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Schools Plus connects Australian schools with the support and expertise they need to close the opportunity gap. Providing up to three years of funding, coaching and other project support to ensure your students are thriving at school.

Who can apply

K-12 Government, Catholic, Independent or Special Needs schools

Must have ICSEA score below 1000.

Support available

$40,000 – $120,000 per year depending on the number of schools in the application.

Clusters of 10+ schools may be eligible for up to $120,000 per year.

Focus areas

AI or STEM – Up to 2 years.

Rural, regional and remote – Up to 3 years.

EOI projects – Up to 3 years.

The First Nations Arts and d/Deaf and/or Disabilities Project Fund supports projects and professional development opportunities across all art forms, nationally and internationally.  

It is open to: 

• Australian First Nations d/Deaf artists and arts workers
• Australian First Nations artists and arts workers with disability 
• Australian First Nations d/Deaf artists and arts workers groups
• Australian First Nations artists and arts workers with disability groups
• Australian First Nations organisations. 

Eligibility

Individuals/Groups must: 

• Identify as First Nations 
• Identify as d/Deaf and/or with disability
• Be 18+ years
• Be based in Australia. 

Organisations must: 

• Identify as Australian First Nations organisations:
  • at least 51% First Nations on the board 
  • be known as a First Nations organisation that provides programs for First Nations communities.
• Demonstrate a history of working with and supporting Australian artists and/or arts workers who identify as:
  • First Nations who are d/Deaf and/or with disability
  • be based in Australia. 

Applications must have: 

• eligible funding amount requested ($5,000 - $10,000)
• eligible project’s start date is on or after 1 February 2027, and the end date must be completed within 2 years of your starting date. 

The NSW Football Facilities Fund is a program designed to provide financial investment into community football facilities across the state. Clubs will be able to apply for funding to support projects that have a positive impact on AFL participation and experience. 

Across New South Wales, nearly 300 playing fields are being used for Australian football, with this number increasing annually as record numbers of players are attracted to the game. Increasing the usage capacity of ovals and pavilions and development of accessible and female friendly rooms that welcome participants and umpires from each gender has never been more important.

The objectives of the NSW Facilities Fund are to:

• Maximise the carrying capacity of existing venues and the quality/functionality of their supporting infrastructure.
• Develop new and increased carrying capacity through construction of new ovals, especially in growing communities in a variety of traditional or innovative settings.
• Provide inclusive and accessible facilities that cater for the diversity of participants, particularly female participants, who wish to participate in our game.
• Develop venues to support the game’s complete talent pathway, umpiring, landmark heritage sites and people working and volunteering within the game.
• Enable planning and project partnerships to form with a range of government and non-government bodies to result in an improved quantity, quality and welcoming venue network for Australian Football.
• Provide immediate support for those directly affected by natural disasters throughout Australia.

The AFL Facilities Fund program is opento:

• Local government authorities in NewSouth Wales
• All affiliated Australian Football Clubsin New South Wales
• Schools based in NSW
• Other stakeholders invested in buildingthe capacity of our facilities and growing the game

ACCF provides annual fundings of up to $10,000 for community projects that directly benefit those in need in the community.

ACCF recognises the important contribution that community organisations make to the social, cultural, economic and environmental aspects that are in parallel with the aims and objectives of ACCF.

Applications may be made on the basis of the following categories:

• Youth
• Aged
• Special needs

The applicant must be:

• A registered not-for-profit organisation, or
• A registered charitable organisation, or
• A group auspiced by a not-for-profit organisation.

The Safer Local Roads Infrastructure Program (SLRIP) provides funding for projects to address current and emerging priorities in road infrastructure needs.

SLRIP has 4 objectives that are linked to road infrastructure priorities:

• road safety
• productivity
• road resilience
• sustainability.

The program funds projects under three project streams:

• Road construction and upgrades
• Bridge renewal 
• Heavy vehicle facilities

It is an ongoing, application-based, merit-assessed, funding program, open to all state and territory governments and Local Government Authorities (LGAs).

Open to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, Telstra NATSIAA is a non-acquisitive Award that is free to enter and encourages artists to submit an artwork of their choice in one of the Award Categories. Telstra NATSIAA has no set theme; these Awards celebrate the validity and cultural diversity of contemporary Indigenous artistic expression in all its forms.

Telstra NATSIAA awards a total of $190,000 in prize money each year. The overall Telstra Art Award offers prize money of $100,000 (excl. GST) and is awarded to the Artwork considered by the judges to be the most outstanding Artwork in the Exhibition.

The following Award Categories offer each Award Recipient prize money of $15,000 (excl. GST):

• Telstra General Painting Award

• Telstra Bark Painting Award

• Telstra Work on Paper Award

• Wandjuk Marika Memorial 3D Award (sponsored by Telstra)

• Telstra Multimedia Award

• Telstra Emerging Artist Award

In addition to the above Award Categories is the Telstra People’s Choice Award, which is a non-monetary Award chosen by popular vote. The People’s Choice Award will be open to the public for voting for the duration of the Exhibition.

The First Nations Clean Energy Projects – Pilot Grants provides funding to First Nations organisations. This program was announced as part of the implementation of the Government’s First Nations Clean Energy Strategy. The objectives of the program are to:

• support up to 2 First Nations organisations to progress their clean energy projects beyond feasibility towards financial close
• build evidence of the factors that enable increased investment in First Nations clean energy projects
• share First Nations clean energy project development lessons learnt with the sector.

The intended outcome of the program is to support the economic development and self-determination of First Nations peoples through increased opportunities to lead and benefit from clean energy project developments.

