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Community, sporting and educational groups across the Moree Plains are invited to secure funding from the Public Donations fund to help sponsor their next event, purchase new equipment or otherwise fund the provision of services for activities within the Shire.

Council will consider eligible applications for financial assistance at its first meeting in each financial quarter except in the first quarter of each calendar year, when it may be considered at the first or second meeting of Council.

Funding will be provided to organisations for activities that best contribute to delivery of the following Program outcomes:   

1. a professional, viable and ethical Indigenous visual arts industry that features strong participation by, and provides economic opportunities for, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
2. the continued production, exhibition, critique, purchase and collection of Indigenous visual art.

To be eligible for an IVAIS grant, your organisation must be one of the following entity types:

• an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006
• an entity established through specific Commonwealth or State or Territory legislation
• a company incorporated in Australia
• a company limited by guarantee
• an incorporated association
• a publicly funded research organisation
• state, territory or local government body

and

• have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
• be registered for the Goods and Services Tax, if required by the Australian Taxation Office
• have an account with an Australian financial institution
• have no overdue acquittals or serious breaches relating to Australian Government funding. A serious breach is one that has resulted in, or warrants, the termination of a grant agreement.

Throughout Australia, individuals and groups are working to identify private unmarked graves of First World War veterans and marking these graves to recognise their service. This Marking (First World War) Private Graves Grants (MPG) Program contributes to the cost of establishing a grave marker on currently unmarked private graves.

The MPG Program provides one-off funding of up to $620 per grave to assist with the purchase of a grave marker for unmarked private graves of veterans of the First World War. You can seek funding for up to 10 grave markers in each individual application, and you may only submit a maximum of 2 applications.

The objective of the grant opportunity is to contribute to community recognition of the service and sacrifice of service personnel in the First World War. It does this by providing funding to contribute to the cost of establishing a grave marker on currently unmarked private graves.

The intended outcome of the MPG Program is to mark private graves of veterans of the First World War so as to:

• enable community recognition of service
• preserve and add to the knowledge of, or provide information about, Australia’s wartime heritage. 

Eligibility

You are only eligible to apply for a grant if ALL the below requirements are met:

• The grave must be located within the Commonwealth of Australia, including external territories: Christmas Island, Cocos and Keeling Islands, Norfolk Island, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Coral Sea Islands, and Heard and McDonald Islands.
• The grave must be unmarked as per the definition outlined in section 2 of the Grant Opportunity Guidelines.
• The veteran at rest within the grave must have:
•  lived in Australia at the time of enlistment
•  seen active service in the First World War between 10 August 1914 and 21 August 1918 with the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, the Australian Imperial Force or the King Edwards Horse
• been assessed by the Repatriation Commission and been found ineligible for official commemoration by the Government.
• You have appropriate permission to alter the grave (see section 4.2 of the Grant Opportunity Guidelines).
• You have a formal quote from an authorised provider for the total cost of the marker. 

The Rhoda Roberts Trailblazer Award is a new category within Creative Australia First Nations Arts and Culture Awards, established in memory of the late Rhoda Roberts AO, one of Australia's most influential First Nations cultural leaders, broadcasters, festival directors and arts advocates. The award will be presented for the first time in 2027. 

The award honours the legacy, leadership and transformational contribution of Rhoda Roberts AO. Throughout her career, Rhoda demonstrated courage, cultural authority, innovation and an extraordinary ability to create new opportunities for First Nations artists and communities. Her influence extended beyond artistic achievement and advocacy through her work creating pathways for others, fostering innovation, leading major cultural events and festivals, and building national and international connections that strengthened the visibility and impact of First Nations arts and culture. 

The Rhoda Roberts Trailblazer Award recognises a First Nations leader whose visionary work, innovation and influence have transformed the arts and cultural sector through pioneering approaches and the creation of new opportunities for others. It celebrates individuals whose leadership has opened doors, expanded opportunities and driven lasting change for First Nations artists, cultural practitioners and communities. 

The award seeks to recognise individuals whose impact extends beyond their own artistic achievements or advocacy efforts and whose work has made a significant contribution to the development and growth of the sector. This may include creating new pathways and opportunities, leading innovative initiatives, working across multiple artforms and disciplines, building cultural and industry connections, and expanding opportunities for First Nations artists nationally and internationally. 

In recognition of Rhodas' legacy, the award celebrates individuals who have demonstrated visionary leadership and whose contribution has left a lasting impact and effected substantial change across the First Nations arts and cultural landscape, creating opportunities and possibilities (that didn't exist prior) for future generations. 

The Health and Development Participation (HDP) Grant funding aims to support early learning service providers to embed suitable strategies to enable their partnership, and children’s participation, in the Health and Development Checks in Early Learning Services (HDC) Program and related capacity building supports. The key objective of the HDP Grant is to increase awareness of and engagement with the HDC Program.

Stream 1 is designed for eligible long day care and community preschools.

