Community Funding Opportunities and Award Programs - December 2023

Welcome to our Community Funding Opportunities and Awards Program Newsletter where you will find details of grant and funding programs that are available for the Northern Inland Region for community based projects and social enterprises.

Due to the number of grants that are available, we send two funding opportunities newsletters a month; one for Business and Infrastructure and another for Community Projects and Award Programs. These newsletters are a free service that we provide, and can you can add the Business and Infrastructure Grants newsletter to your subscriptions by filling your details into the subscription form in the footer of our website: www.rdani.org.au

We wish you all the best with the Funding Opportunities below and if you are looking for a grant between newsletters, have a look at the grants area of our website which is updated weekly: www.rdani.org.au/our-region/grants-and-funding-opportunities.php

If you need some facts and figures for your applications, a range of data for our region is also available on our website here: www.rdani.org.au/our-region/regional-data.php

Please note the below information is intended as a guide only. Closing dates and other details should be verified using the links provided as they are subject to change by the providers without notice.

Featured Grants

Clubgrants Infrastructure Grants
Closes: 18th of December 2023
Value: $50,000 to $250,000
Run By: NSW Office of Responsible Gambling

This program provides funding to support community infrastructure such as a multipurpose community hub or a service for an eligible community group.

The objective of the Clubgrants Category 3 Infrastructure Grants program is to fund the costs of construction, alteration, renovation, completion and fit-out of buildings and community infrastructure to deliver outcomes for disadvantaged NSW communities including regional, remote and drought-affected areas, culturally and linguistically diverse, disability and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and disaster-affected communities.

There are four streams under this program:

• Community Infrastructure - This program provides funding to support community infrastructure such as a multipurpose community hub or a service for an eligible community group.
• Sport and Recreation - Funding to support sport and recreation infrastructure such as sports centres, playgrounds and swimming pools.
• Arts and Culture - Funding to support arts and culture infrastructure such as museums, art galleries or cultural centres
• Disaster Readiness - Funding to support disaster readiness infrastructure such as evacuation centres, capital equipment or a multipurpose community facility.
   

Tertiary Access Payment
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $5,000
Run By: Services Australia

The Tertiary Access Payment (TAP) is a one off payment of up to $5,000. It’s to help eligible students with the cost of moving to study. This is for study after you’ve finished year 12 or equivalent.

To get the payment you need to meet some rules. These include:

• moving from a regional or remote area for tertiary study
• starting tertiary study in the year after finishing year 12 or equivalent.

You can claim this payment in your first year of tertiary study only.

 

ARTC Sponsorships and Donations - 2023
Next Round Closes: 31st of January 2024
Value: $1,000 to $4,000
Run By: Australian Rail Track Corporation

This program provides funding to the communities that are home to Inland Rail to support short-term or one-off initiatives such as:

• sponsoring local festivals and celebrations
• upgrading sporting facilities
• purchasing new laptops for students
• supporting health and wellbeing groups
• mentoring programs
• hosting guest speakers

Award Programs

Young Achiever Awards 2023
Closes: 6th of February 2024
Run By: Awards Australia
Acknowledges, encourages and promotes the positive achievements of all young people aged 30 years and under.

The Prime Minister's Prizes for Science 2024 – Science Prizes
Closes: 8th of February 2024 - 5:00 pm
Value: $50,000 to $250,000
Run By: Australian Government Department of Industry, Science and Resources
Recognises achievements in science, research-based innovation and commercialisation.

The Prime Minister's Prizes for Science 2024 – Science Teaching Prizes
Closes: 8th of February 2024 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $50,000
Run By: Australian Government Department of Industry, Science and Resources
Recognises excellence in teaching in any area of science that is part of the nominated teacher’s state or territory, science, mathematics or technology syllabus.

Australian Nursing and Midwifery Awards
Closes: 11th of February 2024
Run By: Hesta
Recognise nurses, midwives, nurse educators and researchers as well as personal care workers who made a real difference to the lives of patients or to the quality of a service.

Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support Program - 2023-24 and 2024-25
Closes: 18th of February 2024 - 11:30 am
Value: $5,000 to $80,000
Run By: Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Funding for First Nations art centres and pivotal industry organisations for the benefit of First Nations communities.

