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The Local Para Champions (LPC) program provides financial assistance for participants who are attending championships that are specifically for athletes with a disability, and who also meet the following age guidelines.

• Participants turning 13-24 attending state championships
• Participants turning 14-24 attending state or national championships
• Participants turning 15-24 attending state, national, or international championships

In addition to athletes with disability, the LPC program supports coaches, officials and other distinct support roles, such as guides and assistants who enable the sportsperson to participate. These applicants must be aged between 13 – 24 years of age.

If successful, applicants will receive $750-$1000 towards the cost of attending their championships

• Base Grant: $750
• Applicants travelling 800km - 1999km to their nominated championships: + $100
• Applicants travelling internationally or greater than 2000km to their nominated championships: + $200
• Applicants residing in a rural electorate: + $50

This program funds a range of activities that deliver benefits to the arts sector and wider public, including national and international audiences and communities. Grants are available from $10,000 to $50,000. Supported activities must not last longer than two years from the proposed start date.

You can only submit one application to each closing date for Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups.

Only individuals and groups may apply to this category. You must be an Australian citizen or an Australian permanent resident, and a practicing artist or arts professional.

Applications for funding to the First Nations panel must come from Australian First Nations individuals or groups only.

Only Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people or groups led by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can submit applications to the First Nations panel.  

If you apply as a group to the First Nations panel, all members of the group must be First Nations people.  

If you are applying to the First Nations Panel on behalf of a First Nations person or group, the application should, where possible, be made in their name. As this panel only supports First Nations people or groups, if you are considering applying on behalf of a First Nations person or people you must contact Artists Services to discuss the application before applying. 

Funding is for a range of activities, for example:

• professional skills development, including mentoring and residencies
• the creation of new work
• practice based research
• creative development
• experimentation
• collaborations and exchanges
• touring
• festivals
• productions
• exhibitions
• performances
• publishing
• recording
• promotion and marketing
• market development activity
• activities that creatively engage communities.

Activities can take place nationally, internationally, online, or in a combination of in-person and online.

The purpose of this grant opportunity is to provide funding to support organisations in the design and delivery of national viral hepatitis community-led initiatives and awareness raising campaigns that engage priority populations, including people at higher risk of acquiring viral hepatitis or with limited access to health care. These activities will help reduce stigma and encourage individuals to seek care and reduce hepatitis-related cancer mortality. This includes: 

• $6.9 million from 1 January 2027 to 30 June 2029 for National Hepatitis B projects. 
• $9.0 million 1 January 2027 to 30 June 2029 for National Hepatitis C projects.

The objectives of the grant are: 

• To provide funding to eligible organisations to maintain nationally coordinated activities that improve prevention, testing, diagnosis and treatment outcomes for hepatitis B and C.
• To provide funding to eligible organisations to deliver evidence-based activities that address gaps in hepatitis B and C continuum of care.
• To address goals and targets in the Strategies.

The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are:

• To support harm reduction, public awareness and education, and targeted approaches that increase testing, reduce stigma and discrimination, and strengthen access to culturally safe and appropriate care, particularly among priority populations experiencing inequitable health outcomes.
• To reduce hepatitis-related cancer mortality.
• To support the national elimination of hepatitis B and C as public health challenges in Australia by 2030. 

The purpose of this grant opportunity is designed to strengthen the diagnosis and management of FASD across Australian communities. By providing targeted funding, the program will enhance local capacity for screening, diagnosis, and ongoing monitoring, while fostering greater community awareness of the dangers associated with alcohol consumption during pregnancy or when planning to conceive. 

This grant opportunity will be made available through two (2) streams.

Stream 1: FASD Diagnostic Services 

Stream 2: Innovative Models of Care 

Applicants must nominate one primary stream that best aligns with the core purpose of the activities being proposed. 

Where activities could align to both streams, applicants should select the stream that reflects the main intent and outcomes of the proposal. Funding and reporting requirements will align to the nominated stream. 

