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Through the Online Production program Screen Australia invests in the production of scripted, children’s and documentary projects that take risks and push the envelope of storytelling in the online space.

This fund is aimed at lower-budget productions which may present talent development or project development opportunities. Online production values these benefits ahead of commercial gain, so it is expected that above-the-line fees and company overheads are budgeted modestly in accordance with those aims.

In most cases this fund applies to projects releasing on social media platforms such as YouTube, Facebook and TikTok, as well as Virtual Reality (and other Extended Reality) projects. Screen Australia recognises this part of the industry is fast-changing, so other release platforms may be eligible.

Applications cannot be from individuals, and must be from a team that includes at least two key creatives covering the roles of Writer, Director and Producer. At least one of the key creatives must have a credit in an equivalent role on a comparable project that has been publicly released at the time of application.

This grant opportunity provides 1 year of one-off funding in 2025-26, to Home Care Packages (HCP) and Short-Term Restorative Care (STRC) providers operating in identified thin markets (rural, remote or specialised), that is supplementary to fee-for-service revenue and can be used flexibly for appropriate business and service delivery expenses.

This grant opportunity targets HCP and STRC providers who:

1. currently deliver services to care recipients in Modified Monash areas 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7, and / or
2. currently hold, or have applied for, a valid Specialisation Verification for aged care services (excluding Specialisation Verification for People who live in rural or remote areas).

To be eligible you must be one of the following entity types:

• Indigenous Corporation (registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and /or Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006)
• Company
• 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
• Cooperative
• Incorporated Association
• Statutory Entity
• Partnership, or
• Unincorporated Association.

If you are applying as a Trustee on behalf of a Trust, the Trustee must have an eligible entity type as listed above.

Applications can only be accepted from existing Home Care Packages (HCP) Program and the Short-Term Restorative Care (STRC) Programme providers (at the time of application) who:

• have care recipients in Modified Monash areas 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7, and / or
• currently hold a valid Specialisation Verification for aged care services (excluding Specialisation Verification for People who live in rural or remote areas), or have submitted an application for Specialisation Verification that is pending approval.

Aurizon, working in conjunction with Good2Give, has established the Aurizon Community Giving Fund to provide cash grants for charitable initiatives and projects aimed to improve the health and wellbeing, community safety, the environment and education in local communities in which Aurizon operates and our employees reside.

The Aurizon Community Giving Fund is focused on the areas of health and wellbeing, community safety, the environment and education. All applications for an Aurizon Community Giving Fund grant must fit within at least one of these funding categories to be eligible for consideration.

• Health & Wellbeing
• Community Safety
• The Environment
• Education

The Para Athlete Barriers Fund is a one-off grant program to support categorised athletes to overcome individual barriers to their progression or performance in Para sports.

To be eligible to apply for the Para Athlete Barriers Fund you must, at the time of application:

• be an athlete categorised by a recognised National Sporting Organisation (NSO) or National Sporting Organisation for people with Disability (NSOD) in a para sport
• be categorised into one of the following disciplines as per the Athlete Categorisation Framework:
  • Podium
  • Podium Ready
  • Podium Potential
  • Developing
  • Emerging

• be actively participating with a recognised NSO/D in training and competition within their para sport;
• have no anti-doping rule violations any time; and
• have no match fixing offences at any time.

This funding supports individuals and organisations that are led by and/or support specific communities to develop and deliver a diverse range of arts and cultural experiences for artists, arts workers, communities, and audiences. The purpose of this funding is to strengthen communities through equitable access to vibrant arts and cultural experiences.

This funding will:

• enable the creation and presentation of new work designed and led by priority and target creative practitioners, groups, businesses, and organisations in NSW.
• strengthen communities through equitable access to arts and cultural experiences. 
• develop diverse cultural leadership within the arts and cultural ecosystem.
• enhance the visibility of new work by prioritised NSW artists and arts/cultural workers.
• strengthen the creative ecosystem through collaborations and partnerships.
• support access to resources and expertise for individual artists.
• contribute to personal and community wellbeing and economic development.