Closing in December

National Science Week Grants 2024
Closes: 11th of December 2023 - 5:00 pm
Value: $2,000 to $20,000
Run By: Australian Government Department of Industry, Science and Resources
Financial support to conduct high profile science engagement activities for community participation during National Science Week.

Funding community supported rural primary care trials – Expansion of the IMOC Program - Round 5
Closes: 15th of December 2023 - 2:00 pm
Value: Up to $1.6 Million
Run By: Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
Supports the implementation of new innovative primary care service delivery models and determine whether these models improve the attractiveness of rural practice and lead to better delivery of health service to communities in rural and remote Australia.

Growing Football Fund
Closes: 15th of December 2023 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $5,000
Run By: Football Australia
Supports initiatives and programs that look to develop and/or promote women's and girls’ football for the upcoming season.

Clubgrants Infrastructure Grants - Arts and Culture - 2023
Closes: 18th of December 2023
Value: $50,000 to $200,000
Run By: NSW Office of Responsible Gambling
Funding to support arts and culture infrastructure such as museums, art galleries or cultural centres.

Clubgrants Infrastructure Grants - Community Infrastructure - 2023
Closes: 18th of December 2023
Value: $50,000 to $250,000
Run By: NSW Office of Responsible Gambling
Funding to support community infrastructure such as a multipurpose community hub or a service for an eligible community group.

Clubgrants Infrastructure Grants - Disaster Readiness- 2023
Closes: 18th of December 2023
Value: $50,000 to $200,000
Run By: NSW Office of Responsible Gambling
Funding to support disaster readiness infrastructure such as evacuation centres, capital equipment or a multipurpose community facility.

Clubgrants Infrastructure Grants - Sport and Recreation - 2023
Closes: 18th of December 2023
Value: $50,000 to $300,000
Run By: NSW Office of Responsible Gambling
Funding to support sport and recreation infrastructure such as sports centres, playgrounds and swimming pools.

Active Kids Vouchers - 2023
Closes: 31st of December 2023
Value: $50
Run By: Service NSW
Vouchers to help children in primary or secondary school participate in physical activity.

Closing in January

National Justice Reinvestment Program - Round 1
Current Batch Closes: 5th of January 2024 - 4:00 pm
Value: Up to $65.5 Million over three years
Run By: Attorney-General's Department
Supports the development and delivery of community and First Nations-led justice reinvestment initiatives

Veteran Wellbeing Grants (VWG) Program
Closes: 12th of January 2024 - 9:00 pm
Run By: Department of Veterans Affairs
Funding for ex-service organisations to undertake projects and activities that sustain or enhance health and social wellbeing, build community capacity, and raise awareness of important issues faced by the veteran community.

Commonwealth Teaching Scholarships (CTS)
Current Round Closes: 14th of January 2024
Value: $40,000 to $42,000
Run By: Australian Government Department of Education
Support for eligible undergraduate and postgraduate students to undertake and complete an accredited initial teacher education (ITE) program.

First Nations Heritage Grants - Round 1
Closes: 24th of January 2024 - 5:00 pm
Value: $25,000 to $250,000
Run By: Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Support to add Indigenous values to National Heritage and World Heritage-listed properties.

Local Sporting Champions
Current Round Closes: 31st of January 2024
Value: $500 to $750
Run By: Sport Australia
Provides financial assistance for coaches, officials and competitors aged 12-18 participating in state, national or international championships.

ARTC Sponsorships and Donations - 2023
Next Round Closes: 31st of January 2024
Value: $1,000 to $4,000
Run By: Australian Rail Track Corporation
Supports the communities that are home to Inland Rail to support short-term or one-off initiatives.

Defence Community Grants - Family Support Funding Program (FSFP)
Closes: 31st of January 2024 - 5:00 pm
Value: $5,000 to $75,000
Run By: Australian Government Department of Defence
Funds innovative projects that empower military families and their communities to develop strong coping mechanisms, foster a supportive environment, and promote overall well-being.

Defence Community Grants: Family Support Funding Program
Closes: 31st of January 2024
Value: Up to $75,000 per year
Run By: Australian Government Department of Defence
Support not-for-profit organisations in their efforts to enhance the capacity of military families and communities to foster resilience and effectively manage the challenges associated with the military lifestyle.

Local Para Champions
Current Round Closes: 31st of January 2024
Value: $750 to $1,100
Run By: Sport Australia
Assistance for coaches, officials and competitors aged 12-24 participating in state, national or international championships for athletes with a disability.