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

• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and /or Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006
• Company 
• Corporate Commonwealth Entity
• Non-Corporate Commonwealth Statutory Authority 
• Corporate State or Territory Entity 
• Non-corporate State or Territory Entity 
• Non-corporate State or Territory Statutory Authority
• Local Government
• Cooperative
• Incorporated Association
• Sole Trader 
• Statutory Entity 
• Partnership
• Unincorporated Association.

This grant opportunity supports the delivery of evidence-informed alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment services that help reduce the harms associated with AOD use and support recovery. 

Funding will support withdrawal management, rehabilitation, aftercare and other treatment pathways that improve access to care, respond to individual needs, and strengthen connections to broader health and social supports. 

The grant opportunity aims to improve treatment access and outcomes, reduce harmful AOD use and psychological distress, enhance social inclusion and economic participation, and contribute to long-term reductions in AOD-related harm.

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

• an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and /or Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 
• a Company
• a Cooperative
• a Corporate State or Territory Entity
• an Incorporated Association
• a Sole Trader 
• a Statutory Entity 
• a Partnership
• an Unincorporated Association.

This grant opportunity aims to prevent and minimise the health, social, cultural and economic harms of Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) use among individuals, families and communities. 

Funding under this grant opportunity will be made available through the following four (4) nationally focused streams.

Stream 1: National AOD Prevention

Stream 2: National AOD Early Intervention

Stream 3: National AOD Treatment

Stream 4: National AOD Workforce/ System Enablers

Applicants must nominate one primary stream that best aligns with the core purpose of the activities being proposed. 

Where activities could align to more than one stream, applicants should select the stream that reflects the main intent and outcomes of the proposal. Funding and reporting requirements will align to the nominated stream. 

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

• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and /or Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006
• a Company
• a Corporate State or Territory Entity 
• a Non-corporate State or Territory Entity 
• a Cooperative
• an Incorporated Association
• a Sole Trader  
• a Statutory Entity 
• a Partnership
• an Unincorporated Association.

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.

For the 2026-27 grants opportunity, the ASEAN-Australia Centre welcomes applications aligned with its mission and four pillars across three streams:

• Economic engagement
  Economic engagement initiatives may support networking, information exchange, awareness-raising, business matching and Asia capability for Australian business, including First Nations businesses.
• Creative industry and cultural connections
  Creative industry and cultural connections may support exchanges, residencies, capacity-building, professional development, collaboration, export pathways and market development.
• Asia capability
  Asia capability initiatives may draw on Southeast Asian student expertise, establish professional benchmarking or accreditation, or develop Australian Curriculum-aligned teaching resources.

Projects must involve multiple Southeast Asian countries and identify Southeast Asian partners. The intended outcome is to build business, cultural and community links between Southeast Asia and Australia.

Applicants must

• have a current Australian Business Number
• be a permanent resident or citizen of Australia
• have an account with an Australian financial institution
• be located in Australia or an eligible Southeast Asian country.

Eligible applicants include

• Australian incorporated companies,
• companies limited by guarantee,
• incorporated trustees,
• incorporated associations,
• partnerships,
• eligible consortia with a lead organisation,
• registered charities or not-for-profit organisations,
• publicly funded research organisations,
• individuals,
• Australian local government bodies,
• Australian state or territory government bodies,
• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander corporations registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006.

Projects involving people under 18 must meet DFAT child protection policy requirements.

The On Farm Connectivity Program Round 3 assists Primary Producers to take advantage of digital agribusiness solutions to boost productivity and improve safety. The grant is provided as a rebate to Approved Suppliers following the sale, delivery, installation, and training, where applicable, of eligible equipment to eligible Primary Producers. Eligible Primary Producers must access the program through an Approved Supplier.

The program forms part of the Australian Government’s Better Connectivity Plan for Regional and Rural Australia.

