Community Funding Opportunities and Award Programs - February 2026

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

Accessible Australia Tranche 2
Closes: 4th of March 2026 - 4:00 pm
Run By: NSW Department of Communities and Justice

Accessible Australia is a national program that helps make community spaces easier to use for people with disability. It provides funding to improve built spaces and natural areas like buildings, playgrounds, beaches, and parks.

Accessible Australia will fund:

• fixed Changing Places toilet facilities
• portable Changing Places toilet facilities
• portable equipment for inclusive beaches (like beach wheelchairs, floating wheelchairs and accessible beach matting)
• portable amenities for inclusive national parks (like all-terrain wheelchairs and accessible paths)
• fixed inclusive play spaces (like liberty swings and all-access spinners).

Accessible Australia replaces the Changing Places initiative. It now includes more ways to make public spaces easier to use for people with disability.

 

Heywire Youth Innovation Grants - 2026
Closes: 11th of March 2026
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal

The FRRR ABC Heywire Youth Innovation Grant program helps communities act on issues of current concern for young Australians, as identified by youth at the annual Heywire Youth Summit in Canberra.

The Heywire Youth Summit provides an opportunity for young people from across Australia to collectively identify issues that have impacted them growing up in remote, rural and regional Australia.

The Heywire Youth Innovation Grants provide up to $10,000 for communities to act on these issues by developing local projects that respond to these issues.

Through these grants, this program aims to:

• Make remote, rural, and regional Australia a better place to grow up for young Australians;
• Put young people at the centre of decision making about issues affecting them within their community;
• Strengthen young people’s connections to their community, by providing an avenue for organisations to engage well with youth.

 

Regional NSW Strategic Partnerships Program - 2026
Closes: 31st of March 2026 - 2:00 pm
Value: Up to $150,000
Run By: Create NSW

The Regional NSW Strategic Partnership Program aims to establish partnerships that strengthen the arts, culture and creative industries in regional NSW through programs for the following focus areas:

• skills development
• organisational capacity building
• audience development
• development of partnerships
• investment sourcing
• creative activation of spaces.

Through partnerships and delivery of targeted programs, the Program will address gaps in the above focus areas for regional NSW creative organisations and workers.

The intended long-term outcomes of the Program are:

• A more connected sector in regional NSW through partnerships
• Development of artists and creative workers’ practices in regional NSW
• Improved or new income streams for organisations
• Increased capacity of organisations to retain staff, deliver impactful programs and enhance community engagement.

 

Award Programs

The Les Murray Award - 2026
Closes: 28th of February 2026 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: Australia for UNHCR
Recognises and celebrates the contribution of refugees who are shining a light on the situation of forcibly displaced people.

The National Trust (NSW) Heritage Awards - 2026
Closes: 4th of March 2026 - 11:59 pm
Run By: National Trust of Australia (NSW)
Celebration of outstanding practice in the field of heritage, recognising excellence in the conservation, protection, and interpretation of Aboriginal, built, natural and cultural heritage over the past year.

Excellence Awards - 2026
Closes: 12th of April 2026
Value: Up to $7,500
Run By: HESTA
Recognising exceptional achievements in a range of settings across aged care, allied health, community services and disability services.

NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards - 2026
Closes: 29th of May 2026
Run By: The Centre for Volunteering
Recognising the incredible dedication, effort and community service of NSW volunteers, volunteer leaders and volunteer teams.

Ethnic Business Awards
Closes: Unknown
Run By: Ethnic Business Awards Foundation
Recognising the outstanding accomplishments of Migrant and Indigenous entrepreneurs.

Australia Day NSW Local Citizen of the Year Awards
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: Australia Day Council of NSW
Celebrate your community and take the opportunity to recognise and honour the achievements of your fellow everyday Australians making a real difference around you.

Closing in February

AbbVie Grants and Donations - 2026 - Round 1
Closes: 27th of February 2026
Run By: AbbVie
Financial support for projects that promote excellence in patient care, support disease awareness and provide education to healthcare professionals, as well as supporting charities and their fundraising activities in the community.

Building Digital Skills Grant - 2024-2028 - Round 15
Closes: 27th of February 2026 - 11:55 pm
Value: $3,000 to $20,500
Run By: Good Things Foundation
Help organisations to support older Australians 50+ through free digital mentoring sessions.

