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The award recognises research in the physical and biological sciences, allowing interdisciplinary and sociocultural research that could straddle the social sciences and humanities, by outstanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PhD students and early- and mid-career scientists. It aims to support their research and/or the expansion and growth of their research networks and international knowledge exchange through visits to relevant international centres of research.

Awards will be for up to $20,000, with additional support provided to attend the Academy's biennial Science at the Shine Dome event.

Playing Australia Project Investment supports performing arts tours to reach regional and remote communities across Australia. The program supports net touring costs and other designated costs associated with tours. There is no limit on the amount that can be requested.

You can apply for:

• a reasonable portion of costs associated with re-mounting a work
• inter-state touring costs including freight, transport, accommodation and travel allowances
• a contribution towards tour coordination at a set rate per venue
• a portion of costs associated with reducing the environmental impact of your tour
• a portion of costs associated with supporting the wellbeing of the touring company

There are three rounds depending on the dates of the tour:

• Tuesday 7 March 2023, 3pm AEDT for projects starting after 1 June 2023.
• Tuesday 6 June 2023, 3pm AEST for projects starting after 1 September 2023
• Tuesday 10 October 2023, 3pm AEDT for projects starting after 1 January 2024

The Small Grants provide up to $13 million in funding through up to 3 rounds of open-competitive grant opportunities for small-scale projects at the grassroots and community level. The grants are aimed at on-ground projects that are led by individuals, farming groups or community groups, including Landcare groups and, First Nations groups. Projects may be delivered locally across a range of agriculture, fisheries and forestry industries.

The grants will support farmers and land holders to adopt sustainable agriculture best practices, as well as facilitate and implement practice change. The grants will improve management of our natural resources, and increase sustainable on-farm productivity and resilience to climate change.

The grants allow for a wide range of projects and initiatives, providing opportunities for information delivery and extension as well as scaling up of existing local initiatives. New or innovative, as well as tried and tested, climate-smart, sustainable agricultural practices are in scope.

The Strengthening Rural Communities program gives small rural, regional and remote communities across Australia the opportunity to access funds that can benefit and help secure their future prosperity. Grants are available for a broad range of initiatives that directly and clearly benefit local communities.

Applications from not-for-profit organisations in communities of fewer than 15,000 people are prioritised, particularly those communities whose size, remoteness and relative access to services, funding, and resources present particular ongoing challenges. The Strengthening Rural Communities program accepts applications any time. FRRR considers applications and makes grant distributions on a quarterly basis.

The Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) Prepare & Recover program supports communities in remote, rural and regional communities across Australia to implement initiatives that prevent and prepare for future climate related impacts, or recover from existing disasters in the medium to long-term timeframe, generally one to ten years after the disaster.

Grants up to $25,000 are available for a broad range of initiatives to strengthen the capacity and capability of local people, organisations, networks, and systems that help communities to be informed, skilled, connected and resourced for the future.

Specifically, SRC Prepare & Recover will support communities impacted by the following disasters:

• 2019/20 Black Summer bushfires;
• 2021 QLD floods;
• 2021 NSW floods;
• 2021 WA Tropical Cyclone Seroja; and
• 2022 flood events across NSW, QLD, SA, TAS and VIC.

The Cooperative Research Centres Program (the program) supports industry-led collaborations between industry, researchers and the community. The program is a proven model for linking researchers with industry to focus on research and development towards use and commercialisation.

The program consists of two elements:

• CRC Grants to support medium to long term, industry-led collaborations; and
• CRC-P Grants to support short term, industry-led collaborative research

Round 16 is open to applications for short-term industry-led collaborative research in all industry sectors, with a focus on Government priorities including the circular economy, the National Reconstruction Fund priority areas and the Science and Research Priorities.

White Rock Wind Farm Community Fund aims to share the benefits of White Rock Wind Farm by investing in the communities around the wind farm (50km). The Funds are intended to provide financial support for community-based initiatives, projects and events that produce lasting community benefit and reflect local priorities.