Ski for Life
Next Round Closes: 31st of January 2024
Value: Undisclosed
Run By: Ski for Life
Support projects for rural and remote communities that would benefit from awareness, promotion of mental health, wellbeing, and suicide prevention.

Closing in February

The Harcourts Foundation
Current Round Closes: 3rd of February 2024
Value: Unspecified
Run By: The Harcourts Foundation
Provides grants to reputable community-based charitable organisations which need funding for projects and initiatives designed to benefit as many people as possible.

Sisters of Charity Foundation Community Grants Program
Runs: Twice a year
Next Round Closes: 5th of February 2024
Value: Up to $15,000
Run By: Sisters of Charity Foundation
Supports organisations that use clever ways to fight poverty, loneliness, suffering and oppression, but struggle to find funding.

Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program - 2023-24
Current Batch Closes: 6th of February 2024 - 9:00 pm
Value: Up to $150,000
Run By: Department of Veterans Affairs
Supports projects that commemorate the service and sacrifice of Australia’s service personnel in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations.

Community War Memorials Fund 2023-24
Closes: 11th of February 2024 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: NSW Department of Veterans Affairs
Fudning to help conserve, repair and protect war memorials across NSW.

Urban Rivers and Catchments Program 2023
Closes: 13th of February 2024 - 5:00 pm
Value: $150,000 to $10 Million
Run By: Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Funding to improve the ecological health of waterways in urban, outer urban/peri-urban and regional centres.

Arts and Cultural Funding Program - Annual Funding for Organisations - 2023-24 Round 2
Opens: 15th of January 2024
Closes: 19th of February 2024 - 5:00 pm Ongoing
Value: Up to $60,000
Funding for organisations and local government authority projects to support innovation, vibrancy and creativity within the NSW arts and cultural sector.

Arts and Cultural Funding Program - Creative Koori Projects - Individuals and Organisations - 2023-24 Round 2
Opens: 15th of January 2024
Closes: 19th of February 2024 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $60,000
Run By: Create NSW
Funding for Aboriginal individuals, grups and organisations (2023/24) supports innovation, vibrancy and creativity within the NSW arts and cultural sector.

Arts and Cultural Funding Program - Project Funding - Individuals and Groups - 2023-24 Round 2
Opens: 15th of January 2024
Closes: 19th of February 2024 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $60,000
Run By: Create NSW
This fund supports innovative, accessible NSW arts and culture, and the employment and development of professional artists and cultural workers.

Arts and Cultural Funding Program - Project Funding for Organisations - 2023-34 - Round 2
Opens: 15th of January 2024
Closes: 19th of February 2024 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $60,000
Run By: Create NSW
Funding for organisations and local government authority projects to support innovation, vibrancy and creativity within the NSW arts and cultural sector.

Cultural Grants Program - 2023-24
Opens: 15th of January 2024
Closes: 26th of February 2024 - 11:00 am
Value: $500 to $20,000
Run By: Aboriginal Affairs NSW
Supports Aboriginal community organisations across NSW to celebrate Aboriginal culture and hold key cultural events and activities.  

Regional Arts Touring - 2024
Closes: 26th of February 2024 - 5:00 pm
Value: Undisclosed
Run By: Create NSW
Supports tours that provide access to arts and culture for audiences living in regional NSW.

Strengthening Rural Communities - Small & Vital
Current Round Closes: 26th of February 2024 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal
Provides small rural, regional and remote communities across Australia the opportunity to access funds that can benefit and help secure their future prosperity.

Strengthening Rural Communities – Prepare & Recover
Current Round Closes: 26th of February 2024 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $25,000
Run By: Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal
Supports communities to implement initiatives that prevent and prepare for future climate related impacts, or recover from existing disasters in the medium to long-term.

Strengthening Rural Communities – Rebuilding Regional Communities - Small Grants
Final Round Closes: 26th of February 2024 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal
Supports community-led initiatives that enhance the process of recovery of remote, rural and regional communities from the COVID-19 pandemic.

James N Kirby Foundation Small Grants - 2024
Closes: 29th of February 2024
Value: Up to $15,000
Run By: James N Kirby Foundation
Provides grants that impact not only towards the future educational and technical development of young Australians, but also on the health and welfare of many Australians in need as well as The Arts and The Environment.