There is a total of up to $10 million available for this grant program.

Grants will be from $1 million to $10 million.

The grant amount will be up to 100% of eligible expenditure.

National Science Week is Australia’s major national annual celebration of science and technology, occurring in August each year. National Science Week is run across Australia and provides the opportunity for wide public participation in activities and events across the nation.

The National Science Week Public Event Grants 2027-30 grant opportunity aims to support initiatives that enable inclusive and broad-based engagement with science by the public.

The objectives of the grant opportunity are to:

• inspire wide public participation in STEM, including groups historically underrepresented in STEM (as defined in the Glossary)
• provide an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the contributions of Australian scientists to the world of knowledge
• encourage an interest in science pursuits among the general public
• encourage younger people to become fascinated by the world we live in
• encourage new and innovative ways of engaging with audiences.

The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are:

• increased national and international interest in Australian science
• improved critical engagement with key scientific issues by the public
• increased inspiration drawn from science and improved value of science as perceived by the public
• increased participation from groups historically underrepresented in STEM.

Up to $500,000 is available each year for National Science Week Public Event Grants from 2027 to 2030.

• The minimum grant amount is $5,000 per application.
• The maximum grant amount is $20,000 per application.

The National Science Week 2027 funding round accepts applications for events run during National Science Week 2027.

The Wine Tourism and Cellar Door Grant program has been introduced to support producers who add value by encouraging visitors to wine regions. Wine producers will be able to access an annual grant reflective of their eligible physical cellar door sales.

Wine producers who have met the eligibility criteria in the preceding financial year will be able to access an annual grant of up to $100,000 (GST exclusive) for their eligible rebatable domestic cellar door sales. Total funding under the grant program will be capped at $10 million (GST exclusive) each financial year.

The purpose of this grant opportunity is to provide $12.033 million in 2026-27 in one-off funding to eligible registered providers to pay eligible registered and enrolled nurses working in aged care to take their leave entitlements at the increased wage rates effective from 1 August 2026 as a result of the FWC decision under the ACWVC only. 

This grant opportunity will only cover: 

• 1 August 2026 wage increases for eligible registered and enrolled nurses working in aged care.

This grant opportunity recognises that accumulated leave liabilities for eligible registered and enrolled nurses working in aged care will have increased as a result of the FWC ACWVC decision that applied from 1 August 2026, and the associated cost to registered providers of aged care when these nurses take this leave will have increased. 

Eligible registered providers include those that provide one or more of the following Commonwealth funded aged care programs: 

• Residential Aged Care, 
• Support at Home Program, 
• Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP), 
• Transition Care Program, and / or
• National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Program (NATSIFACP). 

The Remote Airstrip Upgrade Program provides grants to enhance the safety and accessibility of aerodromes/airports in remote and very remote areas of Australia. This will:

• improve the safety of aircraft, operators and passengers using remote and very remote airstrips
• facilitate improved delivery of essential goods and services such as food supplies, health care, community mail and passenger air services
• complement air services delivery to communities subsidised under the Australian Government’s Remote Air Services Subsidy (RASS) Scheme
• meet operational requirements of aeromedical (including the RFDS) and emergency services
• support improved access to air services for people with disability.

Grants will be from $5,000 to $4 million.

The grant will be up to 50% of eligible project costs (grant percentage), unless either:

• the applicant (you) and a third party (could include state, territory or local government or other non-government funding) are both contributing to eligible project costs, the grant amount for this opportunity may be reduced to a third of eligible project costs
• the applicant (you) meets the definition in the grant opportunity guidelines as an Indigenous Owned and/or Operated Aerodrome, the grant will be up to 100% of eligible project costs.

The Multicultural Community Medals and Honour Roll celebrate people and organisations from across NSW who are making outstanding contributions to NSW’s multicultural society.

The Multicultural Community Medals recognise individuals and organisations creating positive change through community leadership, volunteering, advocacy, service delivery and initiatives that foster belonging, inclusion and understanding between cultures.

The Multicultural Honour Roll is special recognition given to someone who has passed away. It honours the important work they did to build a more inclusive, strong and connected community for everyone.

The Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program is aimed at providing Automated External Defibrillators and associated equipment to NSW sport and recreation facilities and clubs.

The key objectives of the Program align to the Office of Sport Strategic Plan ‘Everyone Plays Here’, with the specific objectives to:

• Promote wider access to these devices across NSW
• Support local sport and active recreational clubs or related incorporated organisations located in, or servicing, the most disadvantaged areas of NSW in purchasing an AED package.

The NSW Government has allocated up to $500,000 in 2026/27 for this Program.

• Grants of up to $3,000 are available to fund the cost of an approved AED package listed in Appendix A.
• There is no mandatory financial contribution. However, where the cost of the selected package exceeds $3,000, the organisation must fund the additional cost.
• Eligible organisations can only receive funding for one AED package under this round of the Program.

The Wild Country Environmental Fund was established in May 2022 by Georgina and Michael who have a life-long affinity for wild places. They love to fund education and advocacy of wild places, research into wild places and their ecology, and support direct action to protect these places.

Funds are distributed throughout the year to registered Australian charities with DRG1 status, with $10,000 distributed per quarter as individual grants between $1,000 and $5,000 per project.

They encourage applications from registered charities small or large.

The Mable Foundation is a public benevolent institute that helps individuals, community groups, and organisations foster independence and inclusion for older people and those with a disability.

The Foundation provides this support through our annual Mable Community Grants program, which offers four grants of $10,000 each to community, sporting group, charity, or not-for-profit organisations that are directly improving the lives of people with disability or older people.