Community Foundation Grants Program - 2026 - Round 1
Closes: 28th of February 2026
Value: Up to $20,000
Run By: GrainCorp Community Foundation (GCF)
Providing financial support to organisations and projects that contribute to the development and promotion of communities

Community Health Grants - 2026 - Round 1
Closes: 28th of February 2026
Run By: James Frizelle Charitable Foundation
A range of grants that supports projects to help those who have fallen on hard times and can no longer speak for themselves.

Disadvantaged Grants - 2026 - Round 1
Closes: 28th of February 2026
Run By: James Frizelle Charitable Foundation
A range of grants that supports projects to help those who have fallen on hard times and can no longer speak for themselves.

Domestic Violence Grants - 2026 - Round 1
Closes: 28th of February 2026
Run By: James Frizelle Charitable Foundation
A range of grants that supports projects to help those who have fallen on hard times and can no longer speak for themselves.

Homelessness Grants - 2026 - Round 1
Closes: 28th of February 2026
Run By: James Frizelle Charitable Foundation
A range of grants that supports projects to help those who have fallen on hard times and can no longer speak for themselves.

Housing and Accommodation - 2026 - Round 1
Closes: 28th of February 2026
Run By: James Frizelle Charitable Foundation
A range of grants that supports projects to help those who have fallen on hard times and can no longer speak for themselves.

Mental Health Grants - 2026 - Round 1
Closes: 28th of February 2026
Run By: James Frizelle Charitable Foundation
A range of grants that supports projects to help those who have fallen on hard times and can no longer speak for themselves.

Suicide Prevention: Community Capacity Building Training Grants 2026
Closes: 28th of February 2026
Value: $10,000 to $25,000
Run By: Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network
Funding to cover the cost of accredited suicide prevention training or development activities for employees and volunteers of community organisations, service providers, and health practitioners who live and work in the Hunter, New England, and Central Coast regions.

Closing in March

Active Australia Innovation Challenge - 2026
Closes: 1st of March 2026 - 5:00 pm
Value: $10,000 to $30,000
Run By: Heart Foundation
Funding for new, innovative projects that get more people moving in schools, universities or local community groups.

National Palliative Care Projects
Closes: 2nd of March 2026 - 2:00 pm
Run By: Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Funding to support projects that address the prevalence of chronic disease and improve public health.

Palliative Care Capability in Aged Care
Closes: 2nd of March 2026 - 2:00 pm
Run By: Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Funding to support innovative services that strengthen collaboration between aged care, healthcare practitioners and specialist palliative care providers, improving the quality and coordination of care.

Environmental Sustainability Community Partnerships Program - 2026
Closes: 2nd of March 2026
Value: Up to $5,000
Run By: Transgrid
Funding for community organisations and not-for-profit groups focused on delivering environmental sustainability-focused outcomes

Content Grants - 2026/27 - Round 1
Closes: 3rd of March 2026 - 2:00 pm
Value: Undisclosed
Run By: Community Broadcasting Foundation
Supporting the increase and diversity of voices heard in Australian media by supporting the creation of compelling content.

Development and Operations Grants - 2026/27 - Round 1
Closes: 3rd of March 2026 - 2:00 pm
Value: Undisclosed
Run By: Community Broadcasting Foundation
Supports community media station resilience by strengthening governance, building community, sustainable operations and technical capacity.

Specialist Radio Programming Grants - 2026/27 - Round 1
Closes: 3rd of March 2026 - 2:00 pm
Value: Undisclosed
Run By: Community Broadcasting Foundation
Funding to encourage stations to incorporate: RPH programs to serve people with a print disability, ethnic programs to serve a defined local ethnic community, and First Nations Australian programs.

Capacity Building for First Nations Organisations
Closes: 3rd of March 2026 - 3:00 pm
Value: Up to $60,000
Run By: Creative Australia
One-off capacity building investment for the 2026 calendar year for First Nations led small to medium arts organisations. 

Company Director Capability Fund for Individuals - 2026
Closes: 3rd of March 2026 - 3:00 pm
Value: Up to $3,000
Run By: Creative Australia
Supporting diverse artists and arts workers to prepare for a company director role by developing foundational knowledge and skills.

Company Director Capability Fund for Organisations - 2026
Closes: 3rd of March 2026 - 3:00 pm
Value: Up to $6,000
Run By: Creative Australia
Supporting arts and cultural organisations to enhance governance capabilities.