To support equitable access to funding, assessments will be prioritised for applications where the Primary Producer has not previously received a benefit under earlier rounds of the On Farm Connectivity Program.

Approved Suppliers can apply if they:

• are listed as an Approved Supplier on the DITRDCSA website
• supply eligible equipment (list of eligible equipment is available on the DITRDCSA website) to an eligible Primary Producer (as defined in section 4.2 of the guidelines)
• can provide a quote for eligible equipment that meets requirements
• are able to supply (including delivery, installation and training where applicable) the eligible equipment to the eligible primary producer within the 120 calendar days from the date of notification confirming approval of application
• ensure the Primary Producer’s ABN has been registered for 12 months or longer at the time of application submission. Where the eligible Primary Producer has multiple properties with a separate ABN for each primary production property, the properties must be at different locations
• confirm that they do not have any national interest, financial, legal, regulatory, governance or other issue, including in relation to any key personnel or related entities, that could create a material risk, conflict with Australian Government policy, or bring the Australian Government into disrepute if funding were provided.

Eligible Primary Producers must:

• have an ABN registered for 12 months or longer at the time of application submission
• carry out primary production activities under one of the eligible ANZSIC codes (refer to Appendix A of the guidelines)
• have an average annual gross income between $40,000 and $4 million (i.e. total revenue before expenses and tax) over the three full financial years (2022-23, 2023-24, and 2024-25). See section 6.1 of the guidelines for further information.
• not be a hobby farmer.

The purpose of this grant opportunity is to raise awareness of stillbirth and strengthen education on stillbirth prevention amongst priority cohorts. 

The objectives of the grant opportunity are to:

• deliver evidence-based stillbirth education and awareness activities to priority cohorts using accessible, culturally appropriate and trauma-informed approaches
• support priority cohorts to understand key evidence-based stillbirth prevention messages and practical actions that may reduce the risk of stillbirth
• strengthen engagement with priority cohorts and relevant services to co-design and deliver stillbirth education and awareness resources that are appropriate, accessible and effective
• encourage innovative delivery models that reach communities less likely to access antenatal care and/or more likely to experience higher rates of stillbirth
• evaluate the reach and effectiveness of stillbirth education and awareness program activities to inform future delivery and continuous improvement.

The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are to:

• increase education and awareness of stillbirth amongst priority cohorts
• improve knowledge of evidence-based actions that can be taken to reduce the risk of stillbirth amongst priority cohort/s.

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

• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and /or Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 
• Company 
• Cooperative 
• Incorporated Association 
• Sole Trader 
• Partnership 

Applications can only be accepted from: 

• Universities 
• Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 
• Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) 
• National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) 
• Women's Health Services and Women's Health Networks 
• charity/not-for-profit organisations 
• Primary Health Networks (PHNs) 
• Local Hospital Networks (LHNs) and public health services.

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, they’ve launched a grants program: National Pies for Local Legends.

Any registered Australian community group, sporting club or not-for-profit organisation can apply. They’ll award a grant of $1,000 each month over for 12 months, beginning in March. They’ll also award a major grant of $10,000 at the end of the program.

Whether you need new boots for your footy club, art supplies for your painting group, a special trip funded, or something else entirely – tell them how they can help!

Eligibility

1. Registered Australian-based community groups and associations, sporting teams and organisations, and not-for-profit entities are eligible to apply.

Grants

1. The Organiser will award one grant a month for Eight (8) successive months, to the value of $1,000 each ($8,000 total) to a Grant Recipient who meets the Eligibility criteria (s. 2a).
2. Additionally, one (1) $10,000 bonus grant will be awarded following the conclusion of the grant period.

