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The Believer's Grant Program offers funding for individuals, groups or organisations unleashing young people's creativity.

Your project should connect young people with their creativity, in the broadest sense of the word. Artists are creative, but so are scientists, debaters, community builders and dancers. Your project can be anything from a summer camp to a robotics competition to a co-working holiday house for artists.

They're looking to fund the people, projects and programs that are creating the conditions for young people's creativity to flourish at scale, for inventive and dynamic experiments that encourage young people to be curious, to explore, to be lifelong learners and to build community and become high agency people.

Focus is on projects that are 0-1 (just starting) or 1-10 (scaling or iterating), not established groups or projects.

This could be a neighbourhood community science lab, a hacker house, a hardware garage makerspace, a travelling STEM roadshow or an after-school arts or coding club.

The Commonwealth Prac Payment – Vocational Education and Training (CPP (VET)) grant will assist eligible students to manage the costs associated with undertaking a mandatory practicum placement as part of a Diploma of Nursing qualification.

Eligibility:

• Be a domestic student
• Enrolled in a Diploma of Nursing course
• Undertake a practicum placement on average 30 hours or more per week
• Be on a Commonwealth income support payment (e.g. ABSTUDY, Austudy, Youth Allowance or DVA Education Allowance) or Meet a ‘Need to work’ and ‘Income test’ criteria.

The ABC (Aboriginal Biodiversity Conservation) Foundation are dedicated to strengthening Indigenous communities through on-country engagement, economic empowerment, and community-led initiatives. Through their Future Fund, they provide small grants and opportunities to grassroots Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations, fostering self-determination and driving economic empowerment for sustainable futures.

• Small Event/Activity Grants: (Up to $2,500) These are for short-term, local events or initiatives. Applications are submitted online and reviewed multiple times a year by the ABC management committee. Applications must be submitted 28 days prior to the next ABC Management Committee meeting.
  *Organisations that are not currently an ABC On-Country Community Partner can still apply for this grant funding.
   
• Community Partners: For larger, ongoing projects, becoming a Community Partner gives your organisation access to more significant funding opportunities and ongoing support from ABC Foundation.

Eligibility Criteria

• All applicants must be an Aboriginal organisation with an ABN and the organisation must be able to demonstrate an alignment to ABC Foundation vision and strategic priorities in remote areas across Australia.
• More than 50% of the workforce ownership/management AND more than 50% of grant beneficiaries are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
• The organisation must have a core focus that is in line with the ABC Foundation programs; organised, conducted or promoted for the relief of poverty, sickness, destitution, helplessness, suffering, misfortune, disability or distress. With either a social or environmental focus.

*No funding will be provided to individuals.

In early 2011, Bowls Australia, in partnership with its state and territory associations, established the Bowls Disaster Relief Fund to aid its clubs in times of need.

With natural disasters regularly threatening Australia, clubs will be able to access the funds via an application process through Bowls Australia, with 100% of all sums to be redirected to those clubs in need.

Applications for the Bowls Disaster Relief Fund are open for clubs who have been affected by recent natural disasters.

Clubs can apply for up to $3,000 which will be assessed by Bowls Australia, depending on the circumstances and the details contained within the application.

Categories

• Restoring social networks and functioning
  Funding can be used to hold a community event or social activity, keep communities informed, record the disaster event as part of local history, or to develop skills and networks that build capacity for the future.
• Restoring community facilities
  Funding can be used to repair or reinstate the structure of a damaged facility, or to repair or replace damaged fittings and equipment integral to the function of a facility.
• Replenishing loss of equipment
  Funding can be used to replace bowls equipment lost or damaged during the natural disaster.

The Indigenous Youth Mobility Pathways Project (IYMP) is an innovative project which supports young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from regional and remote communities across the nation to Dream, Learn and Lead.

Help through the project includes:

• Tailored support young Indigenous Australians need to pursue their dreams and achieve their long-term career goals. 
• Addresses and removes the barriers to education and employment providing holistic support to young Indigenous people whilst engaged in the project.
• Provides support to over 230 young Indigenous people per year across Australia.
• Indigenous youth are supported to move to an IYMP host location to participate in vocational training, University and Australian Apprenticeships. 
• Participants are supported in every aspect of life. IYMP aspires to teach all the life skills required to live an independent and meaningful life beyond IYMP support.
• IYMP cultivate First Nation leaders who inspire other young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to chase their dreams, take skills back to their home community and build the capacity of remote communities across the country.

