Community Funding Opportunities and Award Programs - July 2025

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

Holiday Break Program: Spring 2025
Closes: 8th of August 2025 - 5:00 pm
Value: $500 to $5,000
Run By: NSW Department of Communities and Justice

The NSW Government’s Holiday Break program provides young people in regional NSW with the opportunity to enjoy a range of free activities to connect, socialise, learn new skills and have fun during the school holidays.

The NSW government is committed to supporting young people aged 12-24 years in Regional NSW. Applicants are encouraged to design high quality, inclusive and engaging programs for young people during the Spring school holiday period.

To create more opportunities for young people in remote and very remote NSW to attend social and recreational activities, additional funding for eligible organisations is available to support travel and accommodation costs of external suppliers delivering activities.

 

At Home Care Grants - 2025 - Round 2
Closes: 14th of August 2025
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: Youngcare

Youngcare’s At Home Care Grants (AHCG) provide funding for equipment, home modifications and essential support that is unable to be funded through other means (eg. NDIS). This funding is to both enhance the quality of life for young people with high physical care needs and assist them to remain living in their own home with loved ones.

The grants provide one-off funding of up to $10,000 to help those aged 16-65 with high physical care needs who are living at home, and are at risk of entering inappropriate housing.

 

Tim Fischer Fellowship
Closes: 17th of August 2025
Value: Up to $50,000 plus mentoring and networking opportunties
Run By: Country Education Foundation (CEF)

The Tim Fischer Fellowship (TFF) is a prestigious program designed to support individuals passionate about making a difference in rural and regional Australia. Inspired by Tim Fischer’s honesty, integrity, and selflessness, this Fellowship supports a recipient with up to $50,000 in funding, mentorship, and networking opportunities to help turn their bold ideas into reality.

Recipients of this fellowship will receive:

• Up to $50,000 for education, professional development, or research.
• A personalised mentoring program to advance your leadership skills and expand your network.
• Invitations to key events and networking opportunities.
• Support to share your insights and inspire change in rural and regional Australia.

Award Programs

Community Achievement Awards - 2025
Closes: 10th of September 2025
Run By: Awards Australia
Acknowledges the valuable contributions that individuals, communities and businesses make throughout regional and rural NSW & The ACT.

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

Closing in July

ANZ Seeds of Renewal - 2025
Closes: 31st of July 2025 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $15,000
Run By: Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal
Helping to build vibrant and sustainable rural communities

Community Foundation Grants Program - 2025 - Round 2
Closes: 31st of July 2025
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 - 2025
Closes: 31st of July 2025
Run By: Regional Australia Bank
Providing essential support to community groups each year

Kick Start Grant - 2025
Closes: 31st of July 2025
Value: Up to $1,000
Run By: Sport Access Foundation
Helps young Australians with a disability access financial support to re-join their supporting club and/or sporting competitions.

Local Para Champions - 2025-26 - Round 1
Closes: 31st of July 2025
Value: $750 to $1,000
Run By: Australian Sports Commission
Financial assistance for coaches, officials and competitors aged 12-24 participating in state, national or international championships for athletes with a disability.

Local Sporting Champions - 2025-26 - Round 1
Closes: 31st of July 2025
Value: $500 to $750
Run By: Australian Sports Commission
Provides financial assistance for coaches, officials and competitors aged 12-18 participating in state, national or international championships.

No Barriers Grant - 2025
Closes: 31st of July 2025
Value: Up to $500
Run By: Sport Access Foundation
Helps young Australians aged 7-12 with a disability over come initial start-up costs to participate in sport.

NSW Sponsorships - 2025 - Round 3
Closes: 31st of July 2025
Value: Up to $50,000
Run By: Whitehaven Coal
Supporting a range of charities and community organisations.

Pathway to Paralympic Grant - 2025
Closes: 31st of July 2025
Value: Up to $1,500
Run By: Sport Access Foundation
Support two potential Paralympians with Paralympic-level performance and assist in the additional costs incurred.

Protecting Our Places 2025
Closes: 31st of July 2025 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $120,000
Run By: NSW Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Encourages and empowers Aboriginal communities to protect, conserve and restore landscapes and waterways important to them.

Sisters of Charity Foundation Community Grants Program - 2025
Closes: 31st of July 2025
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.