A total of $202,946.35 is available for projects across a range of community activities and interests, such as environmental, social, cultural, and educational.

Applications are invited for projects in one of three categories:

• Minor Projects under $5,000;
• Projects over $5,000 and
• Expression of Interest for Major Projects requiring funding over $100,000.

Applications are open to any not for profit or community-based organisations.

Local football clubs across Australia will have the opportunity to share in an $8 million funding boost over the next four years, as the AFL and Telstra launch Telstra Footy Country Grants. With a pool of $2 million to be distributed in 2024, eligible regional and metro clubs can apply for grants up to $20,000 – helping strengthen, sustain and grow local footy.

As the foundation of our great game and the heartbeat of communities, investment in local clubs is vital to ensuring everyone has access to play Aussie Rules and experience the health, social and wellbeing benefits that come with belonging to a club.

The Telstra Footy Country Grants is designed to financially assist initiatives that can support Community Clubs affiliated to the AFL to strengthen the base and secure the future in three key strategic areas:

• Grow and assist volunteer capacity.
• Grow and diversify participation.
• Improve club environments and experiences.

Whether it’s upgrading to an electronic scoreboard, upskilling volunteers or introducing new initiatives to attract more participants, Telstra Footy Country Grants aims to provide tangible support for clubs and alleviate the challenges they may face. 

Apply now for a metering plan implementation grant and receive up to $100,000 to cover up to 50% of the costs of installing an energy metering and monitoring system. 

The objectives of this funding are to:

• improve energy performance in NSW businesses.
• enable businesses to identify, prepare and verify energy and emissions reduction projects.
• provide robust data to site managers to make informed investment decisions that help achieve net zero emissions objectives.
• demonstrate the link between energy metering and monitoring systems and energy and cost savings.

The NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards are an annual program aimed at recognising the incredible dedication, effort and community service of our state’s volunteers, volunteer leaders and volunteer teams. The Awards program has grown to become one of the largest celebrations of volunteering in Australia.

Awards are presented in the following categories:

• Young Volunteer of the Year
• Adult Volunteer of the Year
• Senior Volunteer of the Year
• Volunteer Team of the Year
• Club Volunteer of the Year
• Employee Volunteer of the Year
• Volunteer Leader of the Year
• Not-for-Profit Voluntary Governance Award

The objective of the program is to commemorate the service and sacrifice of Australia’s service personnel in wars, conflicts and peace operations, and their families.

The intended outcome of the grant opportunity is to provide funding for projects and activities that:

• promote appreciation and understanding of the experiences of service and the roles that those who served have played
• preserve, add to the sum of knowledge on, or provide access to information about Australia’s wartime heritage.

Projects and activities relating to all wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations are eligible.

The program aims to provide funding for projects and activities that are ready to proceed and where STS grant funding will ensure their completion. Projects must be able to be completed within 12 months of the funding agreement being executed.

There are 2 categories of grants available under the program:

Community Grants (CG)
Grants to a maximum of $10,000 are available for local, community-based projects and activities. These small grants are for projects and activities that are focused on the local community, commemorate the service and sacrifice of local community members, and are primarily accessed by the local community.

Some examples of CG projects and activities include:

• development of a digital honour roll
• restoration of an honour board
• purchase of a cabinet to display military memorabilia
• installation of a flagpole to display Australian National Flags on days of commemoration.

Major Grants (MG)
Grants between $10,001 and $150,000 are available for major commemorative projects and activities that are significant from a national, state, territory and/or broader regional perspective. These projects may include the construction of new war or peace memorials, where none currently exists, as well as additions to existing memorials.

Major Grants will have a much wider focus than CG category applications and must be commemorative of the service and sacrifice of service personnel beyond the local community, and/or consist of elements that are available to the whole nation, or residents of a state, territory, or broader regional area. A high monetary value project or activity does not necessarily mean that it is of national, state, territory and/or significant to a broader region.