To apply under this project, a young Indigenous person must be:

• From a remote or regional community.
• Aged between 16 and 24 years upon commencement of the project.
• Willing to commit to a suitable career pathway, work hard to achieve set goals and become a future leader.

The Continence Aids Payment Scheme (CAPS) provides a payment to help reduce the costs of buying continence products from a supplier of your choice.

To get CAPS you need to meet all the eligibility requirements. The basic requirements are that you:

• have permanent and severe incontinence
• have an eligible neurological condition or eligible other condition that is the cause of your permanent and severe incontinence
• be 5 years or older
• be an Australian citizen.

The CAPS payment rate for 2025–26 is $717.10. The payment may increase or decrease a little every year following the Government’s budget process.

Communities, families and students value the NSW Community Languages Schools Program. The program helps students learn and use another language and connects young Australians to the language, heritage and culture of their community. It also helps build strong communities and it helps build respect in Australia for our many different cultures.

Schools may be eligible for a government grant to support a community language program.

There are three types of grants:

Establishment grant

This is a one-off grant of $2,500 for organisations that are setting up language classes for the first time. The aim of the grant is to help new community language schools in their first year.

Note: All organisations must submit an EOI by 1 April if applying for an Establishment Grant in the same year.

Per capita grant

This grant is used to help cover school operating costs such as teaching materials, staff wages and new equipment. The funding amount is based on the number of eligible students enrolled during term one. You can apply for this grant after you have been operating for more than 12 months.

Specific project grant

This grant of up to $10,000 is available to develop teaching materials or run training activities. The project should benefit other community language schools that use the same language.

No Interest Loans (NILs) are 0% interest and with no fees or charges. Submit your quote with your application and NILs will pay it straight to the supplier / vendor. Loans cannot be used for cash, bills, debts or rent.

Borrow up to $2000 for essentials such as appliances or furniture, car repairs, a new computer or laptop, or medical, dental or vet expenses. Borrow up to $3000 for bond on a new rental property or for recovery from a natural disaster.

Eligibility

• have a Health Care Card / Pension Card
• OR earn less than $70,000 (before tax) as a single
• OR earn less than $100,000 (before tax) if you have a partner or dependents
• OR have experienced family or domestic violence in the last 10 years
• AND you have lived at your current address for a minimum of three months
• AND you can show you can afford to repay the loan (Centrepay and direct debit available)

No Interest Loans are offered by more than 170 local community not-for-profit organisations in over 600 locations.

The Narrative Content Short Film Production Funding Program supports a team of content makers that must include Director, Writer, Producer and, where applicable, Animator, to make a Narrative Content Short Film intended for theatrical festivals.   

The aims of Narrative Content Short Film Production Program are to support:

• Australian live action or animated Narrative Short Films for a first and primary window of a theatrical festival outcome;

• talent who are connected to the stories they tell and reflect the breadth of Australia in service of cultural, creative and economic benefits; and
• talent and stories with viable pathways to festival audiences locally and/or globally.

The program will have two application rounds per financial year.

The Para sport Equipment Enhancement Program (PEEP) provides targeted support to address the specific gap of equipment within the Para sport pathway, enabling more athletes to enter and progress within the Para sport pathway, including those competing within high-performance.

Application Streams

Stream 1: Athlete Participation Stream
Individual athletes who participate or want to compete in Para sport, requiring Para specific or customised equipment to do so. These athletes are not Categorised by their respective National Sport Organisation (NSO) or National Sport Organisation for people with a Disability (NSOD).

Stream 2: Athlete Performance Pathway Stream 
Individual NSO/NSOD Categorised Athletes within the performance pathway requiring Para specific or customised equipment to compete in within the high-performance pathway. 

Stream 3: Program Participation Stream 
Community programs, Sporting Clubs or State Sporting Organisations (SSO’s) requiring Para specific or customised sport equipment to deliver for groups of Para athletes.

Stream 4: NSO, NSOD & SIS/SAS Para-sport units & RAS Stream 
NSO/NSOD & State Institutes & State Academies of Sport (SIS/SAS) Para sport unit & Regional Academies of Sport (RAS) immediate gaps and needs to enable a rapid upscale of Para specific equipment requirements to support the ambition of increasing the number of Categorised athletes and Para athletes competing within the Para performance pathway.