Sporting Club Grant - 2025
Closes: 31st of July 2025
Value: Up to $2,000
Run By: Sport Access Foundation
Funding for specific programs to include children with a disability and/or enable children with a disability to be members of their clubs.

Closing in August

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.

Building Digital Skills Grant - 2024-2028 - Round 10
Closes: 1st of August 2025
Value: $3,000 to $20,500
Run By: Good Things Foundation
Help organisations to support older Australians 50+ through free digital mentoring sessions.

NSW Aboriginal Languages Week Grant Program 2025
Closes: 1st of August 2025 - 5:00 pm
Value: $1,000 to $6,000
Run By: Aboriginal Languages Trust
Funding to eligible Aboriginal organisations and groups to host activities and events during NSW Aboriginal Languages Week that celebrate Aboriginal Languages across NSW.

Transport Heritage Grants Program - 2025
Closes: 1st of August 2025 - 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

Groundbreakers Program - 2026
Closes: 3rd of August 2025
Value: Up to $3,000 bursary, plus support and mentoring
Run By: evokeAG
Mentoring, professional storytelling support, and a $3,000 bursary, to empower five emerging leaders (aged 18-30) who are committed to delivering impact for Australia’s agrifood system.

Act Two: No Fuss Funding
Closes: 4th of August 2025 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $7,500
Run By: The ArtsPay Foundation
$7,500 grants to independent artists and small arts organisations. 

Facility Enhancement Fund - 2025 Round
Closes: 4th of August 2025 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $50,000
Run By: Tennis NSW
Stimulate investment in community tennis facilities with the aim to support the growth of the sport by making tennis venues more sustainable and accessible.

Sustainable Giving - Youth Education - 2025
Closes: 6th of August 2025
Value: Up to $150,000 over three years
Run By: Coopers Foundation
Improve and protect the quality of life of Australians by providing support to charitable organisations working in communities across the nation.

Nutrien Ag Solutions Community Grants Program - 2025
Closes: 7th of August 2025 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $5,000
Run By: Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal
Contribute to the success, vibrancy and wellbeing of rural and regional communities nationwide.

Change Makers: Pitching for Prevention
Closes: 8th of August 2025
Value: $15,000 to $40,000
Run By: Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network
Funding for community-based organisations to deliver community-led suicide prevention programs helping those who are at risk of suicide and to support mental wellbeing.

Holiday Break Program: Spring 2025
Closes: 8th of August 2025 - 5:00 pm
Value: $500 to $5,000
Run By: NSW Department of Communities and Justice
Funding to encourage the design of high quality, inclusive and engaging programs for young people during the 2025 Spring school holiday period.

The Next Chapter - 2026
Closes: 8th of August 2025
Value: Up to $15,000
Run By: The Wheeler Centre
Supporting Australian stories that aren’t being told and nurture a new wave of writers, through a stipend and a handpicked mentor to work closely with writers on bringing their writing to life and opportunities to connect with peers, agents, publishers and readers.

Women Leaders in Sport - Executive Program - 2025
Closes: 11th of August 2025 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: Australian Sports Commission
Raising organisational standards within the workplace to improve gender equity within the sporting sector.

Content Grants - 2025/26 - Round 2
Closes: 12th of August 2025 - 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 and Operations Grants - 2025/26 - Round 2
Closes: 12th of August 2025 - 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 - 2025/26 - Round 2
Closes: 12th of August 2025 - 2:00 pm
Run By: Community Broadcasting Foundation
Encouraging stations to carry specialist radio programming.

NSW Seniors Festival Grant Program 2026
Closes: 12th of August 2025 - 4:00 pm
Value: $1,500 to $10,000
Run By: NSW Department of Communities and Justice
Funding for community events and activities to be held during the two-week festival in March 2026, enabling older community members to remain active, healthy and engaged.

At Home Care Grants - 2025 - Round 2
Closes: 14th of August 2025
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.

In a Good Place - 2025
Closes: 14th of August 2025 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $20,000
Run By: Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal
Supports community-driven projects, services, activities or initiatives, which clearly and directly focus on strengthening mental health and wellbeing of vulnerable community members.

