National Pies for Local Legends 2026-2027

For 80+ years, Australians have been enjoying National Pies – at pie nights, at social clubs, and at footy matches big and small. To say thanks for your support, they’ve launched a grants program: National Pies for Local Legends.

Any registered Australian community group, sporting club or not-for-profit organisation can apply. They’ll award a grant of $1,000 each month over for 12 months, beginning in March. They’ll also award a major grant of $10,000 at the end of the program.

Whether you need new boots for your footy club, art supplies for your painting group, a special trip funded, or something else entirely – tell them how they can help!

Eligibility

1. Registered Australian-based community groups and associations, sporting teams and organisations, and not-for-profit entities are eligible to apply.

Grants

1. The Organiser will award one grant a month for Eight (8) successive months, to the value of $1,000 each ($8,000 total) to a Grant Recipient who meets the Eligibility criteria (s. 2a).
2. Additionally, one (1) $10,000 bonus grant will be awarded following the conclusion of the grant period.

Timings

1. Applications for both the $1,000 monthly grants and the $10,000 grant open at 12:00am on 1 June, 2026. The first round of monthly grants closes 11:59pm on 30 July, 2026.
2. Applications for subsequent rounds of monthly grants will close at 11:59pm on the last day of each corresponding month. All applications that have been received up to this time will be considered for both the monthly $1,000 grant with the exception of groups and organisations who have already been awarded a $1,000 grant.
3. The $10,000 grant will be selected from all grant applications received from 12:00am on 1 June, 2026 through to 11:59 on 28 February, 2027.
4. The program, closes at 11:59pm on 28 February, 2027.
5. The final $1,000 grant and bonus $10,000 grant will be decided by 15 March, 2027.
6. The $10,000 grant recipient may or may not have already received a $1,000 grant.