The purpose of the Disaster Relief Grants Program (DRG Program) is to support those most in need and those least able to return their homes to a safe and habitable condition after a natural disaster such as low-income earners and where the damage is not covered by insurance, subject to eligibility requirements. In doing so, it seeks to alleviate personal hardship and distress arising as a result of natural disasters in NSW.   

The purpose of the DRG Program is:

• to provide a safety net for the most vulnerable in the community
• to provide a contribution toward the applicant’s recovery
• assist the applicant to return to a basic standard of living.

Grants provided under the DRG Program will be assessed on the basis of eligibility not ‘entitlement’ and may be partnered with other forms of assistance, including referrals to other agencies.

The DRG Program and grants provided are not intended to:

• provide compensation for losses
• replace, or serve as a disincentive to obtain insurance
• meet all of an applicant’s needs in the aftermath of a Natural Disaster.

The objective of the program is to provide a concessional interest rate loan to eligible sporting and recreation clubs and associations to assist with the costs associated with clean up, removal of debris and/or the restoration of essential facilities, equipment or other assets that have been damaged or destroyed as a result of the declared natural disaster. 

Natural Disaster Relief Loans are only provided to eligible small business operators following the declaration of a natural disaster by the NSW Government.

What you can apply for:

• Eligible sporting and recreation clubs and associations impacted by the declared natural disaster can apply to borrow a maximum amount of $10,000.
• All loans have a term of up to 5 years, depending on the amount borrowed and your repayment capacity.
• Principal and interest loan repayments are made monthly.
• The interest rate is a concessional rate of interest. The rate applicable at the time of loan commencement is shown on the Rural Assistance Authority’s website.
• The interest rate applied to the loan is fixed for the term of the loan. 

A range of allowances and scholarships are available for students in rural and remote locations who live away from the family home to attend school.

Living away from home allowance

The Living Away from Home Allowance (LAFHA) assists eligible NSW families whose children must board away from home to access secondary education. Pre-conditions for eligibility relate to income and distance from the nearest public secondary school or school of preferred religion. Applicants must also meet further criteria such as a medical condition or impassable roads.

Boarding scholarships for isolated students

Boarding Scholarships for Isolated Students (BSIS) assist eligible students from rural areas who are required to board to attend NSW public specialist high schools – including agricultural boarding schools – or those required to board at a school term hostel to access a NSW public secondary school. Scholarships are available for students in Years 7 to 12 who are disadvantaged by a low family income and geographical isolation.

Australian Government assistance

The Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme (AIC) is an Australian Government program that targets students who cannot attend a public school because the family home is geographically isolated or the students have a disability or special needs.

These grants provide financial assistance for landholders managing conservation agreement areas to improve the biodiversity value of their properties.

The grants are available on an on-going basis for landholders who are not seeking or are ineligible for conservation management payments under the Biodiversity Conservation Trust’s Conservation Management Program.

There are four levels of funding available:

1. Up to $15,000 per year for up to three years for landholders with in-perpetuity conservation agreements, Trust Agreements, Registered Property Agreements.
2. Up to $8,000 per year for up to three years for landholders with a term Registered Property Agreement.
3. Up to $2,000 per year for up to three years for landholders with a wildlife refuge or wildlife refuge agreement or who are members of Wildlife Land Trust.
4. Landholders with Land For Wildlife agreements can apply to the Community Environment Network (CEN) for conservation partners grants of up to $2,000 per year.

In-perpetuity agreements greater than 1,000 Ha in size may be eligible for up to $30,000/year for up to three years. Investment at this level is at the discretion of the BCT and subject to case-by-case assessment.

Non-profit organisations directly affected by a declared natural disaster may be eligible for a low interest loan of up to $25,000 to support recovery.

The objective of the program is to provide a concessional interest rate loan to eligible non-profit organisations to assist with the costs associated with restoring essential facilities, equipment or other assets damaged or destroyed and/or temporary storage or leasing of alternate premises required as a result of the declared natural disaster. 

Natural Disaster Relief Loans are only provided to eligible non-profit organisations following the declaration of a natural disaster by the NSW Government.