Search Grants & Funding

Road crashes are a major cost to Australians every year. Black Spot projects target those road locations where crashes are occurring. By funding measures such as traffic signals and roundabouts at dangerous locations, the programme reduces the risk of crashes. Programmes of this sort are very effective, saving the community many times the cost of the relatively minor road improvements that are implemented

The Black Spot Programme makes an important contribution in reducing the national road toll under the National Road Safety Strategy and Action Plan.

The Australian Government has committed $500 million to the Black Spot Programme from 2014-15 to 2018-19, which includes an additional $200 million over two years from 2015-16 under the Infrastructure Growth Package to improve road safety across the nation.

The Government has announced changes to the programme’s eligibility criteria for 2015-16 and 2016-17 aimed at assisting local communities to compete for this additional funding over the next two years.

Under the new criteria, the minimum Benefit Cost Ratio for proposals has been reduced from 2:1 to 1:1. In addition, the minimum crash history of sites has been reduced from 3 to 2 casualty crashes over five years or 0.13 casualty crashes per kilometre per year over 5 years.

The criteria has also been amended to allow more funding for the proactive treatment of unsafe roads. Consultative Panels will able to allocate up to 40% of funding to sites on the basis of a road safety audit.

The Government has also guaranteed that at least 50 per cent of funding provided over the next two years will be dedicated to fixing roads in regional Australia.

The objective of the program is to incentivise voluntary uptake of ADS-B equipment in Australian– registered aircraft operating under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) to improve safety and efficiency for Australian airspace users.

The intended outcome of the program is improved safety and efficiency of Australian airspace, through extension of ADS-B technology to the Australian VFR aircraft fleet to provide:

• better situational awareness for pilots through improved electronic visibility of nearby airborne VFR 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 (see Appendix A):

• installed ADS-B equipment that air traffic controllers can use for aircraft separation purposes (referred to as ADS-B), or
• portable ADS-B equipment for local electronic traffic information purposes (referred to as ADS-B EC).

The grant amount will be up to 50 per cent of eligible project expenditure (grant percentage). The maximum grant amount is $5,000 per eligible aircraft. Only one grant per aircraft and per device is permitted. You can apply for multiple grants if you own more than one eligible aircraft. A grant may be made for each eligible aircraft for an ADS-B or an ADS-B EC, but not both

The Creative Kids Rebate can be put towards the cost of registration, participation or tuition fees for creative and cultural activities such as music lessons, language classes, coding and digital, visual and performing arts.

Skills Development Grants provide funding to volunteer museums and museum networks for regional or state focused skill development training and networking events.

There are no set categories for funding, and applications for a broad range of projects will be considered.

Previous Skills Development Grants have funded the “Working Spaces for Museum Volunteers” Conferences, regional training workshops on cataloguing software, as well as disaster planning and significance workshops.

Skills Development Grants are open to museums and Aboriginal cultural spaces (with object collections and displays) with up to two full time paid staff members (no more than 70 hours of paid staffing per week) as well as museum networks such as AMaGA Chapters.

Applications must be submitted at least 6 weeks before the activity/event is scheduled to take place.

This program will complement the Australian Made Battery Plan by establishing the Powering Australia Industry Growth Centre (PAIGC) which will support Australian businesses in developing and adopting new renewable technologies, including batteries.

The objective of the program is to establish the national PAIGC to:

• support businesses looking to locally manufacture renewable technologies and commercialise local ideas;
• encourage connection between critical minerals producers and renewables manufacturers;
• facilitate partnerships between governments, research institutions, and industry to drive the development and adoption of renewable technologies in Australia;
• support businesses in navigating battery regulatory barriers; and
• support First Nations businesses to contribute to the development of renewable technologies through engagement of a First Nations Business Advisor.