Who can apply

Individuals:

• Applicants must be 18 years or above
• Currently living in NSW (minimum12 months)

Groups or other entities that do not have legal status:

• Applicants must be 18 years or above
• Currently located in NSW (for the past 12 months)

Organisations or partnerships with legal status:

• Local Government Authorities must be a distinct business unit based in NSW

This funding focuses on professional development for individual artists, arts and cultural workers to enable participation in skills development opportunities, workshops, courses and creative sector conferences and networking events. The purpose of this funding is to strengthen communities through equitable access to vibrant arts and cultural experiences.

This funding will:  

• enable career development for artists and arts and cultural workers  
• support opportunities that develop cultural leadership capacities, skills and knowledge  
• promote professional networking and collaboration  
• encourage personal wellbeing and resilience.  

Who can apply

Individuals:  

• Applicants must be 18 years or above 
• Currently living in NSW (minimum12 months) 

Types of projects funded under this grant

The project must be a clearly defined arts and cultural activity. It must benefit individual NSW artists or arts and cultural workers. It must provide professional and/or skills development opportunities to advance their careers.  

These activities might include:  

• research, training, coaching, or mentoring, or 
• attending workshops, conferences, nationally or internationally.  

The Science in Schools grants are designed to support teachers and schools deliver engaging STEM events and activities that align with the National Science Week vision. These grants are available to all Australian schools (preschools to senior secondary) who complete a valid application. All applications and the amounts awarded are judged by their comparative merit.

These grants are intended to be a contribution to the running of a National Science Week activity or event in a school and not the sole means of support.

• Develop a great idea for a suitable program and work out your costs.
• Apply online for a small grant up to $500 towards your activity.
• Conduct a STEM-related activity or event during National Science Week.
• Focus on the impact STEM has on our lives, our economy, our society and our world.
• Involve your class to your whole school and even your neighbouring school/s and wider community.

The purpose of this grant opportunity is to provide funding for projects that improve the management, delivery or use of Medicare pathology services.

This grant opportunity will invest in projects that support the pathology sector and relevant interested parties to collaborate on innovative approaches to improve pathology related practices, including those that improve the economic efficiency, sustainability and quality delivery of the MBS pathology items, amongst requesters/referrers, providers, and consumers of pathology services.

The objectives of the grant opportunity are:

• Quality Pathology Practice: To support professional practice standards that meet consumer, and referral needs and provide evidence-based, best practice, quality-assured services that are safe, efficient, and cost effective and improve the economic efficiency, sustainability and quality delivery of the MBS pathology items
• Quality Referrals (Requesting/Ordering): To support referral practices that: are informed and facilitated by best practice professional relationships and protocols between referrers and providers; are informed by evidence; maximise health benefits; and inform and engage consumers and improve the economic efficiency, sustainability and quality delivery of the MBS pathology items, and
• Quality Consumer Services: To develop and improve consumer-focused, accessible, and coordinated services that promote informed choice, meet consumer needs, and improve the economic efficiency, sustainability and quality delivery of the MBS pathology items.

To be eligible you must 

• have an Australian Business Number (ABN) 
• are registered for the purposes of GST 
• are a permanent resident of Australia 
• have an account with an Australian financial institution,  

and be one of the following entity types: 

• Indigenous Corporation (registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and /or Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006) 
• Company  
• Corporate Commonwealth Entity
• Corporate State or Territory Entity
• Cooperative 
• Incorporated Association, or 
• Partnership. 

If you are applying as a Trustee on behalf of a Trust, the Trustee must have an eligible entity type as listed above. 

Applications from consortia are acceptable, providing there is a lead organisation that is solely accountable to the Commonwealth for the delivery of grant activities and is an eligible entity as per the list above. Only the lead organisation can submit the application form and enter into a grant agreement with the Commonwealth.

The purpose of the Collier Charitable Fund is to continue the legacies of Alice, Annette and Edith Collier by striving to improve the lives of Victorians and other Australians by assisting those in need.

The Wills of the Collier sisters stipulate the areas to be funded and the proportion of income to be applied to each of the areas. The support provided focuses on Victorians in some instances, and in other instances it encompasses the wider Australian community.

The following provides an overview of the areas that are funded for the wider Australian community.

• Progressing Education & Training 
in Australia

  Funding in this area aims to progress education and training in Australia. The Will refers to "Public Educational Purposes in the Commonwealth of Australia". The area of public education and training is broad and the Fund supports schools, universities, research institutes and vocational training bodies.

