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Participation Grants provide up to $20,000 to enable residential or small business consumer advocacy by participation in current or forthcoming government, regulatory, or industry decision-making processes.

Examples of activities that may be funded include engaging a consultant to provide technical or specialist expertise for a submission; undertaking research; hosting workshops; and funding for reasonable travel costs (flights, accommodation, transfers) to engage in government, regulatory and industry forums relating to that process.

Successful applications will demonstrate a clear outcome and can describe the positive impact you are aiming to achieve by engaging in this policy/ regulatory process.

93.5% of Australian registered nonprofits say they need assistance with digital marketing strategies and more than 50% still cannot accept donations online. These numbers are highly alarming considering the rapid change in donor demographics, the phasing out of Cheques by 2030 and the use of cash declining by 50% from 2019 - 2022.

Considering these statistics, The Little Phil Foundation has decided to assist Australian charities with two types of grants to aid with the transition to digital giving and increase supporter engagement. 

Grant Option 1 - Digital Marketing and Fundraising Boost (Valued at up to $30,000)
For organisations who are wishing to invest in building their digital supporters and preparing their organisation for the future of digital fundraising.

Grant Option 2 - Digital Giving & Marketing DIY (Valued at up to $2,380)
For organisations who are looking to adopt digital tools and technology that will assist their team and volunteers with implementing digital fundraising and marketing initiatives.

You can access a range of energy savings for your business by upgrading existing appliances and equipment or purchasing new ones.

Upgrading your equipment, appliances and system processes will help your business become more energy efficient, cut electricity and gas use and lower the cost of your bills. 

This will also support us in our goal to improve the affordability, reliability, accessibility and sustainability of our energy system in NSW.  

Available upgrades:

• Add a battery to your solar
• Compressed air systems
• Furnaces
• HVAC systems
• Hot water and steam systems
• Lighting
• Motors, pumps and fans
• NABERS rating improvements
• Power systems
• Process change and control system upgrade
• Refrigeration
• Bundled upgrades

The purpose of this grant is to provide Australian Government funding to support a wage increase for all eligible ECEC workers from December 2024.

Eligible ECEC workers include:

• workers covered by the Children’s Services Award 2010 and working in a Child Care Subsidy (CCS) approved Centre-Based Day Care (CBDC) or Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) service;
• workers covered by the Educational Services (Teachers) Award 2020 and working in a CCS approved CBDC or OSHC service; and
• workers who are undertaking duties covered by the Children’s Services Award 2010 or Educational Services (Teachers) Award 2020 and working in a CCS approved CBDC or OSHC service but are not covered by these awards (including workers covered by a state industrial instrument, or working in a setting covered by a different award), and these duties constitute the majority of that workers role. 

Trainees who are undertaking a registered traineeship and whose pay and conditions are not covered by the Children’s Services Award 2010 or the Educational Services (Teachers) Award 2020 are not included as eligible ECEC workers. 

To be eligible you must be a legal entity that provides CBDC or OSHC services (a Provider). One Provider may apply in relation to one or multiple service locations (Services) that the Provider owns and operates.

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.

Deafness Foundation Grants applications open July 1 and close on October 31 each year.

The Deafness Foundation Education Encouragement Grants recognise the challenges experienced by students who are deaf or hard of hearing in their effort to access and complete education and training. It is envisaged that these grants will significantly facilitate the students’ ability to complete future study. 

Applicants must:

• be deaf or have a permanent hearing loss in both ears.
  • A current audiogram performed by a qualified audiologist must be included with the completed application.
  • If the student has a cochlear implant, a statement from a Cochlear Implant Clinic, a Teacher of the Deaf, or a Disability Liaison Officer (or equivalent) in a tertiary institution that a cochlear implant is used must be provided in lieu of an audiogram.
• be a student in a school in a State or Territory of Australia.
• be nominated by a person who can provide supporting evidence for the nomination [e.g., Teachers, Aides, Interpreters, Tutors, Course Coordinators, Families / Caregivers].
• be a Permanent Resident of Australia.
• not be a previous recipient of a Deafness Foundation Education Encouragement Grant or Grant. Prior unsuccessful applicants may reapply.

A $10,000 First Home Owner Grant (FHOG) is available when you buy or build your first new home.

Your first new home can be a house, townhouse, apartment, unit or similar that is newly built, purchased off the plan or substantially renovated.

This grant supports families in purchasing life-changing equipment to increase physical development, independence, and social inclusion. The primary aim of the We Move Grant is to provide mobility equipment that is not easily available through statutory services.

The details of the grant are different to the previous mobility grant so please have a look at the guidelines to see if you are able to apply. It is also recommended you speak with your support person (e.g. medical professional, case worker, teacher, OT) to ensure they are able to assist you with some key sections of the application. 

The aim of the Environmental Grant Program is to facilitate projects that enhance the environment, protect the environment, or provide a sustainable environmental solution.

The criteria can be defined as follows:

ENHANCE - to raise to a higher degree, to intensify, to magnify.

PROTECT- to secure for future generations.

SUSTAINABLE- a system that maintains its own viability.