Playing Australia Project Investment - 2026
Closes: 3rd of March 2026 - 3:00 pm
Run By: Creative Australia
Supporting performing arts tours to reach regional and remote communities across Australia.

First Nations d/Deaf and/or Disabilities Project Fund
Closes: 3rd of March 2026
Value: $5,000 to $10,000
Run By: Creative Australia
Funding to support projects and professional development opportunities across all art forms, nationally and internationally.

Game on for Change - “Whole-Of” Action (Large)
Closes: 4th of March 2026 - 1:00 pm
Value: $300,001 to $450,000
Run By: NSW Government Office of Sport
Funding targeted at large-scale projects to empower all levels of the sporting sector to play a leading role in the prevention of domestic, family and sexual violence.

Game on for Change - Expanding Reach (Medium)
Closes: 4th of March 2026 - 1:00 pm
Value: $75,001 to $300,000
Run By: NSW Government Office of Sport
Funding targeted at medium-scale projects to empower all levels of the sporting sector to play a leading role in the prevention of domestic, family and sexual violence.

Tomorrow Makers SPARK - 2026
Closes: 4th of March 2026 - 2:00 pm
Value: Up to $20,000 plus program benefits
Run By: AMP Foundation
Supports early-stage social entrepreneurs to test their ideas and plan how to turn them into social enterprises that make a real impact in your community.

Accessible Australia Tranche 2
Closes: 4th of March 2026 - 4:00 pm
Run By: NSW Department of Communities and Justice
Funding to help make community spaces easier to use for people with disability.

Community Project Funding
Closes: 5th of March 2026 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $50,000
Run By: Women's Mental Health Australia
Funding to provide local organisations and charities with the financial support they need to expand their reach and deepen their impact in women's mental health in Australia.

National Shed Development Programme - Round 31
Closes: 6th of March 2026 (Cat 1-4: 20th of February 2026)
Value: Up to $8,000
Run By: Australian Men's Shed Association
Support to improve the sustainability of Men's sheds and improve the support, activities and programs provided to their members.

Sporting Schools - 2026 - Term 2
Closes: 6th of March 2026 - 5:00 pm
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.

Youth Development Scholarships - 2026
Closes: 6th of March 2026 - 5:00 pm (13th of February 2026 - 5:00 pm for High School Students)
Value: Up to $1,000
Run By: Homes NSW
Scholarships of $1,000 for study expenses like laptops, textbooks, or uniforms to help young people in social housing or out-of-home care achieve their education goals.

Backing the Future - 2026
Closes: 9th of March 2026
Value: Up to $50,000
Run By: Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation
Advancing ideas to support rural and regional young people aged 12-30 to access decent work, care for the environment, contribute to society, explore Christian faith and values.

Mary Mackillop Community Grants - 2026
Closes: 9th of March 2026 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: Mary Mackillop Today
Supports small but life-changing initiatives that provide opportunities for life-long learning in Australian communities.

Heywire Youth Innovation Grants - 2026
Closes: 11th of March 2026
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal
Helps communities take action on ideas generated by young Australians on issues that matter to remote, rural and regional youth at the annual Heywire Youth Summit.

Australian Bushland Program – New Indigenous Protected Areas
Closes: 11th of March 2026 - 9:00 pm
Run By: Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Supports First Nations people to voluntarily dedicate and manage their land, or land and sea Country, for biodiversity conservation and the protection of cultural values.

Investing in Women - 2026/27
Closes: 13th of March 2026 - 3:00 pm
Value: $25,000 to $750,000
Run By: Women NSW
Funding for organisations to develop and implement projects that advance the role, status and contribution of women and girls in our communities.

Aboriginal Languages Revival Program 2026
Closes: 13th of March 2026 - 5:00 pm
Value: $1,000 to $30,000
Run By: Aboriginal Languages Trust
Support eligible Aboriginal Community organisations, groups and individuals to commence or build on smaller scale Languages revival projects or activities.

Visions of Australia - Round 22
Closes: 13th of March 2026 - 5:00 pm
Run By: Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
Funding to support the development and touring of quality exhibitions around Australia by Australian arts and cultural organisations.

NAB Foundation Community Grants - 2026 - Round 1
Closes: 16th of March 2026
Value: Up to $25,000
Run By: NAB
Provides funding for local projects that help communities withstand and recover from natural disasters.