Timings

1. Applications for both the $1,000 monthly grants and the $10,000 grant open at 12:00am on 1 June, 2026. The first round of monthly grants closes 11:59pm on 30 July, 2026.
2. Applications for subsequent rounds of monthly grants will close at 11:59pm on the last day of each corresponding month. All applications that have been received up to this time will be considered for both the monthly $1,000 grant with the exception of groups and organisations who have already been awarded a $1,000 grant.
3. The $10,000 grant will be selected from all grant applications received from 12:00am on 1 June, 2026 through to 11:59 on 28 February, 2027.
4. The program, closes at 11:59pm on 28 February, 2027.
5. The final $1,000 grant and bonus $10,000 grant will be decided by 15 March, 2027.
6. The $10,000 grant recipient may or may not have already received a $1,000 grant.

Arts North West's Annual Micro Grants provide grants of up to $1,000 to support independent professional practising artists, community groups, arts organisations and creative businesses across the New England North West.

The program invests in small-scale creative projects that strengthen artistic practice, build professional skills, increase community participation and contribute to a vibrant regional arts sector.

Funding can support activities such as professional development, artist fees, workshops, exhibitions, creative development, equipment and materials, marketing, mentoring and community arts initiatives.

Projects must be delivered between 10 December 2026 and 10 December 2027.

The Isolated Patients Travel and Accommodation Assistance Scheme (IPTAAS), provides financial assistance towards travel and accommodation costs when you need to travel more than 100km one way or 200km within a week for appointments to the same medical practitioner or health service for specialised medical treatment that is not available locally.

IPTAAS provides financial support towards travel and accommodation. You can claim financial assistance towards:

• private vehicle travel
• public transport (trains, buses and ferries)
• taxis (includes ride sharing like Uber)
• air travel (in special circumstances)
• accommodation

The Mazda Foundation’s aims and objectives include (but are not limited to) the provision of financial aid to funds, authorities and institutions which qualify for income tax deductibility for gifts and which provide:

• assistance to young people through education and employment skills development, with particular emphasis on children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
• assistance in the advancement of education and achievement of excellence at all levels in the community.
• assistance in the development of technology, to help improve Australia’s international competitiveness.
• assistance towards the maintenance and improvement of the natural environment.
• assistance to address community needs identified by the Mazda Foundation from time to time.
• assistance in research, feasibility, surveys and other background work in relation to any of the above aims and objectives.

Foundation Priorities

• Primary Producers Facing Hardship
  Community based organisations with projects to strengthen and build resilience in primary producer communities
• Pathways for Young People
  Programs offering at risk or disadvantaged young people (12-21 years) skills development, vocational training and employment readiness, to help them build resilience and navigate life transitions.

Exclusions

• Programs or initiatives that receive significant (over 70% of the total program budget) government funding
• Programs that are one-off in nature or occur semi-regularly such as camps and/or training courses
• Programs for the sole benefit of young people with a specific disability or illness
• Programs that do not provide wraparound support to young people

Organisations applying for a grant must complete and lodge a Project Notification form. Details must include a précis of the project, how the project relates to the priority area, the amount of funding sought and how it would be used, and the expected outcome of the project. Such notification may be lodged electronically or by hard copy to the Mazda Foundation (at the address on the home page of their website).

Any Project Notification received by the Foundation will be considered at the Foundation’s Board meetings held in April and October. As such Project Notifications must be submitted for notification by 31 March and 30 September. The Foundation’s Board meets approximately four times per year, and accordingly a period of some months may elapse between lodgement of a Project Notification and it being selected for funding. 

Parents, guardians and carers receiving Family Tax Benefit can apply for an Active and Creative Kids voucher for each eligible child.

The $50 voucher is available twice a year to use towards sport, creative and cultural activities.

Voucher 1 – 2026: Available now

• Apply for and use the voucher by 31 December 2026

Voucher 2 – 2026: Available now

• Apply for and use the voucher by 14 July 2027

Note:

• Vouchers must be used with a registered activity provider.
• If you have 2 vouchers that have not expired, you can use them together for a combined value of $100. Each voucher can only be used once.