• Furthering Faith and Religious
endeavours in Australia

  Funding in this area aims to further faith and religious endeavours in Australia. The Will refers to "Religious Purposes in the Commonwealth of Australia".

• Aiding OTHER Australian Charitable Causes
  Funding in this area aims to aid other Australian charitable causes. The Will refers to "the Relief of Poverty in Australia, the Australian Red Cross, the Education of children of deceased or incapacitated Sailors, Soldiers, or Airmen and any other charitable purposes". This area provides scope to fund areas not specifically identified in the Will.

The general funding practices currently adopted by the trustees are:

• To encourage organisations to seek funding that meets their own priorities, not those that may be thought to be favoured by the trustees.
• To be broad and flexible in their approach, within the scope of the focus areas.
• To fund a variety of organisations and initiatives rather than to make very large grants to fewer organisations.
• To be open to making limited multi-year grants.
• To be open to supporting organisations in collaboration with other grantmakers to maximise impact and eliminate duplication.
• To be open to supporting organisations that collaborate with other like-minded organisations to maximise impact and eliminate duplication.
• To be supportive of applications to build organisational capacity. This may include:
  • staff costs
  • staff training
  • costs to improve effectiveness through the use of technology, and
  • developing strategic capacity.

• Where funds available permit, being open to out-of-round applications for emergency relief or genuinely urgent matters.
• To limit each organisation to one application per sub-Fund.
• To limit the number of larger grants. The average grant over recent years has been in the $30,000 to $35,000 range.
• From time to time to make grants on the Trustees’ own initiative.
• Not to support the following applications:
  • initiatives that only benefit an individual or an individual's family
  • that seek contributions for the corpus of another grant making organisation.

The objectives of the Community Languages Schools Program are to:

• support the maintenance, development and acquisition of community languages
• assist communities to improve the language learning of children and young people from Kindergarten to Year 12
• provide opportunities for professional development and training of people involved in community languages schools.

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.

The Australian Training Awards are the peak national awards that showcase best practice in vocational education and training (VET).  The Awards recognise and celebrate excellence and are an important mechanism for promoting the benefits of VET.

Winners from each state and territory training awards compete for a national award title. Direct entry is also available for some award categories.

Categories include:

Individual

• The Outstanding Achievement in the VET and Skills Sector Award (Direct Entry)
• Australian School-based Apprentice or Trainee of the Year Award (State/Territory Entry)
• Vocational Student of the Year Award (State/Territory Entry)
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year Award (State/Territory Entry)
• Trainee of the Year Award (State/Territory Entry)
• Apprentice of the Year Award (State/Territory Entry)
• VET Teacher/Trainer of the Year Award (State/Territory Entry)
• Excellence in Language, Literacy and Numeracy Practice Award (Direct Entry)

Business

• Small Employer of the Year Award (State/Territory Entry)
• Large Employer of the Year Award (State/Territory Entry)
• Australian Apprenticeships Employer Award (Direct Entry)
• Industry Collaboration Award (State/Territory Entry)
• Innovation in VET Award (Direct Entry)

Registered Training Organisation

• Small Training Provider of the Year Award (State/Territory Entry)
• Large Training Provider of the Year Award (State/Territory Entry)
• School Pathways to VET Award (Direct Entry)

This Elders Community Giving Project supports initiatives that provide sustainable, tangible and long-term benefits with positive outcomes for Australian rural, regional and remote communities. In turn this builds capacity, longevity, liveability and connection in the regions in which we operate.

Based on six distinct pillars, the project offers a total of 12 grants, with two tiers of funding at $10,000 and $20,000 per grant.

Each application must align to one of the following pillars.

• People and regions
  For initiatives that provide learning and investment for long-term career pathways and opportunities for our regional people.
• Environmental awareness
  For initiatives that enable communities to reduce waste through reuse and recycling, providing positive impact on our environment.
• Innovation into the future
  For initiatives that contribute to innovation and productivity in the agricultural industry and its communities.
• Healthy bodies and minds
  For initiatives that promote healthy lifestyles and minds, raising awareness and support for mental health and/or long-term health outcomes.
• Encouraging diversity
  For initiatives that encourage and celebrate diversity in the community, where everyone can be included and have a sense of belonging.
• Safety first
  For initiatives that encourage and enhance safe environments in which communities can live, work and play, either through education or activation.