Social Justice Small Grants 2026
Closes: 16th of March 2026 - 11:59 pm
Value: $1,000 to $10,000
Run By: Mercy Foundation
Funding to assist communities and organisations to build capacity that will help create structural change and bring about greater social justice in Australia.

At Home Care Grants - 2026 - Round 1
Closes: 18th of March 2026
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: Youngcare
Funding for equipment, home modifications and essential support that is unable to be funded through other means to assist youth to live in their own home with loved ones.

Strengthening Rural Communities - Small & Vital - Round 28
Closes: 24th of March 2026
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal
Funding small remote, rural and regional communities across Australia for a broad range of initiatives that directly and clearly benefit local communities.

Strengthening Rural Communities – Prepare & Recover - Round 28
Closes: 24th of March 2026
Value: Up to $25,000
Run By: Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal
Supports communities in remote, rural and regional communities across Australia to implement initiatives that prevent and prepare for future climate related impacts, or recover from existing disasters in the medium to long-term timeframe.

Visa Vibe Grants Program - 2026
Closes: 24th of March 2026 - 11:59 pm
Value: Up to $25,000
Run By: Mainstreet Australia
Supports innovative, inclusive, and community-focused night-time economy projects across Australia.

Building Digital Skills Grant - 2024-2028 - Round 16
Opens: 2nd of March 2026
Closes: 27th of March 2026 - 11:55 pm
Value: $3,000 to $20,500
Run By: Good Things Foundation
Help organisations to support older Australians 50+ through free digital mentoring sessions.

LGBTIQA+ Safe Spaces: LGBTIQA+ inclusive primary care workforce training and accreditation
Closes: 30th of March 2026 - 2:00 pm
Run By: Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Deliver health workforce training to ensure inclusive, culturally safe healthcare for LGBTIQA+ people in Australia, and a network of accredited primary care providers.

Regional NSW Strategic Partnerships Program - 2026
Closes: 31st of March 2026 - 2:00 pm
Value: Up to $150,000
Run By: Create NSW
Supports organisations to deliver programs that strengthen the arts, culture and creative industries sector in regional NSW.

Aboriginal Affairs NSW Cultural Grants Program - 2025-2026
Closes: 31st of March 2026 - 5:00 pm
Value: $1,000 to $20,000
Run By: Aboriginal Affairs NSW
Supports Aboriginal community organisations and groups across NSW to celebrate Aboriginal cultures and hold key cultural events and activities.

Children and Young Adults with a Rare Disease - 2026 - Round 1
Opens: 1st of March 2026
Closes: 31st of March 2026
Run By: Steve Waugh Foundation
Supports children and young adults aged 0-25 years who have a rare disease.

Essential Grants - 2026
Closes: 31st of March 2026 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $15,000
Run By: Essential Energy
Supporting community groups contributing to positive outcomes for regional communities. 

The Waratah Education Public Ancillary Fund - 2026
Closes: 31st of March 2026
Value: $10,000 to $20,000
Run By: Waratah Education Foundation
Funding for organisations providing front line support to disadvantaged youth in Australia.

Closing in April

Telstra Footy Grants - 2026 - Round 2
Closes: 2nd of April 2026 - 11:59 pm
Value: Up to $20,000
Run By: AFL
Funding to assist initiatives that can support Community Clubs affiliated to the AFL to strengthen the base and secure the future in key strategic areas of volunteer capacity, diversity of participation, club environments and experiences.

Volunteer Museum Grants - 2026 - Round 1
Closes: 5th of April 2026
Value: Up to $4,000
Run By: Museums and Galleries NSW
Provides assistance to volunteer-initiated community museums and Aboriginal cultural spaces (such as cultural centres and Keeping Places) with collections and displays in NSW.

Science in Schools Grants - 2026
Closes: 12th of April 2026
Value: Up to $500
Run By: Australian Science Teachers Association
Support teachers and schools deliver engaging STEM events and activities that align with the National Science Week vision.

Cultural Fund Grants for Organisations - Round 1 - 2026
Closes: 13th of April 2026 - 1:00 pm
Value: $10,000 to $30,000 per project
Run By: Copyright Agency
Funding to create and deliver exceptional opportunities for Australian writers, journalists, editors, publishers, English and literacy teachers, and visual artists, and especially for those from First Nations and diverse backgrounds.

Pride Foundation Australia Small Grants - Round 1 - 2026
Closes: 13th of April 2026 - 11:59 pm
Value: Up to $1,000
Run By: Pride Foundation Australia
Fund projects that directly or indirectly assist, involve and benefit LGBTQIA+ people and promote positive social outcomes and mental health in the community.