Who can apply

• Not-for-profit community preschool (centre based); 
• Not-for-profit long day care (as identified in the National Quality Agenda IT system, or where sufficient evidence is provided upon request), including a local government managed service; 
• For-profit providers operating up to 3 long day care services (as identified in the National Quality Agenda IT system); 

The Health and Development Participation (HDP) Grant funding aims to support early learning service providers to embed suitable strategies to enable their partnership, and children’s participation, in the Health and Development Checks in Early Learning Services (HDC) Program and related capacity building supports. The key objective of the HDP Grant is to increase awareness of and engagement with the HDC Program.

Stream 2 is designed for eligible early-leaning led Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations.

Who can apply

Be an approved EL service operated by an Approved Provider who meets the definition of an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation (ACCO) under Clause 44 of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap (2020), and confirm that the approved EL service is: 

• incorporated under relevant legislation and not-for-profit; and   
• controlled and operated by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people; and  
• connected to the community, or communities, in which they deliver the services; and 
• governed by a majority Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander governing body.  

The purpose of the First Nations Cultural Tourism Creativity Fund is to support the growth of a strong, sustainable and NSW First Nations-led cultural tourism sector in New South Wales by:

• Supporting NSW First Nations artists, creatives, organisations and businesses to develop, showcase and deliver culturally strong, tourism-ready experiences.
• Increasing the availability, visibility and quality of NSW First Nations cultural and creative tourism experiences across NSW.
• Strengthening partnerships between arts, culture, and tourism sectors to improve market access, collaboration and participation.
• Delivering economic, community and cultural outcomes led by and for NSW First Nations communities.

The intended long-term outcomes of the program are:

• Increased capability of NSW First Nations artists, creatives and organisations
• Growth in the number and diversity of NSW First Nations tourism-ready cultural experiences
• Stronger market connections and visitor engagement
• Increased participation in the NSW visitor economy
• Improved economic and cultural outcomes for NSW First Nations communities.

Create NSW aims to allocate 50% of the program budget to applicants from regional NSW.   

Types of projects funded under this grant

All funded activities must be First Nations-led and demonstrate appropriate cultural authority, culture governance and community support where relevant.

Tier 1 - DEVELOP

Projects at this tier focus on developing, testing and preparing First Nations arts, cultural and tourism experiences

Value: $20,000 to $50,000 (excluding GST)

Funding supports early-stage arts, cultural and tourism projects and activities, including:

• concept development
• product development
• business and capability building
• market testing
• pilot visitor experiences
• partnership development
• feasibility and planning activities.

Tier 2 - GROW

Projects at this tier focus on expanding, strengthening and growing established First Nations arts, cultural and tourism experiences

Value: $50,001 to $100,000 (excluding GST)

Funding supports existing arts, cultural and tourism projects and activities ready to expand, launch or scale:

• expansion of existing tourism experiences
• development of tourism-ready products and services
• market development and audience growth
• visitor experience enhancements
• strategic partnerships and collaborations
• delivery of larger-scale projects and experiences.

The Print Disability Services Program (PDSP) contributes to the priorities of Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-31, to ensure that information, including printed information, is inclusive and accessible for all Australians. 

Under this grant opportunity, funding will be available for up to 4 years. 

The purpose of this grant opportunity is to support organisations to produce print material in alternative formats for people with print disability who are unable to read standard print with ease due to vision impairment, a physical disability or a learning disability. 

Funding under the PDSP is to produce digital masters of print material, to reflect current and emerging technology and to ensure accessible and the highest quality material is available to the end user. The availability of this material may be provided directly through the organisations selected to provide the output in the variety of appropriate print disability accessible formats or via another eligible organisation that provide the materials to the consuming print disability individual, at no charge to the person.

The Rebuilding Futures grant program seeks to support communities to strengthen their resilience to significant disasters by undertaking a wide range of medium to long-term community-led disaster recovery, prevention and preparedness projects for community benefit.

The Responsible Wood Community Grants Program aims to enhance the connection and build positive long-lasting relationships with local community groups and their local forests and the forest managers, by:

• Supporting communities undertake projects or activities that better enable physical connection of people and forests or wood products.
• Providing an opportunity for communities to leverage funding from a variety of sources to complete forest access or timber utilisation projects that otherwise would not be possible.
• Supporting certified forest growers and chain of custody producers to build their relationships with their local communities.
• Linking community with Responsible Wood certified forest growers or timber product producers who have Responsible Wood Chain of Custody certification.
• Providing an opportunity to promote to local communities the value and benefits of sustainably managed certified forests and wood products.
• Supporting the forest industries through promotion of Responsible Wood certification.

The Young Promoter Fund supports music promoters aged 18-30 to deliver contemporary live music events, build professional skills, grow community connections, and strengthen pathways into the live music industry.

You can request up to $5,000 per event, to a maximum of $25,000. 