In addition to the six pillars above, there will be two People's Choice grants, for a maximum of $10,000 each. This open criteria grant will be voted for by Elders employees.

To be eligible, applicants: 

• must be a not-for-profit organisation with an ABN or Incorporation Certificate. (unincorporated organisations may be auspiced by an incorporated organisation and must provide a letter from the auspice organisation confirming that the auspice arrangement is valid and current) 
• must be located and service a regional, rural or remote community in which Elders or, an Elders owned and operated business, operates or has a physical presence, i.e., not a metropolitan area (this includes rural products and real estate branches)
• must not be affiliated with a political party or union, or take an overtly political stance in the focus of their work
• may have a religious basis, but any program or initiative must not incorporate religious teaching into the delivery of the program or initiative
• should declare if you are seeking funding for the same initiative elsewhere. It will not hinder your application or possible success
• must be able to provide a Certificate of Currency for public liability insurance (where applicable).

The BioSF is a competitive technology development and commercialisation program to meet the needs of industries and firms with potential to commercialise innovations aligned with the NSW 20-Year R&D Roadmap priority industries or technologies.

The objectives of the BioSF are to:

• improve commercialisation opportunities for NSW-based start-ups and businesses
• provide financial support to progress the development of new and innovative devices and systems across the branches of the biological sciences (biotechnology and life sciences), including biomanufacturing, genetic engineering, synthetic biology and agrifood
• realise benefits from innovation in NSW.

The intended outcomes of the BioSF are to:

• help promising start-ups develop their technologies, to the point they attract future funding and investment
• support the growth of innovative global companies headquartered in NSW
• deliver social, economic, and/or environmental benefits in NSW.

The BioSF targets companies with innovative products/systems within the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) range of 3 – 7 and aims to help them move along the TRL scale, commercialise their idea and enable them to attract large-scale private investment.

To be eligible for the Program applicants must:

• have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
• be registered for the purposes of GST
• be headquartered in NSW
• be one of the following:
  • a company incorporated under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (including a company limited by guarantee)
  • an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and /or Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth)
  • an individual or partnership who agrees to form a company under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) so that the Department can enter into a legally binding Deed of Agreement
  • a NSW public research organisation or not-for-profit organisation applying through its appropriate technology transfer office or the Chief Executive Officer (or equivalent) of the organisation that will become a separate entity before entering into a legally binding Deed of Agreement with the NSW Government
• hold the intellectual property or the rights to commercialise the device/ system/innovation
• apply for one project per funding round.

The Community Heritage Grants (CHG) program supports community organisations to look after Australian cultural heritage collections. Since 1994, this program has provided more than $8.9 million dollars in funding to over 1650 projects across Australia.

CHG is open to non-profit, incorporated organisations. The program has a strong focus on supporting local groups with limited funding who would benefit from access to professional cultural heritage expertise. Applications from Indigenous and multicultural organisations are encouraged.

The annual round offers cash grants of up to $20,000. The first two stages support organisations to work with heritage practitioners to:

• Explain the meaning and value of their collections (a significance assessment)
• Outline the condition of their collections and create a plan to manage it (a preservation needs assessment)

In the third and final stage, organisations can apply for funding to:

• Undertake conservation and collection management activities as recommended in the preservation needs assessment

Funding is also available for:

• Collection management training projects

The Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) Small & Vital stream gives small remote, rural and regional communities across Australia the opportunity to access funds for a broad range of initiatives that directly and clearly benefit local communities.

Grants up to $10,000 are available for a broad range of grassroots, community-led initiatives that directly and clearly benefit local communities that strengthen local people, places and climate solutions, with a preference for smaller communities (populations under 15,000).

FRRR’s Small & Vital program supports thriving, resilient, and sustainable remote, rural and regional communities across Australia. In particular, priority will be given to projects that:

• Support communities to implement generational transition;
• Invest in outback, remote, and less resourced communities;
• Build capacity and resourcing for a just and equitable energy transition;
• Support First Nations-led initiatives that strengthen culture, country, economic participation, and reconciliation.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis and assessed quarterly.