Rebuilding Futures - Round 6
Opens: 3rd of March 2026
Closes: 16th of April 2026
Run By: Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal
Grants for local not-for-profit community organisations to undertake community-identified and community-led recovery activities that can strengthen resilience and enable projects for building back better to reduce the impact of future disasters on community wellbeing and physical infrastructure.

Community Grants - 2026
Closes: 30th of April 2026
Value: Up to $5,000
Run By: Lesbians Incorporated
Funding to support grassroots, community-led initiatives supporting lesbian, queer, and women’s communities.

Contemporary Music Festival Viability Fund - 2025-26
Closes: 30th of April 2026 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $500,000
Run By: Create NSW
Grow and support the live music ecosystem in NSW through investment in the operations of established music festivals. 

Closing Later

Building Digital Skills Grant - 2024-2028 - Round 17
Opens: 30th of March 2026
Closes: 1st of May 2026 - 11:55 pm
Value: $3,000 to $20,500
Run By: Good Things Foundation
Help organisations to support older Australians 50+ through free digital mentoring sessions.

Community Native Fish Stocking Grants Program - 2026/27
Closes: 9th of May 2026 (cod/perch), 29th of March 2026 (bass)
Run By: NSW Department of Primary Industries
Providing two dollars in funds for every one dollar in funds raised by the community to stock native fish in public waters to benefit anglers

Regional NSW Community Bands Program - 2026
Closes: 19th of May 2026 - 2:00 pm
Value: Up to $2,500
Run By: Create NSW
Supporting the work of community bands in regional NSW through an annual program providing small grants to support their activities.

Telstra Footy Grants - 2026 - Round 3
Opens: 3rd of April 2026
Closes: 24th of May 2026 - 11:59 pm
Value: Up to $20,000
Run By: AFL
Funding to assist initiatives that can support Community Clubs affiliated to the AFL to strengthen the base and secure the future in key strategic areas of volunteer capacity, diversity of participation, club environments and experiences.

Remote Sporting Schools - 2026
Closes: 29th of May 2026 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: Australian Sports Commission
Grants for schools located in remote Australia, designed to reduce barriers, increase flexibility, and create more opportunities for students to participate in sport and physical activity.

Visual Arts General Grant Program 2026 - Round 2
Closes: 29th of May 2026
Value: Undisclosed
Run By: Gordon Darling Foundation
Supporting Australia-wide activities of importance in the visual arts

Community Wellbeing - Round 3 - 2026
Opens: 28th of May 2026
Closes: 18th of June 2026 - 5:00 pm
Value: $100,000 to unspecified maximum over multiple years
Run By: The Ian Potter Foundation
Seeks to improve circumstances for disadvantaged members of the community, supporting people with disabilities, or otherwise marginalised individuals primarily with the objective to secure employment pathways.

Emerging Artist Grants - 2026 - Round 2
Opens: 5th of May 2026
Closes: 23rd of June 2026 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $15,000
Run By: The Ian Potter Cultural Trust
Grants to support emerging and early-career artists in taking up professional development opportunities, usually overseas.

AbbVie Grants and Donations - 2026 - Round 2
Closes: 26th of June 2026
Run By: AbbVie
Financial support for projects that promote excellence in patient care, support disease awareness and provide education to healthcare professionals, as well as supporting charities and their fundraising activities in the community.

Children and Young Adults with a Rare Disease - 2026 - Round 2
Opens: 1st of June 2026
Closes: 30th of June 2026
Run By: Steve Waugh Foundation
Supports children and young adults aged 0-25 years who have a rare disease.

P&C Transition Grant 25-26
Closes: 30th of June 2026 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: NSW Government Department of Education
Support approved OOSH services that have transitioned to P&C ownership as a result of the recent Provider Category Review.

Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme
Closes: 30th of June 2026
Value: Up to $20,000
Run By: NSW Ministry of Health
Incentive package for health workers relocating and commencing work in new positions at rural and remote locations.

Resolution payments under the Youpla Support Program
Closes: 30th of June 2026 - 11:30 pm
Run By: National Indigenous Australians Agency
Resolution Payment for people impacted by the collapse of the funeral insurance provider, the Youpla Group

Building Digital Skills Grant - 2024-2028 - Round 18
Opens: 9th of June 2026
Closes: 10th of July 2026 - 11:55 pm
Value: $3,000 to $20,500
Run By: Good Things Foundation
Help organisations to support older Australians 50+ through free digital mentoring sessions.

