Program 3.1 – Disability, Mental Health and Carers of the Department of Social Services’ Portfolio Budget Statement from 28 February 2024 to 30 June 2028.

The purpose of the Centre of Excellence is to provide resources, tools and training to help providers deliver quality employment services and supports to both participants with disability and employers.

The Centre of Excellence will be an evidence-informed, best-practice hub that collects and translates employment-related research and evidence of what works, converts this to best-practice resources and disseminates and promotes these resources. The Centre of Excellence will bring together and use existing resources available both nationally and internationally.

The Centre of Excellence will improve the quality of services by providers of the new specialist disability employment program, Workforce Australia, the Community Development Program (CDP), the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), and supported employment — including Australian Disability Enterprises (ADEs).

To be eligible you must be one of the following entity types:

• Company
• Cooperative
• Corporate Commonwealth Entity
• Incorporated Association
• Indigenous Corporation
• Local Government Entity
• Statutory Entity.

Festivals Australia provides funding to support individual art projects in regional or remote locations. Eligible projects take place at festivals, or significant one-off community events such as a town celebration or opening of a new community resource. Festivals Australia will:

• provide access to a diverse range of engaging, innovative arts projects that grow audiences at festivals across regional and remote Australia,
• support partnerships and collaboration across the arts sector, and
• encourage community participation in arts projects at regional and remote festivals.

The program delivers two funding rounds each year usually opening in February and September. The Minister for the Arts (or their delegate) approves funding under the Program Guidelines.

To be eligible for funding, applicants must:

• be an Australian incorporated organisation,
• have an active Australian Business Number (ABN),
• be registered for the purposes of GST, if required by the Australian Taxation Office, and
• not have any outstanding reports, acquittals or serious breaches relating to any Australian Government funding.

Unincorporated groups are eligible for funding but must be auspiced by an organisation that meets the above criteria.

Festivals Australia does not fund projects that take place in major cities or metropolitan locations.

The Support for NDIS Providers Grants Program (Grants Program) assists the NDIS Commission to ensure people with disability have their rights upheld to access quality and safe NDIS supports and services delivered by skilled providers and workers.

The Grants Program seeks to promote quality and safety through grant activities that educate, influence and consult with stakeholders on:

• the rights of people with disability
• quality providers and workers
• a thriving and diverse market

The Grants Program is built on three complementary Pillars.

The objective of the Quality and Safeguarding grant opportunity is that:

• people with disability receive quality and safe NDIS supports and services, delivered by providers and workers who achieve and continually improve on quality and safeguarding outcomes.

The intended outcomes of the Quality and Safeguarding are to increase:

• people with disability receiving person-centred, quality and safe NDIS supports and services delivered by skilled providers and workers
• providers and workers achieving and continually improving quality NDIS supports and services
• providers and workers achieving and continually strengthening natural and formal safeguards in the delivery of NDIS supports and services.

To be eligible you must:

• have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
• have an account with an Australian financial institution
• be located in Australia

and be one of the following entity types:

• a company incorporated in Australia
• an association incorporated in Australia, including incorporated associations which are incorporated under a State Act
• an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006.

You do not have to be an NDIS provider (registered or unregistered) to apply for a grant under this grant opportunity. However, providers may choose to apply for a grant.

Following the success of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™, Football Australia has launched the Growing Football Fund to support the continued growth of women’s football across Australia.

Through the Growing Football Fund, supported by CommBank, community clubs and associations will have access to a grant of up to $5,000 to support initiatives and programs that look to develop and/or promote women's and girls’ football.

The Holiday Break program provides young people in regional NSW opportunities to connect, socialise, learn new skills, and have fun at free activities, including recreation camps, creative activities, and more during the school holidays.

Young people have different needs and challenges when accessing recreational and social activities within their communities. Some experience more barriers to participation than others.

Eligible applicants are encouraged to design and deliver activities which engage one (or more) of the priority groups below:

• Aboriginal young people 
• young people that are carers  
• culturally and linguistically diverse young people  
• young people from a refugee background  
• LGBTIQA+ young people  
• young people living with a disability  
• young people experiencing socio-economic disadvantage.