Closing Later

Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups
Current Round Closes: 5th of March 2024 - 3:00 pm
Value: $10,000 to $50,000
Run By: Australia Council for the Arts
Supports a range of activities that deliver benefits to the arts sector and wider public.

Playing Australia Project Investment
Closes: 5th of March 2024 - 3:00 pm
Value: Unspecified
Run By: Australia Council for the Arts
Supports performing arts tours to reach regional and remote communities across Australia.

Sporting Schools - 2024
Next Round Opens: 26th of February 2024 - 8:00 am
Next Round Closes: 8th of March 2024 - 5:00 pm
Value: $1,000 to $3,600
Run By: Australian Sports Commission
Supports the delivery of sport-based programs to help students build the confidence and capability to be active for life.

Early Childhood Development
Closes: 26th of March 2024 - 5:00 pm
Value: $100,000 up to unspecified maximum over multiple years
Run By: The Ian Potter Foundation
Seeks to improve learning and development outcomes for Australian children (aged 0-8 years) by supporting targeted and universal programs.  

Helping Regional Communities Prepare for Drought Initiative – Small Networks Grants
Opens: 13th of February 2024
Current Round Closes: 26th of March 2024 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $50,000
Run By: Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal
Supports the development and delivery of one-off events or initiatives to strengthen community networks and capabilities that build drought preparedness.

The Mazda Foundation
Current Round Closes: 31st of March 2024
Value: Undisclosed
Run By: Mazda Foundation
Projects by community based organisations to support children with physical and/or mental disabilities and elderly people suggering mental disabilities or their carers, particularly projects seeking to address social isolation experienced by such children and their carers.

Steve Waugh Foundation - Children and Young Adults with a Rare Disease
Opens: 1st of March 2024
Current Round Closes: 31st of March 2024
Run By: Steve Waugh Foundation
Supports children and young adults aged 0-25 years who have a rare disease.

Sponsorship Grants for Student Science Engagement and International Competitions - 2024
Closes: 4th of April 2024 - 5:00 pm
Value: $1,500 to $15,000
Run By: Australian Government Department of Industry, Science and Resources
Funds to sponsor a student or group of students to participate in STEM engagement events, activities and competitions that are hosted in-person or online, within Australia or overseas.

Community Financial Assistance Grants
Next Round Closes: 15th of April 2024
Value: Up to $43,300
Run By: Narrabri Shire Council
Funding to assist the Narrabri community’s development, provide funding for capacity-building events, projects, programs, and activities that benefit the people and the Shire.

Community Languages School Grants - Establishment Grant
Closes: 30th of April 2024
Value: Up to $2,500
Run By: NSW Government Department of Education
Supports the setting up language classes for the first time by providing funding for the the first year.

Community Languages School Grants - Per Capita Grant
Closes: 30th of April 2024
Value: Based on number of students
Run By: NSW Government Department of Education
Helps cover community language school operating costs such as teaching materials, staff wages and new equipment.

Arts and Cultural Funding Program - Small Projects Grants (quick response) - Individuals and Groups 2023/24
Opens: 15th of January 2024
Closes: 20th of May 2024 - 5:00 pm
Value: $500 to $5,000
Run By: Create NSW
Supports professional development opportunities for NSW-based professional artists, groups and arts and cultural workers (including museum workers).

Community Languages School Grants - Specific Project Grant
Closes: 31st of May 2024
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: NSW Government Department of Education
Provides funding to community language schools to help with professional development.

The Hamer Sprout Fund
Closes: 30th of September 2024
Value: Up to $5,000
Run By: Australian Communities Foundation
Supports smaller organisations and projects to get them off the ground to build communities inspired to take action for a sustainable future.

Community Initiated Grants
Closes: 30th of December 2025 - 11:30 pm
Value: Unspecified
Run By: National Indigenous Australians Agency
Provides and avenue to present a proposal to the Agency where a need has been identified in the community and there are no other current funding avenues available.

Ongoing

Australian Communities Foundation
Closes: Various dates
Value: Dependant on grant
Run By: Australian Communities Foundation
Supports a range of charitable organisations and projects each year. Grants are made domestically and internationally through Australian registered charitable organisations for specific projects, or for purposes that support the ongoing activities of those organisations.