The intended outcomes of the program are to:

• grow Australia’s renewables technologies industry and establish Australia as a leader in renewables technologies by:
• increasing the development and adoption of renewable technologies and processes across Australian industries and firms;
• increasing domestic demand for renewable technologies;
• increasing Australia’s competitiveness in international renewable technologies markets;
• upskilling workers to service the renewable technologies industry;
• uplifting capabilities of businesses to overcome battery regulatory barriers; and
• developing domestic end-to-end battery and other renewables supply chains.
• increase First Nations business participation in the development of renewable technologies
• support Australia’s emission reduction targets by driving industry’s transition to clean energy through the adoption of new technologies
• support economic growth and job opportunities within the renewable technologies industry.

The grant amount will be up to 60 per cent of eligible expenditure up to a maximum of $14 million. You are responsible for the remaining eligible and ineligible project costs.

The Reviving International Tourism Grant Program (RITG) is designed to assist eligible small to medium enterprises (SMEs) that work directly within the Australian tourism export or travel wholesale industry sectors (inbound tour operator or outbound tour operator/travel wholesaler) to rebuild and strengthen international supply chains by undertaking demand driving activities such as attending expos, business development and marketing.

The key objectives of RITG are to:

• attract and drive visitation from key international markets to Australia, including to regional areas
• aid recovery of the tourism exporters (inbound tour operators) and travel wholesalers (outbound tour operators/travel wholesalers) most significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and
• support the diversification of inbound international tourism markets, both from existing and emerging markets.

Stream 1 of RITG (Reconnect with international markets) has grant funding of up to $6m to attend approved events (including trade missions, international expos and conventions) with the goal of helping eligible tourism exporters (inbound tour operators) and travel wholesalers (outbound tour operators/travel wholesalers) attract or reconnect with international markets.

The Reviving International Tourism Grant Program (RITG) is designed to assist eligible small to medium enterprises (SMEs) that work directly within the Australian tourism export or travel wholesale industry sectors (inbound tour operators or outbound tour operators/travel wholesalers) to rebuild and strengthen international supply chains by undertaking demand driving activities such as attending expos, business development and marketing.

The key objectives of RITG are to:

• attract and drive visitation from key international markets to Australia, including to regional areas
• aid recovery of the tourism exporters (inbound tour operators) and travel wholesalers (outbound tour operators/travel wholesalers) most significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and
• support the diversification of inbound international tourism markets, both from existing and emerging markets.
• RITG aligns with Priority 6 of the THRIVE 2030 strategy – Build markets and attract visitors and Priority 4 - Embrace leading-edge business practices.

Stream 2 – Digital uplift - has grant funding up to $3m to undertake digital uplift activities including website overhaul/audit, online booking capability, integration and automation of systems, production of brochures, social media modernisation and accessibility upgrades.

Essential Energy’s Community Choices program provides an opportunity for customers to nominate and vote for community groups, community halls, not-for-profit and registered charities, in their network area, that could benefit from a funding boost. In 2023, funding has been increased to $250,000 with awards based on community votes. Funding will be shared across 20 zones.

Each zone will be eligible for $12,500 broken down as follows for participating groups:

• First funding allocation: $5,000
• Second funding allocation: $3,500
• Third funding allocation: $2,750 and
• Small Communities funding x 1: $1,250

Funding allocation will be awarded to groups with the most votes ranked in order.

The Regional Achievement and Community Awards, and are designed to encourage, acknowledge and reward the valuable contributions that individuals, communities and businesses make throughout regional and rural NSW & The ACT. These awards aim to recognise their success and achievements, which contribute to making regional NSW & The ACT a better place.

Awards are presented in the following categories:

• Connecting Communities Award
• Small Business Achiever Award
• Council Crown Land Management Excellence Award
• Crown Land Management Excellence Award
• Individual Excellence in Crown Land Management Award
• Customer Service Award
• Leadership Award

The annual Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards (ACVPA) recognise and reward programs that reduce crime and violence in Australia. The awards encourage public initiatives, and assist governments in identifying and developing practical projects which will reduce violence and other types of crime in the community.