Some examples of MG projects and activities include:

• construction of an interactive memorial walking track dedicated to Australian service personnel from the Vietnam War
• development of a digital honour roll and interpretive signage to commemorate the history of service personnel from a particular region
• publication of a book commemorating Australian service personnel from the Malayan Emergency
• development of a documentary commemorating Australian Prisoners of War.

Assessment and notification of outcomes will be divided into 3 batches closing in June 2024, October 2024 and February 2025.

Grants are available for carer support groups and organisations from across NSW to celebrate and recognise the contribution of family and friend carers in their local communities by holding local events and activities.

The grants are to be used to plan events or activities either online or in person to support and celebrate carers as part of National Carers Week. It is preferable that the events and activities are held during, or as close as possible to, National Carers Week (13-19 October 2024).

The Support Plantation Establishment Program will run over 4 years from 2023–24 to 2026–27. The funding will support the establishment of new long-rotation softwood and hardwood plantation forests and assist the sector to respond to the projected growth in demand for domestically sourced timber resources. Through focusing on long-rotation plantation forests the program’s key intended outcomes are to increase domestic timber supply, particularly construction and manufacturing timber resources, and to contribute to Australia’s carbon emissions reduction commitments.

The purpose of the LRCI Program is to support local councils to deliver priority local road and community infrastructure projects across the nation, supporting jobs and delivering benefits to local communities.

Phase 4 of the LRCI Program will open from 1 July 2023 and Grant Agreements will be sent to eligible Funding Recipients for review and signature. Once the Grant Agreements have been returned and executed by the Department, councils will be invited to submit project nominations via a work schedule to the department.

From 1 July 2023, the eligible construction time period (ECTP) commences. Project construction can only begin once Project Nominations are approved by the Department. Projects are required to be physically completed by 30 June 2025.

Phase 4 of the LRCI Program continues to be a temporary, targeted measure supporting local infrastructure, jobs, firms, and procurement. As with the earlier Phases of the LRCI Program, Eligible Funding Recipients can select a broad range of projects to fund so that communities can continue to be provided with the infrastructure they require. It is expected that Eligible Funding Recipients will use local businesses and workforces to deliver projects wherever possible to ensure direct benefits to local communities.

Only Eligible Funding Recipients are able to participate in Phase 4 of the LRCI Program.

Eligible Funding Recipients will receive a letter of offer to participate in Phase 4 of the LRCI Program:

• Where eligibility for the Part A $500 million component is met, the letter of offer will include reference to this separate funding amount.
• Where eligibility for the Part B $250 million component is met, the letter of offer will include reference to this separate funding amount.

The Eligible Funding Recipients have been selected for this grant opportunity as the intention is to fund local communities directly. A list of funding recipients, and their funding allocations is available on the Department’s website here.

The Elsa Dixon Aboriginal Employment Grant (EDAEG) adopts a number of strategies to develop and support Aboriginal people through the creation of training and employment opportunities. Promoting diversity, innovation and service responsiveness in the NSW workforce, the Elsa Dixon Aboriginal Employment Grant subsidises the salary, development and support costs of Aboriginal employees in public service agencies and local government authorities.

Grant Elements

• Permanent Ongoing Employment – $20,000 up to $40,000 to support the creation of permanent employment.
• Temporary (Term Employment) Secondment – $20,000 up to $40,000 (dependant on the term of position) to support a temporary position of up to 12 months that offers significant skill development for a permanent employee.
• School-based Apprenticeships and Traineeships – $10,000 one off payment to support school-based apprenticeships and traineeships.
• Post School Element - $10,000 up to $20,000 (Part - Time or Full- Time Employment Status) to support the continuation of employment for a learner who successfully completed a High School Certificate (HSC, Year 12) in the previous calendar year.