Pride Foundation Australia Small Grants - Round 2 - 2026
Opens: 4th of May 2026 - 9:00 am
Closes: 13th of July 2026 - 11:59 pm
Value: Up to $1,000
Run By: Pride Foundation Australia
Fund projects that directly or indirectly assist, involve and benefit LGBTQIA+ people and promote positive social outcomes and mental health in the community.

Active and Creative Kids Vouchers - 2025
Closes: 14th of July 2026
Value: $50 to $100
Run By: Service NSW
Vouchers to help families with eligible school-aged children pay for sport, recreational, creative or cultural activities.

Telstra Footy Grants - 2026 - Round 4
Opens: 25th of May 2026
Closes: 23rd of July 2026 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $20,000
Run By: AFL
Funding to assist initiatives that can support Community Clubs affiliated to the AFL to strengthen the base and secure the future in key strategic areas of volunteer capacity, diversity of participation, club environments and experiences.

Saluting their Service Commemorative Grants Program - 2026–27 - Batch 1
Closes: 29th of July 2026 - 9:00 pm
Value: Up to $150,000
Run By: Department of Veterans Affairs
Supports projects that promote appreciation and understanding of the experiences of service and the roles that those who served have played, and to preserve, add to the sum knowledge on, or provide access to information about Australia’s wartime heritage.

Community Foundation Grants Program - 2026 - Round 2
Opens: 1st of July 2026
Closes: 31st of July 2026
Value: Up to $20,000
Run By: GrainCorp Community Foundation (GCF)
Providing financial support to organisations and projects that contribute to the development and promotion of communities

The Honda Foundation - 2026
Closes: 8th of August 2026
Value: Undisclosed
Run By: The Honda Foundation
The Honda Foundation acts as a charitable trust, providing financial assistance to charities and organisations doing amazing work across a range of social and environmental issues.

Volunteer Museum Grants - 2026 - Round 2
Opens: 13th of July 2026
Closes: 6th of September 2026
Value: Up to $4,000
Run By: Museums and Galleries NSW
Provides assistance to volunteer-initiated community museums and Aboriginal cultural spaces (such as cultural centres and Keeping Places) with collections and displays in NSW.

Cultural Fund Grants for Organisations - Round 2 - 2026
Opens: 13th of July 2026(estimated)
Closes: 14th of September 2026 - 1:00 pm
Value: $10,000 to $30,000 per project
Run By: Copyright Agency
Funding to create and deliver exceptional opportunities for Australian writers, journalists, editors, publishers, English and literacy teachers, and visual artists, and especially for those from First Nations and diverse backgrounds.

NAB Foundation Community Grants - 2026 - Round 2
Opens: 17th of August 2026
Closes: 14th of September 2026
Value: Up to $25,000
Run By: NAB
Provides funding for local projects that help communities withstand and recover from natural disasters.

Children and Young Adults with a Rare Disease - 2026 - Round 3
Opens: 1st of September 2026
Closes: 30th of September 2026
Run By: Steve Waugh Foundation
Supports children and young adults aged 0-25 years who have a rare disease.

Visual Arts General Grant Program 2026 - Round 3
Closes: 30th of September 2026
Value: Undisclosed
Run By: Gordon Darling Foundation
Supporting Australia-wide activities of importance in the visual arts

Real School Grants Program - 2026
Closes: 1st of October 2026
Value: Up to $5,000
Run By: Real Insurance
Funding to improve the quality of school resources and communities.

AbbVie Grants and Donations - 2026 - Round 3
Closes: 16th of October 2026
Run By: AbbVie
Financial support for projects that promote excellence in patient care, support disease awareness and provide education to healthcare professionals, as well as supporting charities and their fundraising activities in the community.

Pride Foundation Australia Small Grants - Round 3 - 2026
Opens: 3rd of August 2026 - 9:00 am
Closes: 16th of November 2026 - 11:59 pm
Value: Up to $1,000
Run By: Pride Foundation Australia
Fund projects that directly or indirectly assist, involve and benefit LGBTQIA+ people and promote positive social outcomes and mental health in the community.