To be eligible for grant funding, an applicant must meet each of the following requirements:

• have an Australian Business Number (ABN)  
• acknowledge that funding will only be made available to the applicant on successful execution of a funding agreement 
• either currently hold public liability insurance of not less than $20 million per occurrence
• or better self-insurance to the satisfaction of the Department or confirm willingness to
• obtain relevant insurance prior to executing a Funding agreement with the Department
• be one of the following:  
  • Local Council Groups
  • Organisations
  • Indigenous and Aboriginal Organisations

A Local Heritage Assistance Fund has been established by Glen Innes Severn Council with the aid of a grant from the NSW Heritage Office. Owners of heritage properties are now invited to apply for funding under the Heritage Assistance Fund. Eligible projects are those which involve the repair, maintenance or reinstatement of missing items on heritage buildings. These include fences, verandahs, roof cladding and decorative detail, structural work through to final painting of projects.

Owners of buildings in the CBD are particularly invited to apply as priority will be given to these properties.

Examples of the type of work which can be funded under this program include:

• Stabilisation of buildings,

• Painting in approved colour schemes,

• Repairs to stumps, walls, roofs, doors and windows,

• Replacement of guttering and down pipes and

• Reinstating missing components, including verandahs, fences, roof cladding and decorative detail.

The aim is to maintain, preserve or restore elements which contribute to the item’s heritage value.

The funding cannot be used for improvements such as new kitchens or bathrooms. Council’s Heritage Advisor will be available to assist with colour schemes and provide free advice on proposed work.

A limit of $2,000 per grant, to match a similar contribution from the owner, is the guideline. However, this may vary depending on the number of applications received. Council will consider applications where the owner’s contribution is in the form of labour and/or materials rather than cash.

Please note that grants are not made in respect of properties on which rates are unpaid, for works already undertaken or retrospectively.

The Anzac Community Grants Program provides grants of up to $3,000 for projects that either promote appreciation and understanding of the service and sacrifice of military service personnel or support activities and services to enhance the wellbeing of the NSW veteran community.

Please note, funding is only provided for projects that are yet to take place, and not for costs already incurred.

Applicants who have received funding from the Anzac Community Grants Program for three consecutive years will be ineligible for funding in the subsequent fourth year.

Applicant eligibility

Individuals and the following types of not-for-profit organisations are eligible to apply for funding:

• ex-service organisations
• local government authorities
• non government organisations (NGO)
• educational institutions.

In addition, to be eligible for funding applicants must:

• possess an Australian Business Number (ABN) or can provide written advice from the Australian Taxation Office that no withholding tax is required from the grant payment;
• be financially solvent;
• be based in Australia provided the project is of direct and substantial relevance to NSW; and
• have submitted an acquittal form or progress report for any previously provided Veterans Affairs Grant.

GRANT CATEGORIES

• Local community historical research and education
• Preservation or display of war memorabilia
• Public commemorative events, arts and culture
• Provide support to members of the NSW veteran community

Front Line Innovation grants are for short-term (3-12 month projects), ideal for applicants in the ‘Inspiration’ or ‘Ideation’ phases of Human Centered Design.

The strategic approach for the years 2024-2025 is to fund projects that address significant medical and other issues that affect the health and safety of coal industry workers and local communities. 

Priorities include:

• Illnesses caused by dust and other airborne contaminants
• Mental health
• Obesity
• Musculoskeletal injuries
• Serious injury causal factors
• Fatigue

They will also accept and consider grant applications that address other significant health and safety issues in the coal industry if the proposal makes a strong case for their importance.

Eligability:

Applications are sought from a broad spectrum of applicants dedicated to enhancing health and safety in the coal mining sector, from non-profits and academics to miners and community advocates. Whether you’re an innovator with a safety 
solution or an individual with a promising concept, we support a variety of perspectives in driving progress in workplace safety.

Funding available:

$100,000 is allocated annually for Front Line Innovation Grants (which could be a combination of various amounts across the grant rounds for any given year). Each application is assessed individually and dependent on its potential impact on the improvement of health and safety within the NSW and Australian Coal Industry. 

The Grassroots Cricket Fund (GCF) was established in 2019 by Australia’s professional cricketers to strengthen grassroots cricket for generations to come. The GCF ensures the cricket clubs and indoor centres throughout Australia gets the investment it needs to support those who help drive grassroots cricket and bring communities together.

The objectives of the GCF Community Grants Program is to facilitate sustainable impact and to ensure Cricket Clubs and Indoor Cricket Centres around Australia:

• Remain a strong pillar for local community development;
• Are supported to improve and grow participation in line with Australian Cricket’s strategic goal of doubling the number of 5 to 12 year-olds playing cricket over five years;
• Are empowered to promote themselves in their communities, create high quality experiences for their members through contingency plans and succession strategies;
• Can access funds to enhance the skills and development of their administrators and volunteers; 
  and
• Offer safe, inclusive and accessible environments for cricket participants and the wider community.