Regional Arts Fund - Project Grants - 2025
Closes: 15th of August 2025 - 11:59 pm
Value: Up to $30,000
Run By: Regional Arts NSW
Supports regional arts projects, professional development for artists and arts workers, and community capacity building.

Tim Fischer Fellowship
Closes: 17th of August 2025
Value: Up to $50,000 plus mentoring and networking opportunties
Run By: Country Education Foundation (CEF)
Support individuals passionate about making a difference in rural and regional Australia with funding for further education, mentoring and networking opportunities.

Local Sport Grant Program - 2025
Closes: 18th of August 2025 - 1:00 pm
Value: $2,000 to $20,000
Run By: NSW Government Office of Sport
Support grassroots sporting clubs to increase participation, host events, improve access and enhance sport and recreation facilities.

Make the Difference! Grants - 2025
Closes: 21st of August 2025
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: Future2
Helping Australians build stronger financial futures.

Sporting Schools - 2025 - Term 4
Opens: 4th of August 2025 - 8:00 am
Closes: 22nd of August 2025 - 5:00 pm
Value: $1,000 to $4,150
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.

Annual Community Grants
Closes: 29th of August 2025
Value: Up to $30,000
Run By: Scanlon Foundation
Grants provided to projects that contribute to social cohesion by addressing one or both areas of building pathways to employment and increasing applied English literacy.

Healthy Cities Landcare Grants - 2025
Closes: 29th of August 2025 - 5:00 pm
Value: $5,000 to $25,000
Run By: Landcare
Support environmental community groups and organisations to establish native plants (trees, shrubs and groundcovers) across Australia in urban and peri-urban landscapes to enhance biodiversity and positive health outcomes.  

Woolworths Netball Grants Program - 2025
Closes: 29th of August 2025 - 11:59 pm
Value: $2,000 to $20,000
Run By: Woolworths
Supports grassroots netball clubs and associations across the country to improve the health and wellbeing of Aussie kids.

Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program - 2025-26 - Batch 1
Closes: 31st of August 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.

Closing in September

Community Grant Program - 2025
Opens: 1st of August 2025
Closes: 1st of September 2025
Value: Up to $50,000
Run By: auDA
Supporting community, education and research projects that create positive value and a better digital future for Australians.

Dobell Exhibition Grant - 2026
Closes: 1st of September 2025
Value: Up to $40,000
Run By: Museums and Galleries NSW
Financial assistance towards the development of new, curated exhibitions of visual arts at regional and public galleries in New South Wales.

Protostars - 2025 - Round 3
Closes: 1st of September 2025
Value: Up to $1,000
Run By: Blackbird Foundation
Micro-grant program for people 18-25 to work on their passion projects.

Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups - 2025 - Round 2
Closes: 2nd of September 2025 - 3:00 pm
Value: $10,000 to $50,000
Run By: Creative Australia
Funding a range of activities that deliver benefits to the arts sector and wider public.

Elevate: First Nations Storytelling and Literature Fund - 2025
Closes: 2nd of September 2025 - 3:00 pm
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: Creative Australia
Grant for career development, open to Australian First Nations writers, poets, editors, illustrators, journalists, arts workers, and groups in the literature sector.

Project Development Grants - 2025
Closes: 7th of September 2025
Value: $2,500 to $7,500
Run By: Museums and Galleries NSW
Supports community museums and Aboriginal cultural spaces to carry out strategic and innovative projects with mid to long term outcomes.

Small Grants - 2025 - Round 2
Closes: 7th of September 2025
Value: Up to $2,000
Run By: Museums and Galleries NSW
Funding for short-term, collection-based requirements of community museums and Aboriginal cultural spaces.

National Shed Development Programme - Round 30
Closes: 12th of September 2025 (Cat 1-4: 29th of August 2025)
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.

Cultural Fund Grants for Organisations - Round 2 - 2025
Opens: 4th of August 2025
Closes: 15th of September 2025 - 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.

Backroads Initiative - 2025
Closes: 17th of September 2025 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $7,000
Run By: Arts On Tour
Extend and support the reach of professional productions to regional towns that do not have performing arts centres as well as support small hall activation and the work of independent producers and artists.

Strengthening Rural Communities - Small & Vital - Round 26
Closes: 17th of September 2025
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 26
Closes: 17th of September 2025
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.

