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Youngcare’s At Home Care Grants (AHCG) provide funding for equipment, home modifications and essential support that is unable to be funded through other means (eg. NDIS). This funding is to both enhance the quality of life for young people with high physical care needs and assist them to remain living in their own home with loved ones.

The grants provide one-off funding of up to $10,000 to help those aged 16-65 with high physical care needs who are living at home, and are at risk of entering inappropriate housing.

Grants are offered nationwide.

The Youngcare Moving Home Grants provide essential funding to assist people in moving from inappropriate housing, such as aged care, rehabilitation, or hospital, into somewhere more appropriate. This may involve returning home or transitioning to more specific housing for their needs, such as Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA).

Up to $5,000 is available for people with extreme functional impairment caused by a physical disability. This funding can be used for essential equipment, home modifications and services, household items, and utilities to ensure an improvement in the individual’s quality of life.

These grants are open year-round (except for a month over Christmas) or until the funds run out. Panel Meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month, with completed applications required 2 days before.

To support local community groups and organisations to develop projects or initiatives which make their community more dementia-friendly, Dementia Australia is providing grants of up to $10,000. This funding is to ensure people living with dementia, their families and carers, are supported to remain socially connected and meaningfully involved in community life.

The Community Engagement Program supports local community associations, businesses, organisations, and groups to develop dementia-friendly communities projects that reflect community need, create local partnerships, and draw on in-kind contributions and existing resources. To date, Dementia Australia’s Community Engagement Program has funded more than 100 grassroots projects, bringing the total funding since 2018 to more than $1.16 million. 

Each grant recipient is required to actively involve and include people living with dementia in the design and delivery of a community-focused project or activity.

Accessible Australia is a national program that helps make community spaces easier to use for people with disability. It provides funding to improve built spaces and natural areas like buildings, playgrounds, beaches, and parks.

Accessible Australia will fund:

• fixed Changing Places toilet facilities
• portable Changing Places toilet facilities
• portable equipment for inclusive beaches (like beach wheelchairs, floating wheelchairs and accessible beach matting)
• portable amenities for inclusive national parks (like all-terrain wheelchairs and accessible paths)
• fixed inclusive play spaces (like liberty swings and all-access spinners).

Accessible Australia replaces the Changing Places initiative. It now includes more ways to make public spaces easier to use for people with disability.

Eligibility

Funding recipients must be:

• government-owned entities, such as state and territory departments and local councils or
• not-for-profit organisations.

Funding can only be committed to state and territory governments in agreement with the Commonwealth. To be eligible for funding, the facility must be built or installed in a public space that is open to everyone.

Funding for commercial enterprises is out of scope.

• The organisation that receives the funding (e.g. LGA, organisation) must be government owned or not for profit. Funding for commercial enterprises is out of scope.
• The facility or amenity that is the subject of Commonwealth funding must be located within a public building, space, or facility that is open and available for use by the general public. This means that the building, space or facility is accessible to everyone. However, it may include an admission fee or other costs for entry.
• Accessible Australia funding is intended for enhancements or amenities beyond basic legal requirements. Jurisdictions should seek their own legal advice if they are unsure about the amenities and facilities they are obliged to fund before recommending proposals to the Commonwealth.

This quick response funding program is designed for domestic and international travel activity for NSW contemporary music artists, acts and music industry professionals.

Funding can support travel and accommodation costs for: 

Artists and Acts 

• domestic tours  
• domestic professional development opportunities, including performance at significant music market events, attendance at events, workshops, camps, mentorships and residencies 
• significant international professional development opportunities, including performance at significant international music market events, attendance at workshops, camps, mentorships and residencies. 

For domestic tours and performance at music markets, funding can support up to six people per touring party. This includes the artists and a maximum of two people with roles that support the artists to undertake the tour. These support roles include:      

• one operational crew member (e.g. tour manager or key technical production crew)       
• one support person for people with disability, family or cultural needs. 

Music Industry Professionals 

• domestic professional development opportunities for music industry professionals working in contemporary music to attend significant music market events and/or identified business opportunities 
• significant international professional development opportunities for music industry professionals working in contemporary music to attend international music market events and/or identified business opportunities. 

This program is open for applications until 24 April 2026, with applications assessed monthly. Applications submitted by 12pm (midday) on the last Friday of each month (excluding December) will be grouped together for assessment. Applicants will be notified of the decision within 4 weeks of this date. 