The Environmental Grant Program is derived from contributions made by Maules Creek Coal, Boggabri Coal and Tarrawonga Coal Mines under Voluntary Planning Agreements.

The program is administered by the Leards Forest Precinct Environmental Trust Inc. The Trust consists of representatives from the above mines, community and Gunnedah and Narrabri Shire Councils.

Having held three rounds of funding since its inception, the Environmental Grant Program is now to remain open to applications all year round. Applications will be required to be submitted by 30 April to be eligible to be funded in the May of each year and by 15 October to be considered in the November of each year.

The Sheargold Foundation offer grants either in response to applications and/or an expression of interest, to a need or opportunity identified by Sheargold Foundation’s board.

They strive to pinpoint charitable organisations with clear objectives, a fervent aspiration to create an impact, and a close resonance with their own mission and values. Their involvement extends beyond mere backing; they seek to leverage the expertise and experience of their board members to aid the charities they endorse.

From July to October each year, ATO accredited volunteers help people lodge their tax returns online. This Tax Help program is free and helps eligible people earning $60,000 or less lodge their tax return online.

These volunteers can also help you to:

• create a myGov account
• lodge an amendment to your tax return
• claim a refund of franking credits
• tell the ATO if you don't need to lodge a tax return.

You can speak to a Tax Help volunteer:

• online
• by phone
• in person at Tax Help centres across Australia.

You are eligible for Tax Help if your income is around $60,000 or less, have simple tax affairs for the income year and you didn't:

• work as a contractor – for example, a contract cleaner, taxi or uber driver
• run a business, including as a sole trader
• have partnership or trust matters
• sell shares or an investment property
• own a rental property
• have capital gains tax (CGT)
• receive royalties
• receive distributions from a trust, other than a managed fund
• receive foreign income, that is not a foreign pension or annuity.

In line with governments’ commitment to the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, the Australian Government will create partnerships with First Nations people, communities and organisations to create new opportunities and achieve better outcomes at a local level.

Scoping grants are small grants of up to $30,000 (excluding GST) to help eligible organisations to develop a Delivery Grant application.

To be eligible to apply for a Delivery Grant, your organisation must be either a:

• ACCO
• First Nations RTO
• First Nations ACE provider (which may or may not be RTOs)
• First Nations Community Organisation peak bodies (applying on behalf of their eligible members)
• and have the legal capacity to enter into a grant with the Commonwealth
• be affiliated with the community/communities on whose behalf they apply, or partnering with an organisation that is. In the case of a peak body this refers to the community affiliation of the member organisation you are applying on behalf of. Community affiliation can be demonstrated by providing evidence such as:
  • annual reports showing us that you have local community involvement at a board/employment level etc.
  • statements of support from community leaders

This grant opportunity is part of the Youpla Support Program, which was announced by the Australian Government on 8 February 2024 as its enduring resolution for people impacted by the collapse of the funeral insurance provider, the Youpla Group.

The Youpla Group (formerly the Aboriginal Community Benefits Fund) was a funeral expenses insurer that primarily marketed its products to First Nations people. The Youpla Group entered liquidation in March 2022, leaving many people without cover, inflicting significant cultural, emotional and financial harm on many First Nations people and communities.

The Youpla Support Program will provide a Resolution Payment to Eligible Persons to help them recover from this harm. 

The Australian Government has determined that, to be eligible for the Resolution Payment, a person must have either:

• held a Youpla Group policy that was active on or after 1 August 2015, or

• been awarded a determination by the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) in their favour against the Youpla Group, and this determination remains unpaid.

The objective of the program is to build the industrial base Australia needs to achieve Defence outcomes in areas of strategic priority.

The Defence Industry Development Grants Program funds four distinct grant opportunity streams tailored to address the program outcomes:

1. Sovereign Industrial Priorities
2. Skilling
3. Exports
4. Security.

The Exports stream provides support for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) to overcome export barriers and help defence industry build scale and competitiveness in defence capability priority areas as identified by the Sovereign Defence Industrial Priorities described in the Defence Industry Development Strategy.

You can apply if you:

• have an Australian business number (ABN)
• are a SME with less than 200 employees
• are registered for GST
• have an account with an Australian financial institution
• are non-income tax exempt

and are one of the following entities:

• an entity incorporated in Australia
• a company limited by guarantee
• an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust.

The objective of the program is to build the industrial base Australia needs to achieve Defence outcomes in areas of strategic priority.

The Defence Industry Development Grants Program funds four distinct grant opportunity streams tailored to address the program outcomes:

1. Sovereign Industrial Priorities
2. Skilling
3. Exports
4. Security.

The Sovereign Industrial Priorities stream will assist eligible small to medium enterprises (SMEs) to purchase manufacturing plant and equipment which is used directly to develop and/or deliver programs that are in line with the Sovereign Defence Industrial Priorities described in the Defence Industry Development Strategy.

You can apply if you:

• have an Australian business number (ABN)
• are a SME with less than 200 employees
• are registered for GST
• have an account with an Australian financial institution
• are non-income tax exempt

and are one of the following entities:

• an entity incorporated in Australia
• a company limited by guarantee
• an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust.