Community Funding Opportunities and Award Programs - July 2024

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

Youth Opportunities Program 2024/25 - Round 13
Closes: 15th of July 2024 - 5:00 pm
Value: $10,000 to $50,000
Run By: NSW Department of Communities and Justice

The Youth Opportunities program provides one-off, time-limited grants for new projects that enable marginalised young people to lead and participate in their communities.

The purpose of Program is to increase marginalised young people’s participation in activities that strengthen their connection and belonging to their communities.

The Program supports organisations to empower marginalised young people to design and deliver community projects, enabling them to:

• overcome barriers to participating in the community
• build community based partnerships and networks
• feel a greater sense of belonging within their community
• feel empowered, as their ideas and opinions are respected, considered and acted upon
• gain relevant training to support their participation
• feel more confident within themselves and their abilities, having expanded their knowledge and skills
• seek further opportunities to participate and stay engaged in their community.

 

Community Support Program - 2024
Closes: 31st of July 2024
Run By: Regional Australia Bank

The Regional Australia Bank prides itself on operating at the heart of their community, providing essential support to community groups each year as part of their Community Support Program. Any community group is able to apply for support in the form of sponsorship, with applications opening on 1 July and closing 31 July each year.

The primary objective of community support is to benefit communities whilst keeping Regional Australia Bank engaged with them, facilitating a closer relationship that allows Regional Australia Bank to play a key role as champions for regional prosperity.

Sponsorships are assessed in accordance with the Community Support Policy and should fall into one of the following categories:

• Arts
• Community activities (e.g. festivals & fairs)
• Education or employment related activities
• Environmental
• Health
• Indigenous/cultural
• Sporting

 

Telstra Footy Country Grants - 2024 - Round 4
Closes: 7th of August 2024 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $20,000
Run By: Telstra

Local football clubs across Australia will have the opportunity to share in an $8 million funding boost over the next four years, as the AFL and Telstra launch Telstra Footy Country Grants. With a pool of $2 million to be distributed in 2024, eligible regional and metro clubs can apply for grants up to $20,000 – helping strengthen, sustain and grow local footy.

The Telstra Footy Country Grants is designed to financially assist initiatives that can support Community Clubs affiliated to the AFL to strengthen the base and secure the future in three key strategic areas:

• Grow and assist volunteer capacity
• Grow and diversify participation
• Improve club environments and experiences

Award Programs

Community Achievement Awards - 2024
Closes: 21st of August 2024
Run By: Awards Australia
Acknowledges the valuable contributions that individuals, communities and businesses make throughout regional and rural NSW & The ACT.

NSW Premier's Awards - 2024
Closes: Closes: Check with award ambassadors for closing dates. (Review & Judging in July 2024)
Run By: NSW Government Department of Premier and Cabinet
Celebrates excellence in the delivery of public services to the NSW community.

Closing in July

Eearly Childood Education and Care Flexible Initiatives Trial
Closes: 2nd of July 2024 - 7:00 pm
Value: Up to $20 Million total pool
Run By: NSW Government Department of Education
Supports early childhood education and care providers to provide new or adapted, flexible operating models to offer increased availability of education and care.

National Women's Alliances
Closes: 3rd of July 2024 - 5:00 pm
Run By: Australian Government Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Establish a network of up to 6 civil society organisations to provide expert gender advice to Government and ensure women’s voices inform implementation of the Strategy.

QBE Foundation Local Grants
Closes: 3rd of July 2024 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $40,000
Run By: Australia Pacific QBE Foundation
Providing meaningful support for community initiatives addressing specific areas of need.

Pride Foundation Australia Large Grants - 2024 - Round 2
Closes: 5th of July 2024 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: Pride Foundation Australia
Support sexuality, sex and gender diverse (LGBTQIA+) people who are living in regional and rural areas

Pick Fresh Play Fresh Netball Grants - 2024
Closes: 7th of July 2024 - 11:59 pm
Value: Up to $20,000
Run By: Woolworths
Supports grassroots netball clubs and associations with a Woolworths NetSetGO Centre.

Cyber Security: Cyber Awareness Support for Vulnerable Groups
Closes: 11th of July 2024 - 9:00 pm
Value: Up to $35,000
Run By: Australian Government Department of Home Affairs
Support advocacy, charity, not-for-profit and community groups to develop and deliver tailored cyber security literacy programs, based on materials developed under the Act Now, Stay Secure campaign, to vulnerable groups.

Youth Opportunities Program 2024/25 - Round 13
Closes: 15th of July 2024 - 5:00 pm
Value: $10,000 to $50,000
Run By: NSW Department of Communities and Justice
One-off, time-limited grants for new projects that enable marginalised young people to lead and participate in their communities.

Pride Foundation Australia Small Grants - 2024 - Round 2
Closes: 15th of July 2024 - 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.

Experimental evaluation open grant round
Closes: 23rd of July 2024
Value: Up to $300,000
Run By: Paul Ramsay Foundation
Funding evaluations of social impact programs that align with PRF’s purpose of a future where people and places have what they need to thrive

Community War Memorials Fund - 2024-25 - Round 1
Closes: 24th of July 2024 - 11:00 pm
Value: Up to $15,000
Run By: NSW Department of Veterans Affairs
Funding to help conserve, repair and protect war memorials across NSW.

Growing Good Gardens - 2024
Closes: 29th of July 2024 - 12:00 am
Value: Up to $1,000
Run By: life Ed
Encouraging young people to get gardening and to ask more questions about where their food comes from

Junior & Youth Girls Uniform Grants Program 2024
Closes: 30th of July 2024 - 11:59 pm
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: AFL
Supporting the inclusion women and girls in community football by enabling clubs to provide suitable uniforms for
junior and youth girls

Sisters of Charity Foundation Community Grants Program
Runs: Twice a year
Next Round Opens: 8th of July 2024
Next Round Closes: 31st of July 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.

ARTC Sponsorships and Donations - 2024 - Round 2
Round Closes: 31st of July 2024
Value: $1,000 to $4,000
Run By: Australian Rail Track Corporation
Funding for short-term projects and activities that contribute to local and regional prosperity, wellbeing and sustainability along the Inland Rail route.

Community Foundation Grants Program - 2024 - Round 2
Closes: 31st of July 2024
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 Support Program - 2024
Closes: 31st of July 2024
Run By: Regional Australia Bank
Providing essential support to community groups each year

Ski for Life - 2024 - Round 2
Closes: 31st of July 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.

Transport Heritage Grants Program - 2024
Closes: 31st of July 2024 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $55,000
Run By: Transport for NSW
Helping the NSW community rediscover the culture, the events and the people that shaped transport in NSW over the past 170 years, as well as support the restoration and conservation of, and access to our valuable heritage assets

Closing in August

Major Research Grant - Round 2024
Closes: 2nd of August 2024
Value: Up to $200,000
Run By: Lowitja Institute
Providing Major Research Grants to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled organisations.

Forced Marriage Specialist Support Program (FMSSP)
Closes: 5th of August 2024 - 9:00 pm
Run By: Australian Government Department of Social Services
Enable a community-based service provider, or providers in a consortium, to deliver a coordinated national response to support people who have experienced or are at risk of forced marriage

Telstra Footy Country Grants - 2024 - Round 4
Closes: 7th of August 2024 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $20,000
Run By: Telstra
Supports Community Clubs affiliated to the AFL to strengthen the base and secure the future in three key strategic areas; grow and assist volunteer capacity, grow and diversify participation, and improve club environments and experiences.

Content - Round 2 - 2024/25
Closes: 20th of August 2024 - 2:00 pm
Run By: Community Broadcasting Foundation
Supporting the increase and diversity of voices heard in Australian media by supporting the creation of compelling content.

Development & Operations Grants - Round 2 - 2024/25
Closes: 20th of August 2024 - 2:00 pm
Run By: Community Broadcasting Foundation
Supporting a resilient, thriving community media sector that reflects, amplifies and enriches the ever-evolving communities of Australia.

Specialist Radio Program - Round 2 - 2024/25
Closes: 20th of August 2024 - 2:00 pm
Run By: Community Broadcasting Foundation
Encouraging stations to carry specialist radio programming.

Skills for Education and Employment (SEE) First Nations – Delivery Grant
Closes: 23rd of August 2024 - 5:00 pm
Value: $350,000 to $3 Million
Run By: Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Delivery of English LLND skills training to First Nations people across Australia

Sporting Schools - 2024 - Term 4
Opens: 12th of August 2024 - 8:00 am
Closes: 23rd of August 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.

Illegal Dumping Prevention - Round 2 - Stream 4
Opens: 15th of July 2024
Closes: 30th of August 2024 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $200,000
Run By: Environment Protection Authority
Funding to run a collaborative project addressing illegal dumping across multiple land tenures for groups of organisations including local councils, groupings of councils and state government agencies.

Tucker Foundation Grants - 2024
Closes: 31st of August 2024
Value: Up to $25,000
Run By: Tucker Foundation
Supports registered charitable organisations to make a positive difference in the lives of humans, animals and the natural environment.

Closing in September

Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups
Current Round Closes: 3rd of September 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.

Small Grants - 2024 - Round 2
Opens: 15th of July 2024
Closes: 8th of September 2024
Value: Up to $2,000
Run By: Museums and Galleries NSW
Funding to meet the short-term, collection-based requirements of community museums and Aboriginal cultural spaces.

Veterans' Acute Housing Program - Capital Works and Specialist Services Grants
Closes: 13th of September 2024 - 9:00 pm
Value: Up to $24 Million
Run By: Department of Veterans Affairs
Provide funding to eligible organisations to improve housing outcomes for veterans and their families who are experiencing, or are at risk of, homelessness

Steve Waugh Foundation - Children and Young Adults with a Rare Disease - 2024 - Round 3
Opens: 1st of September 2024
Closes: 30th of September 2024
Run By: Steve Waugh Foundation
Supports children and young adults aged 0-25 years who have a rare disease.

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.

Closing in October

Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program - 2024-25 - Batch 2
Closes: 3rd of October 2024 - 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.

Leg Up Grants - 2024
Closes: 27th of October 2024 or until funds expended
Value: $50 to $500 (matched funding)
Run By: Museums and Galleries NSW
Quick response skill development grants for workers in volunteer managed museums and Aboriginal cultural spaces throughout NSW.

Skills Development Grants - 2024
Ongoing Until Closes: 27th of October 2024 or until expended
Value: Up to $4,000
Run By: Museums and Galleries NSW
Provides funding to volunteer museums, museum networks, and Aboriginal cultural spaces for regional or state focused skill development training and networking events involving more than one organisation.

ARTC Sponsorships and Donations - 2024 - Round 3
Round Opens: 1st of August 2024
Round Closes: 31st of October 2024
Value: $1,000 to $4,000
Run By: Australian Rail Track Corporation
Funding for short-term projects and activities that contribute to local and regional prosperity, wellbeing and sustainability along the Inland Rail route.

Future Animal Carer’s Grant
Closes: 31st of October 2024
Value: Up to $5,000
Run By: RSPCA Pet Insurance
Providing support to people who are interested in getting into roles which are related to Veterinary Medicine, Animal Care and Animal Sciences

Real School Grants Program - 2024
Closes: 31st of October 2024
Value: Up to $5,000
Run By: Real Insurance
Funding to improve the quality of school resources and communities.

Ski For Life - 2024 - Round 3
Round Opens: 1st of August 2024
Round Closes: 31st of October 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 Later

Active and Creative Kids Vouchers - 2024
Closes: 31st of December 2024
Value: $50 to $100
Run By: Service NSW
Supports eligible families with school-aged children to participate in sport, recreational, creative or cultural activities with registered providers.

ARTC Sponsorships and Donations - 2024 - Round 4
Round Opens: 1st of November 2024
Round Closes: 31st of January 2025
Value: $1,000 to $4,000
Run By: Australian Rail Track Corporation
Funding for short-term projects and activities that contribute to local and regional prosperity, wellbeing and sustainability along the Inland Rail route.

Ski For Life - 2024 - Round 4
Round Opens: 1st of November 2024
Round Closes: 31st of January 2025
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.

Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program - 2024-25 - Batch 3
Opens: 3rd of October 2024 - 9:00 pm
Closes: 5th of February 2025 - 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 War Memorials Fund - 2024-25 - Round 2
Opens: 11th of November 2024
Closes: 12th of February 2025 - 11:00 pm
Value: Up to $15,000
Run By: NSW Department of Veterans Affairs
Funding to help conserve, repair and protect war memorials across NSW.

State Heritage Emergency Works
Closes: 30th of June 2025
Value: Up 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.

Cancer Patient Care Program
Closes: 1st of August 2025 - 2:00 pm
Value: $400,000 to $1 Million
Run By: Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
Ensuring that all Australian’s living with cancer have access to high-quality and culturally safe support throughout their cancer experience.

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.

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

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.

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.

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
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: Westpac
Supports youth to identify a local problem and brainstorm an innovative business or social change idea to solve it.

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.

Mental Awareness Foundation Grants
Closes: Unknown
Value: $5,000 to $25,000
Run By: Mental Awareness Foundation
Support to registered grass-roots charities, organisations, and people with a dream or vision to help others in the mental health area.

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