Eligibility

The fund is open to artists, acts and music industry professionals, as well as music businesses applying on behalf of an artist or act. 

Funding recipients must be: 

• 18 years or older 
• currently living in NSW (minimum 12 months) 
• performing or working in contemporary music. 

Applicants will need: 

• an active ABN (that’s your Australian Business Number) 
• a bank account with the same name as your ABN 
• or a funds administrator to help you out. 

For the purpose of this program contemporary music refers to artists and acts performing new and original music.     

• Artforms not supported through this program are:          
  • experimental music and sound art           
  • contemporary classical, opera, choral and ensembles           
  • music theatre          
  • working in and with community music groups.   
• These applicants should refer to Create NSW's Arts and Cultural Funding Program | NSW Government (ACFP) guidelines.

The African Australian Creative Media Grant seeks to invest in the creativity, capability and sustainability of individuals and organisations that make a valuable contribution to the narratives, storytelling ecosystem and creative innovation of African Australians.

Stream 1: Platform Development

$10,000 to support the improvement and continuation of platforms including websites, social media sites or other. 

Who should apply:  Applicants that has developed their platform and now want to take the leap to get to the next stage. This stream is designed to help you set yourself up to grow and strengthen your platform. You may want to use the funds to advertise and market your platform, purchase items like cameras and microphones, or create/redesign a website to showcase content. Funds may be used in part to support the skills and development of the individuals involved with the platform.

Stream 2: Content Creation

$10,000 for the execution of original content and productions created by African Australians.

Who should apply:  Applicants who are a storytellers, and want to do what’s natural to them – tell stories! Applicants for this stream should demonstrate what they want to create and how they plan to market and engage this content with their desired audiences. Applicants might come from backgrounds like screen media, literature, social media channels, podcasts and a whole lot more.

Grant Eligibility

To apply for the program, you must have a current Australian Business Number (ABN).

We will accept applications from:

• African Australian individuals in any creative media industry – this includes film, tv, magazines, radio, podcasts, online and any other media.
• Media Platforms lead by African Australians – this includes social media platforms, magazines, blogs etc.
• Africans in Australia regardless of their background, visa or citizenship status.
• African community organisations with a project focused on stories and storytelling.
• Previous successful grantees are not eligible for this round.

Please note: Applications should not be submitted by large organisations on behalf of groups or individuals (the groups or individuals should apply directly).

The In a Good Place program gives small remote, rural and regional communities across Australia, particularly farming communities, the opportunity to access funds for a broad range of community-driven projects, services, activities or initiatives, which clearly and directly focus on strengthening mental health, social / emotional health and wellbeing.

The program supports community-based approaches that:

• are preventative or responsive in nature;
• focus on reducing mental health stigma and promote open discussions about mental health;
• encourage, support and enable people to seek help; and
• reduce social isolation by fostering social participation, inclusion and connection.

There are now two streams within the program:

• Community wellbeing for projects focussing on mental health and wellbeing within remote, rural, and regional communities;
• Farmers and farming communities for projects specifically supporting the mental health and wellbeing of farmers and the communities they live in.

The Waratah Education Public Ancillary Fund mission is to support underprivileged or disadvantaged families, children, teenagers and young adults so that they have access to educational instruction and to support and fund activities to help break the cycle of poverty and disadvantage.

Waratah Education are offering grants between $10,000-$20,000 to organisations who provide front line support to disadvantaged youth in Australia. 

Organisation eligibility:

• The organisation is not-for-profit and has Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) Item 1 status.

• Must reside in Australia and undertake operations in Australia.

• Annual Turnover < $1.5mil

• The organisation’s mission and operations, and the proposed program, are consistent with the mission of the Waratah Education Public Ancillary Fund​

Project eligibility:

• Provide direct support to disadvantaged students by providing school resources and essentials to students experiencing financial disadvantage, which could prevent the student from realising their potential at school and/or lead to school refusal.

• Support would include providing financial support for school uniforms, books and stationery resources, and digital access.

• The organisation can demonstrate the knowledge and the expertise necessary to implement the project as well as the skills necessary for the sustainable management of the program and the responsible stewardship of resources.