Mobile Preschool Funding Program - 2026
Closes: 31st of December 2026
Value: Up to $4,456 for children aged 3+ based on hours enrolled
Run By: NSW Government Department of Education
Funding for providers of mobile preschools to reduce fees, support quality uplift, incentivise increased enrolment and attendance, and drive improved outcomes for children, and recognises the additional costs and unique challenges associated with achieving universal access in regional and remote NSW.

Saluting their Service Commemorative Grants Program - 2026–27 - Batch 2
Opens: 30th of July 2026
Closes: 21st of January 2027 - 9:00 pm
Value: Up to $150,000
Run By: Department of Veterans Affairs
Supports projects that promote appreciation and understanding of the experiences of service and the roles that those who served have played, and to preserve, add to the sum knowledge on, or provide access to information about Australia’s wartime heritage.

Food Rescue Rebates
Ongoing Until Closes: 30th of June 2027 or until funding is expended
Value: Up to $2,000 per rebate
Run By: NSW Environment Protection Authority
Working to reduce good quality food suitable for human consumption from being disposed to landfill.

Supporting Living Organ Donors Program
Closes: 30th of April 2030 - 2:00 pm
Run By: Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Reimbursement of paid leave and associated out-of-pocket expenses for those undertaking a living organ donation.

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 $5,000
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.

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.

Employment Assistance Fund
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Unspecified
Run By: Job Access
Assists people with disabilities and mental health conditions to buy work related modifications and services.

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 for Community Preschools
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.

Workforce Incentives Program (WIP) - Doctor Stream
Closes: Ongoing
Value: $3,600 to $60,000 per year
Run By: Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
Promotes careers in rural medicine by giving doctors financial incentives to practise in regional, rural and remote communities.

International Child Abduction Respondents Scheme
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: Attorney-General's Department
Provide funding to an individual who is responding to a 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction application seeking the return of a child under the Family Law (Child Abduction Convention) Regulations 1986 (the Regulations) in an Australian court.

Skills for Education and Employment (SEE) First Nations – Scoping Grant
Closes: Ongoing
Value: $15,000 to $30,000
Run By: Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Small grants to help eligible organisations to develop a Delivery Grant application

Tax Help Program
Ongoing: Closes: From July to October each year
Run By: Australian Taxation Office
ATO accredited volunteers can help people lodge their tax returns online.

Sheargold Foundation Grants
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: Sheargold Foundation
Support to charitable organisations with clear objectives, a fervent aspiration to create an impact, and a close resonance with their own mission and values

We Move Grant
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: Variety
Supports families in purchasing life-changing equipment to increase physical development, independence, and social inclusion.

Deafness Foundation Grants
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $3,000
Run By: Deafness Foundation
Recognise the challenges experienced by students who are deaf or hard of hearing in their effort to access and complete education and training.

The Hamer Sprout Fund
Closes: Ongoing (Closes 30th of September each year)
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.

Environmental Grant Program
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: Narrabri Shire Council
Facilitate projects that enhance the environment, protect the environment, or provide a sustainable environmental solution.

Digital Marketing Grant
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $30,000
Run By: Little Phil Foundation
Assisting Australian charities with grants to aid with the transition to digital giving and increase supporter engagement.

Historic Acquisition, Conservation and Interpretation
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $50,000
Run By: The Copland Foundation
Funding projects throughout Australia for the study, management, conservation, acquisition, and interpretation of collections of historic items and architecture.

Kids Under Cover Scholarship
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: Kids Under Cover
Giving young people support they need to stay in school.

Inger Rice Foundation Grant
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $7,000
Run By: Inger Rice Foundation
Funding for Australian charities and not-for-profit organisations whose programs support the development of relationships between parents or carers and their children from birth to primary school age, as well as prenatal programs.

Opportunity Knocks Subsidy
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $500
Run By: Tennis Australia
Provides subsidised coaching by a qualified tennis coach, support with club membership fees or competition fees, for young people aged 5 to 17 facing financial hardship.

Reece Foundation Grant
Closes: Ongoing
Value: $5,000 to $30,000
Run By: Reece Foundation
Supporting locally led initiatives that help communities in Australia and overseas with access to clean water, sanitation or food security through irrigation.

Student Support Program
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: Country Education Foundation (CEF)
Supporting access to further education and career opportunities for rural and regional youth irrespective of background, circumstances or location through community-based encouragement and financial assistance.

Transition to Independent Living Allowance
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $1,500
Run By: Australian Government Department of Social Services
Assistance if you’ve left or are leaving care, which can be formal care or out-of-home care (OOHC).