Additional funding is available for young promoters to engage a mentor to support the development and delivery of their live music series. There are two types of mentorship opportunities:

• applicant identified mentorship – if you already have an experienced industry professional you want to be mentored by you can request an extra $5,000 to support their involvement. You just need to allocate this additional request into your grant request and justify it with eligible costs in the expenditure table of your budget.
• Sound NSW facilitated mentorship – if successful, we can find an experienced industry professional to act as your mentor. We will pay the mentor directly. 

The Creative NSW Collaboration Fund is intended to back projects that bring together a number of creative disciplines and demonstrate strong public visibility, alignment with major festival periods, and potential to tour, remount or reach interstate or international markets. 

The fund is to support ambitious, creative collaborations and partnerships that develop and present new or significantly expanded creative activity and build a critical mass of experiences during NSW’s peak summer and winter periods.

The program prioritises:

• creative led collaboration across artforms, supporting mid-tier to established practitioners to evolve their practice, networks, and develop new audiences at existing festivals or events, or in partnership with a NSW Cultural Institution,
• new activity that complements or uplifts existing festivals or events, or activates precincts or public spaces during these key periods,
• accessible and unexpected audience experiences.

The program will:

• support the development and presentation of high-quality collaborative works that combine a number of creative disciplines
• prioritise projects with scale and public visibility, including projects presented in public space, in precincts or in connection with established summer or winter festival periods
• encourage partnerships between artists, creative organisations or collectives and festivals, or NSW cultural institutions and other NSW Government agencies
• support proposals that deliver strong artistic outcomes while demonstrating feasible delivery and sound governance
• develop and expand audiences, with priority on young people, all ages and accessibility for the community.

The NSW Community Bands Program provides support for community bands located across NSW to support youth participation and engagement in community music.

Through on-demand, quick response funding, the program will address challenges in sustaining community bands in NSW due to limited access to funding, dispersed populations from which to draw membership and travel required for members to participate.

The intended outcomes of the Program are:

• Increased access to music activities and education in NSW communities
• A stable or increased number of active community bands across NSW
• Increased community connections in NSW communities
• Increased youth engagement and participation in NSW community bands.

The Music Australia OMG Contemporary Music Opportunity aims to provide support for Australian artists when those unique career-defining 'I can’t believe it' opportunities come knocking at short notice, outside of existing grant rounds. 

The program supports emerging, breakthrough and established acts and is available to Australian citizens or permanent residents who are current practising music artists. This includes solo artists, instrumentalists, bands, ensembles, DJ/producers and electronic artists, producers, songwriters and composers. 

Eligibility

Your activity must meet the following definition of contemporary music to be eligible:   

“Australian contemporary music is any genre or subgenre of music currently composed, written, produced by Australians and licensed, recorded, presented, and distributed through commercial and non-commercial activity. For the purposes of Music Australia’s investments, the focus is on musical works that are new, original and relevant to contemporary Australia”. 

• the offer has come at short notice (within 3 weeks)
• the activity must start between 2 and 8 weeks from the date you make the submission
• the offer / opportunity must be 100% confirmed and guaranteed with supporting documentation provided
• the opportunity must be new and have arisen unexpectedly
• all other avenues of funding support must have been exhausted or not open or accessible at the time of making the OMG application. This includes grant programs managed by Music Australia, Creative Australia, or any State or Territory arts funding body
• you cannot apply for activity that has been unsuccessful in a previous funding round managed by Music Australia or Creative Australia.
• the opportunity must be significant for the artist with undeniable career impact. This may include a tour or other opportunity with a major Australian or international artist, a last-minute offer to perform at a major international festival or other significant event. It is acknowledged that 'career milestone' opportunities are relative to each individual applicant and will be taken into account. 

Who can apply 

• current practising solo artists, instrumentalists, bands, ensembles, DJ/producers and electronic artists, producers, songwriters and/or composers individually or in groups
• organisations and music businesses on behalf of their artists
• for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants, opportunities must be clearly professional/export‑oriented rather than primarily cultural exchange or cultural diplomacy. Activities that are primarily for cultural exchange/diplomacy should apply through other Creative Australia grant opportunities, and through agencies such as the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

The objective of the grant opportunity is to provide co-funding for dealerships and repairers to install EV chargers.

The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are to:

• increase in the number of EV charging stations throughout the country including remote and regional areas
• increase the number of EVs on the roads.

You can apply if you:

• have an Australian business number (ABN)
• have an account with an Australian financial institution
• are an entity, incorporated in Australia.

You must also be one of the following:

• a licenced motor dealer/trader
• a service centre associated with a licenced motor dealer/trader
• an automotive repair business, compliant with Australian Standards 5732:202 2 (EV operations – maintenance and repair) and which has at least one current member of staff suitable qualified to undertake work on EVs.

To be eligible for a rebate, you must have purchased and installed at least one eligible smart EV charger(s) at an eligible site (listed in section 4.2 of the grant opportunity Guidelines) on or after 26 March 2024.

Eligible smart EV chargers include:

• AC plugs with 7 kW charging speed (single phase)
• AC plugs with 11-22 kW charging speed
• DC plugs with 50 kW or less charging speed.