• The organisation can clearly define the project, the need for the project and the impact on the beneficiaries.

• Projects that involve mentoring, tutoring, or educational programs for schools or communities may also be considered, particularly those that focus on removing barriers to school attendance.

Building Digital Skills grants help organisations deliver free Be Connected digital literacy programs to older Australians in their community.

Building Digital Skills grants of up to $20,500 help organisations to support older Australians aged 50+ through free digital mentoring sessions. A range of resources and support materials are available to help organisations to deliver this program, including the learning courses available on the Be Connected learning site.

Building Digital Skills grants help organisations deliver free Be Connected digital literacy programs to older Australians in their community.

Building Digital Skills grants of up to $20,500 help organisations to support older Australians aged 50+ through free digital mentoring sessions. A range of resources and support materials are available to help organisations to deliver this program, including the learning courses available on the Be Connected learning site.

The Traceability Grants Program (TGP) is a part of the Modernising Agricultural Trade – Protecting Australia’s Clean, Green Brand initiative. The grant round will support collaborative traceability projects to assist implementation activities under the National Agricultural Traceability Strategy 2023 to 2033.

Building on the outcomes of earlier rounds, the purpose of the grant round is to better align processes and technologies in capturing and using data to support regulators and farmers, help support agricultural industries to implement interoperable traceability systems, and support the strengthening of agricultural traceability awareness through communication and education campaigns.

To be eligible you must:

• have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
• be registered for the purposes of GST
• have an account with an Australian financial institution in your organisation’s name

and be one of the following entity types or part of a joint (consortia) application with a lead organisation that is:

• a company incorporated in Australia
• a company incorporated by guarantee
• an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust
• an incorporated association
• a partnership
• Corporate Commonwealth Entity
• Non-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 Entity 
• a not-for-profit organisation
• a publicly funded research organisation
• an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and /or Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006

The Program supports First Nations people to voluntarily dedicate and manage their land, or land and sea Country, for biodiversity conservation and the protection of cultural values. Indigenous Protected Areas (IPA) are recognised by the Australian Government as an important part of the National Reserve System (NRS) of Protected Areas, and complementary to the National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas.

The objectives of the Australian Bushland Program (ABP) are to strategically grow protected and conserved areas by targeting priority areas in line with the principles, criteria and pathways outlined in the National 30 by 30 Roadmap through:

1. prioritising the protection or conservation of areas of particular importance for biodiversity and ecosystem services and functions
2. increasing the ecological representativeness and comprehensiveness of the National Reserve System and Conserved Area Network
3. supporting First Nations people to care for Country.

NAIDOC Local Grants support activities held for NAIDOC Week (5 to 12 July 2026) that celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, cultures, achievements and their continuing contribution to our country and Australian society.

Funding is available across 3 funding streams:

1.       Educational Institutions (up to $1,500)

2.       Small-scale grants (up to $10,000), and

3.       Large-scale grants (more than $10,000 and up to $25,000).

NAIDOC Local Grants provide a contribution towards the cost of local and regional NAIDOC Week activities across Australia - it is not expected to cover the full running costs of an event. It is expected that most grants will be awarded for $10,000 or less.

Non-Indigenous organisations are strongly encouraged to work with their local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community in planning activities.

Development & Operations grants aim to support community media station resilience by strengthening governance, building community, sustainable operations and technical capacity.

Applications must clearly demonstrate how the proposed activities address one or more of the areas listed below:

• Governance – strategic planning, technology planning, developing open and transparent governance policies and procedures, recruiting and maintaining a governance team with diverse skills and experiences
• Sustainable operations – improving the financial sustainability, and/or reducing the environmental impact of community media
• Building community – engaging the diverse members of your community.

Grants for Development & Operations are distributed twice per year, with the greater portion allocated in Round 1.

Content grants increase and diversify the voices heard in Australian media by supporting the creation of compelling content.

The objectives of Content grants are to support community media organisations to:

• Increase community participation and engagement in community media that is inclusive and accessible to all
• Amplify and reflect the voices, cultures and languages of Australia's diverse communities 
• Build audiences by supporting creativity, excellence and innovation in community media content production  
• Expand partnerships to explore new forms of storytelling across topics and platforms 

You can apply for a Content grant if you are a current or prospective community broadcaster who is producing content for broadcast by a recognised community media organisation.