NSW Carers Investment Grant Program – 2026

Grant Closes: 20th of November 2026 - 5:00 pm Value: $50,000 to $100,000 Run By: NSW Department of Communities and Justice Further Information: https://www.nsw.gov.au/grants-and-funding/nsw-carers-investment-grant-program-%E2%80%93-2026

NSW Carers Investment Grant Program supporting the implementation of the NSW Carers Strategy: Caring in New South Wales 2020-2030.

The objectives of the NSW Carers Investment Grant Program (CIGP) align with those of the Strategy. The CIGP is looking to fund initiatives that:

Increase the recognition, respect and empowerment of carers.
Improve access and engagement with services and supports that respond to carer’s economic, health and wellbeing needs.
Strengthen education and awareness about the role of carers, how to identify them, carer rights and providing referrals to available supports.

Eligibility

The CIGP invites applications from incorporated not-for-profit organisations and Local Councils that either directly or indirectly support carers in NSW.

Under this program, eligible organisations are:

Incorporated organisations registered and approved as a not-for-profit body by NSW Fair Trading
Not-for profit companies limited by guarantee, operating in NSW
Public companies limited by guarantee, operating in NSW
State Government Other Incorporated Entity with Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status including Local Area Health Districts and the Justice Health and Forensic Health Network
Local government organisations, including:
- NSW local councils operating under the Local Government Act 1993 (LG Act)
- Joint Organisations (s400O of the LG Act)
- County Councils (s383 of the LG Act)
- Regional Organisations of Councils (which are voluntary groupings of councils)
Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation (ACCO) – these Applicants will be required to provide documentation to support their ACCO status
Indigenous Corporations registered with the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC)
Local Aboriginal Land Councils registered with the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC)
Trusts registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC)
NSW non-government organisations established under their own Act of Parliament
Religious organisations operating in NSW
NSW Peak organisations representing carers
Representative organisations for GPs, other medical practitioners, allied health workers and pharmacists
Other representative organisations for relevant service providers