ETREA Foundation Grants - 2025 - Round 2
Closes: 30th of September 2025
Value: $2,000 to $10,000
Run By: ETREA Foundation
Supporting and teaching those in need the tools and skills to rebuild their lives and achieve personal fulfilment.

Sponsorships and Grants - 2025
Closes: 30th of September 2025
Value: Up to $100,000
Run By: Santos
Grants to support meaningful and long-term contributions to the economy and the communities in areas of operation to achieve positive outcomes.

Steve Waugh Foundation - Children and Young Adults with a Rare Disease - 2025 - Round 3
Opens: 1st of September 2025
Closes: 30th of September 2025
Run By: Steve Waugh Foundation
Supports children and young adults aged 0-25 years who have a rare disease.

Visual Arts General Grant Program 2025 - Round 3
Closes: 30th of September 2025
Value: Undisclosed
Run By: Gordon Darling Foundation
Supporting Australia-wide activities of importance in the visual arts

Closing Later

Rural and Remote Community Support Grant
Closes: 1st of October 2025
Value: Up to $50,000
Run By: Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine
Funding for community-led initiatives designed to enhance healthcare delivery and directly support the recruitment and retention of doctors in communities classified from MM4 to MM7.

AbbVie Grants and Donations - 2025 - Round 3
Closes: 10th of October 2025
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.

Future Animal Carer’s Grant - 2025
Closes: 31st of October 2025
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

NSW Sponsorships - 2025 - Round 4
Opens: 1st of October 2025
Closes: 31st of October 2025
Value: Up to $50,000
Run By: Whitehaven Coal
Supporting a range of charities and community organisations.

Real School Grants Program - 2025
Closes: 31st of October 2025
Value: Up to $5,000
Run By: Real Insurance
Funding to improve the quality of school resources and communities.

Leg Up Grants - 2025
Closes: 2nd of November 2025
Value: Up to $500
Run By: Museums and Galleries NSW
Funding various skill development projects including hosting or attending workshops, conferences or seminars in NSW, in addition to networking activities.

Skills Development Grants - 2025
Closes: 2nd of November 2025 (or until funds are exhausted)
Value: Up to $4,000
Run By: Museums and Galleries NSW
Funding for volunteer museums, museum networks, and Aboriginal cultural spaces for regional or state focused skill development training and networking events involving more than one organisation.

Pride Foundation Australia Small Grants - Round 3 - 2025
Opens: 4th of August 2025 - 9:00 am
Closes: 17th of November 2025 - 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.

Infrastructure Grants: Arts and Culture - November 2025
Opens: 24th of November 2025
Closes: 15th of December 2025
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.

Infrastructure Grants: Community Infrastructure - November 2025
Opens: 24th of November 2025
Closes: 15th of December 2025
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.

Infrastructure Grants: Disaster Readiness - November 2025
Opens: 24th of November 2025
Closes: 15th of December 2025
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.

Infrastructure Grants: Sport and Recreation - November 2025
Opens: 24th of November 2025
Closes: 15th of December 2025
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.

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.

Participation Grants
Closes: 31st of December 2025 - 6:00 pm
Value: Up to $15,000
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, or for small, targeted research projects.

Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program - 2025-26 - Batch 2
Opens: 1st of September 2025
Closes: 5th of February 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.

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. 

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

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 $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.

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.

AHO Tenancy Plus Grant
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $20,000
Run By: Aboriginal Housing Office
A financial grant that rewards eligible long-term AHO tenants with a higher rate of co-contribution towards their house deposit.

Deadly Deposit Grant
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: Aboriginal Housing Office
A financial grant that can match people's savings towards their deposit, up to $10,000. Deposit savings may be made up of money in the bank, cash, and other sources including inheritance.

Home Buyer Booster Grant
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $2,500
Run By: Aboriginal Housing Office
To help with some of the expenses associated with buying a property, like legal and administrative costs.

Legal assistance for people engaging with the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide
Closes: Ongoing
Run By: Attorney-General's Department
National legal advice service and legal financial assistance as part of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide 2.

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 - 2025
Closes: Unknown
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.

Cultural Flows Planning for Cultural Economies
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $300,000
Run By: Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Funding for Murray-Darling Basin First Nations to conduct cultural flows planning, develop sustainable business models and governance structures required to securely hold water.

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.