CAGES Foundation Grants
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Undisclosed
Run By: CAGES Foundation
Provides funding with the intention of empowering community and creating an environment where every child has the opportunity to reach their potential.

ClubGRANTS
Closes: Various
Value: Dependant on grant applied for
Run By: Club Grants
Clubs across NSW provide support to tens of thousands of local community organisations, sporting groups, and charities that make a difference in their local area.

Community Broadcasting Foundation - Quick Response Grants
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Undisclosed
Run By: Community Broadcasting Foundation
These grants will help community broadcasters access funding for eligible projects when their regular grant rounds are closed.

Community Child Care Fund Special Circumstances Grant
Closes: Unspecified
Value: Unspecified
Run By: Australian Government Department of Education
Supports continuity of child care, in particular in disadvantaged or vulnerable communities, where service viability is affected by an unforeseen event or circumstance outside the control of the service.

Google Ad Grants
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $10,000 per month
Run By: Google
Empowers nonprofit organisations, through $10,000 per month in in-kind AdWords™ advertising, to promote their missions and initiatives on Google search result pages.

IGA Community Chest
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Unspecified
Run By: IGA
Every day across the country IGA Community Chest raises funds to support local communities, charities and other worthwhile causes. It could be in response to a major event like floods or bush fires or something as simple as new soccer balls for the local under 8’s.

Matana Foundation Grants
Closes: Ongoing
Value: No specified minimum or maximum, most grants are between $1,000 and $10,000
Run By: Matana Foundation
Focuses on improving the welfare and wellbeing of young people from severely disadvantaged or marginalised backgrounds, or whose concerns and issues are not readily funded from other sources.

National Cultural Heritage Account
Closes: Ongoing on a case-by-case basis
Value: Up to $500,000 is available each year
Run By: Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Helps Australian public cultural organisations buy significant objects that they could not otherwise afford.

Quick Response Grants
Value: Up to $1,500
Run By: Regional Arts NSW
Offers funding for regional artists, arts organisations and communities to respond to unique arts opportunities that present themselves at very short notice.

State Heritage Emergency Works
Closes: Ongoing
Value: $1,000 to $10,000
Run By: Heritage NSW
Supports the protection or repairs to gazetted Aboriginal Places, items listed on the State Heritage Register, or items with a current Interim Heritage Order that have been damaged by unexpected events.

Small Environmental Grant Scheme
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: Wettenhall Environment Trust
Providing support for people undertaking projects that will make a positive difference to the natural living environment, in land, sea or air, rural or urban.

Judith Neilson Institute Grants for Journalism
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Unspecified
Run By: Judith Neilson Institute
Provides journalists and media organisations with the resources they need to produce quality journalism and helps them cover wide-ranging topics and under-reported issues and enable them to test approaches to reach new audiences.

Regional Event Fund - Event Development Stream
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $50,000
Run By: Destination NSW
Supports events that have previously received triennial funding through the Flagship Event stream to increase overnight visitation to the event.

Capacity Building for Native Title Corporations
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $750,000 on average
Run By: National Indigenous Australians Agency
Assists native title holding corporations to generate economic benefits through the effective and sustainable management of their land.

Coopers Foundation - General Giving
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $30,000
Run By: Coopers Foundation
Aims to improve and protect the quality of life of Australians by providing support to charitable organisations.

Seniors Energy Rebate
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $200
Run By: Service NSW
A once-a-year payment for self-funded retirees to help cover the cost of their electricity.

Tertiary Access Payment
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $5,000
Run By: Services Australia
A one off payment to help eligible students with the cost of moving to study.

First Home Owner (New Homes) Grant
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: NSW Government Department of Revenue
A one-off payment is available when you buy or build a new home as your first home.

Indigenous Apprenticeships Program
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: Services Australia
A pathway for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to start their career in the Australian Public Service.

Start Strong Community Preschools - 2023
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Based on enrolments
Run By: NSW Government Department of Education
Funding to deliver affordable quality preschool education for 3 to 5 year old children enroled in eligible community and mobile preschools

Responsible Grambling Fund - Prevention, Innovation and Technology Grants - 2023
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $200,000
Run By: NSW Office of Responsible Gambling
Funding to support innovative projects that prevent and reduce gambling harm in communities across NSW.

Westpac Youth Impact Challenge - 2023
Closes: Ongoing
Supports youth to identify a local problem and brainstorm an innovative business or social change idea to solve it.