Who can apply:

• All Community Cricket Clubs,
• Associations that ‘act’ as clubs in regional areas
• Premier Cricket Clubs
• Indoor Cricket centres

The Women Leaders in Sport (WLIS) program aims to reduce gender inequality and help more women advance into leadership roles within the sport ecosystem.

The WLIS Individual Grants Program, provides women throughout Australia the opportunity to advance in their leadership journey via a range of development programs and training.  In previous years courses undertaken by recipients have included these topics:

•  Leadership Skills and Management
•  Sports Administration
•  Communications and Media
• Coaching and officiating
• Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
•  Organisational Governance
• People and Culture
• Integrity
• Finance
• Sport science, technology, engineering, mathematics, medicine (STEMM)

The objective of the Program is to incentivise voluntary uptake of ADS-B equipment in Australian-registered aircraft operating under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) and Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) to improve safety and efficiency for Australian airspace users.

The program will provide:

• better situational awareness for pilots through improved electronic visibility of nearby airborne VFR and IFR aircraft
• enhanced search and rescue capabilities through improved air traffic information
• air traffic controllers with additional and accurate automated aircraft position information of VFR aircraft.

The Program funds two classes of eligible ADS-B equipment:

• installed ADS-B equipment that air traffic controllers can use for aircraft separation purposes (referred to as ADS-B)
• portable ADS-B equipment for local electronic traffic information purposes (referred to as ADS-B EC).

To apply you must:

• be the registered owner of a crewed aircraft operating under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) or Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) and shown in an approved registration database including:
• the CASA Australian aircraft register for VH aircraft (e.g. fixed wing, helicopter, balloon, glider) registration database managed by CASA
• an approved Australian Sport Aviation organisation:
  • Recreational Aviation Australia (RAAus)
  • Australian Sport Rotorcraft Association (ASRA)
  • Sports Aviation Federation of Australia (SAFA).
• purchase and/or install in your registered aircraft:
  • a device which provides ADS-B-OUT functionality or an ADS-B EC device but not both, after 20 December 2021, or
  • a device which provides ADS-B-IN functionality or a device which provides ADS-B-IN and OUT functionality, after 31 May 2024.

If a grant was paid in respect of your aircraft under ADS-B Round 1 you are eligible to apply under the following conditions:

• the equipment adds ADS-B IN functionality that was not previously available, or
• you are upgrading from an EC device to installed equipment.

As the organisation behind Australia’s digital backbone, nbn decided to develop the Innovate with nbn Grants Program in partnership with the Regional Australia Institute (RAI). Now in its fifth year, the program will again recognise and showcase regional and remote businesses.

They are looking for digital businesses in regional and remote Australia who live and breathe technology and are:

• Harnessing the benefits of the nbn network to enable regional Australians to live, learn and work in a digital society
• Innovative digital businesses challenging the traditional markets in regional Australia
• Businesses who are lifting digital participation and stimulating regional economies
• Champions of digital adoption for regional and remote communities

Applications will only be eligible if you:

• are connected to the nbn network
• are located in regional Australia
• have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
• have an Australian bank account (corresponding to the ABN)
• apply for one category

This year, the Innovate with nbn Grants Program offers seven specific categories and an overall Champion award. 

• Indigenous Business
• Education
• Agriculture
• Women in Regional Business
• Health
• Tourism
• Arts

The program provides funding of between $500,000 and $15 million to local government entities and incorporated not-for-profit organisations for capital works projects that will enhance liveability, bolster social cohesion and support local amenity throughout Australia's regions.

The program is an open competitive program with funding awarded on a merit basis.

The program will enhance our regions by supporting liveable and connected communities. It will provide investment in community-focused infrastructure which creates and enhances amenity, liveability and social cohesion throughout Australia’s regions. The program is intended to support projects that fill an unmet need, respond to local priorities, are well developed with mature planning and development in place, and provide benefits to a broad cross section of people within communities.

The objectives of the program are:

• constructing or upgrading community infrastructure that fills an identified and immediate gap or unmet need for community infrastructure, particularly for communities that have experienced substantial growth
• contributing to achieving social outcomes and increased community cohesion, liveability and accessibility
• delivering increased amenity, liveability and community connectedness in line with the Investing in Places priority focus area of the Australian Government’s Regional Investment Framework to deliver targeted and place-based investment

As part of the Round 2 application process, applicants will be required to complete an initial online eligibility checklist to confirm eligibility, project readiness and program suitability. Applicants that meet the eligibility requirements will be able to submit a full application when applications open.