Any government agency, not-for-profit organisation or individual person making a significant contribution to a project in Australia can be nominated for an award. Projects may address specific groups such as rural and remote communities, women, children, youth, family, migrant, ethnic or Indigenous communities, or specific problems such as alcohol-related violence.

As the foundation's purpose is “To provide support that helps, grows, and enriches our communities”, they have a clear focus on providing grants to reputable community-based charitable organisations which need funding for projects and initiatives designed to benefit as many people as possible.

Because most of the funding for The Harcourts Foundation is generously provided by Harcourts offices, they will only consider applications from groups for a specific event, project, item, or initiative where Harcourts has an office.

This one-off establishment grant helps organisations that are setting up language classes for the first time by helping them in their first year.

You may receive an establishment grant if your community language school:
    is located more than two kilometres away from any other community language school which teaches the same language
    has been operating for at least two months using a teaching program
    normally has a minimum of 20 school-aged students enrolled. (Schools outside a metropolitan area with less than 20 students may be eligible for funding in some circumstances.)
    is open to school students from Kindergarten to Year 12, regardless of their language background
    holds classes outside school hours for at least 35 weeks of the year
    provides a minimum of two hours per week face-to-face language teaching based on a sound educational program.

If your community is small or isolated and cannot meet teacher or syllabus requirements immediately, you may be granted an exemption for up to 12 months. During this time your school can work with a program education officer to try to meet these requirements.

The grant can be used for:
    teaching materials
    stationery, photocopying
    payments to teachers
    buying educational equipment
    expenses associated with the administration of the schools.

These grants help cover community language school operating costs such as teaching materials, staff wages and new equipment.

The amount of the grant is based on the number of students who have enrolled in your community language school. You can apply for this grant after 12 months of operating your school. You can also apply for a Specific project grant at the same time.

You may receive a per capita grant if your community language school:

• has been operating for more than 12 months
• is managed by an organisation which is a not-for-profit legal entity
• is located more than two kilometres away from any other community language school that teaches the same language
• normally has a minimum of 20 school-aged students enrolled. (Schools outside a metropolitan area with less than 20 students may be eligible for funding in some circumstances.)
• is open to school students from Kindergarten to Year 12, regardless of their language background
• has students who attend at least 70 per cent of lessons in Term 1
• holds classes outside school hours for at least 35 weeks of the year
• provides a minimum of two hours per week face-to-face language teaching based on a sound educational program.

You can use the grant for:

• teaching materials
• stationery, photocopying
• technology
• payments to teachers
• buying educational equipment
• expenses associated with the administration of the schools

You cannot use the grant for capital purposes such as buildings, repairs, maintenance or renovations.

support is available for up to 22 groups or individuals for use on conservation and biodiversity protection projects aligned with the priority areas of conservation exclusion/inclusion fencing, riparian protection and farm dam restoration. Each grant is valued at up to $8,000 (ex-GST) and must be used on permanent electric fencing materials that are determined in consultation with your local Gallagher Territory Manager.

The Australian Government is inviting applications from Child Care Subsidy approved providers to set up new centre based day care and family day care services under this Grant Opportunity.  

The objectives of the grant opportunity are to:

• assist eligible providers to establish new early childhood services in disadvantaged regional and remote areas of Australia where there is an absence, or limited supply, of approved centre based day care (CBDC) or family day care (FDC) services (see Glossary)
• support new services to build capacity and operate sustainably under the ECEC system
• support new services to increase access to early childhood education and enable local workforce participation.

The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are to:

• establish new early childhood services in disadvantaged regional or remote communities where there is a gap in the supply of approved services
• support newly established services in disadvantaged regional and remote communities to operate sustainably, engage local workforce, and address community level barriers to participation in early childhood education
• increase the number of children from disadvantaged regional and remote areas accessing early childhood education
• increase the availability of approved early childhood education in disadvantaged regional and remote communities with high unmet demand through capital works projects.