Petstock Foundation Grant Program
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: Petstock Foundation
Funding for long-term difference and positive change in the lives of pets and families within our community through education and raising awareness.

ABC Future Fund
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $2,500 (Higher values available for community partners)
Run By: ABC Foundation
Small grants and opportunities to grassroots Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations, fostering self-determination and driving economic empowerment for sustainable futures.

Commonwealth Prac Payment (Vocational Education and Training) Program
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Assist eligible students to manage the costs associated with undertaking a mandatory practicum placement as part of a Diploma of Nursing qualification.

Indigenous Youth Mobility Pathways Project (IYMP)
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: Career Employment Australia
Supports young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from regional and remote communities across the nation to Dream, Learn and Lead.

Continence Aids Payment Scheme (CAPS)
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $717
Run By: Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Provides a payment to help with some of the costs of your continence products.

Community Languages School Grants
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: NSW Government Department of Education
Grants to support community language programs through establishment, per capita and specific project grants.

No Interest Loans (NILs)
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $3,000
Run By: Good Shepherd
0% interest loans with no fees or charges, to help with a broad range of expenses and needs.

Conservation Partners Grants
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $30,000 per year
Run By: NSW Government Biodiversity Conservation Trust
Financial assistance for landholders managing conservation agreement areas to improve the biodiversity value of their properties.

Disaster Relief Grants
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $50,000 dependent on need and eligibility
Run By: NSW Government Reconstruction Authority
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.

Natural Disaster Relief Loan - Non-profit Organisations
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $25,000 (low interest loan)
Run By: NSW Treasury
Low interest loans of up to $25,000 to support recovery of non-profit organisations directly affected by a declared natural disasters.

Para Sport Equipment Enhancement Program
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: Paralympics Australia
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.

Scholarships and Allowances for Rural Students
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: NSW Government Department of Education
Allowances and scholarships for students in rural and remote locations who live away from the family home to attend school.

Leaving Violence Program
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $5,000 (up to $1,500 in cash and remaining funds in goods and services)
Run By: Australian Government Department of Social Services
Supporting victim-survivors to make choices about leaving violent intimate partner relationships.

First Home Buyers Assistance Scheme
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: NSW Government Department of Revenue
Full exemptions or reduced rates of transfer duty for first home buyers in NSW.

Motor Vehicle Duty Relief
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: NSW Government Department of Revenue
Refunds for motor vehicle duties paid on a replacement vehicles, for vehicles destroyed in a declared natural disaster.

SilverChef Community Grants Program
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $5,000
Run By: SilverChef
Helping community groups that use hospitality or food services to help disadvantaged or under-served members of their local community.

Community Living Supports (CLS)
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: NSW Ministry of Health
Supports people with a severe mental illness to live and recover in the community in the way that they want to.

Direct Giving Program
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $2,500
Run By: The Walter and Eliza Hall Trust
Targeted, practical financial relief to people experiencing immediate hardship across Australia, through partnership with health professionals and community organisations.

Inclusion Support Program
Closes: Ongoing
Value: $5,000 to $70,000
Run By: Australian Government Department of Education
Building the inclusion capacity and capability of eligible CCS approved ECEC services, where there are barriers to the participation of children with additional needs, with their typically developing peers.

Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program
Closes: Ongoing
Value: 12.5% on every $1 of the MBS benefits paid from eligible services
Run By: Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Incentive payments for practices bulk billing all eligible MBS services for all their Medicare-eligible patients.

Home ownership grants
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $20,000
Run By: Aboriginal Housing Office
Grants available to Aboriginal people in the process of buying a new home and who meet the eligibility criteria.

Participation Grants
- 6:00 pmCloses: Ongoing
Value: Up to $20,000
Run By: Energy Consumers Australia
Enable residential or small business consumer advocacy by participation in current or forthcoming government, regulatory, or industry decision-making processes.

Moving Home Grants
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $5,000
Run By: Youngcare
Funding to assist people with extreme functional impairment caused by a physical disability in moving from inappropriate housing, such as aged care, rehabilitation, or hospital, into somewhere more appropriate.

Commonwealth Legal Financial Assistance
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: Attorney-General's Department
Funding assistance schemes which can assist with things like legal representation costs and disbursements.

Community Grants
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $5,000
Run By: Pace Farm
Funding to support organisations across Australia to bring about positive, lasting change to their communities.