Current Grants and Funding Opportunities

Below is a list of grant and funding opportunities which may be of interest to your organisation. To access further information in regards to any of these grants, click on the link provided. 

Updated 3 March 2023


Active Kids - Sports NSW - Ongoing 

The NSW Government is helping kids get active with the Active Kids program.

The Active Kids program provides two $100 vouchers for parents, guardians and carers of school-enrolled children to use towards sport and active recreation costs each year.

Voucher 1 is valid January to December and Voucher 2 is valid July to December.

The vouchers may be used with a registered activity provider for registration, participation and membership costs for sport, fitness and active recreation activities.

To use a voucher, find a registered activity provider and present your voucher when you sign up.

The Active Kids program is one of more than 70 NSW Government rebates and savings that help with your cost of living.

To learn more about the program, or to apply for a voucher or become a registered provider visit this website: https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/active-kids


Australian Government Business Website - Funding programs and support for your business - Ongoing 

The Australian Government Business website https://business.gov.au is a whole-of-government website for the Australian business community. It is a simple and convenient entry point for information, services and support to help businesses succeed in Australia. 

At this site via the SEARCH TOOL you will find many links to news, information, grants, services, tools and support from across government to help your business succeed.

Visit the site https://business.gov.au or subscribe to receive news and learn of opportunities as they are announced. 


Australia Council for the Arts  - Ongoing 

The Australia Council for the Arts  is the Australian Government’s principal arts investment, development  and advisory body,  supporting individual artists and arts organisations, through a range of activities and programs. The body provides news,  support for events through grants, initiatives, programmes, and opportunities that foster and develop Australia’s arts sector and raise the profile of Australian art nationally and internationally.

Learn more at the website: About us - Australia Council for the Arts and find a Grant Opportunity here: Investment and Development - Australia Council for the Arts

 

Community War Memorials Fund - 2 rounds open per year - Ongoing 

The objective of the Community War Memorials Fund is the conservation of war memorials across NSW to support community commemoration.

Types of projects that might be funded include Specialist conservation advice for war memorials,  Preservation work, Restoration work and equitable access to or relocation of memorials for public safety.  

Eligible organisations including local councils and community groups can apply online for grants of up to $10,000 to conserve local war memorials. Applications close on Monday, 13 February 2023.

Further information about the Community War Memorials Fund can be found on the NSW Office for Veterans Affairs website here. Two rounds of funding are opened and assessed each year: 

Round 1 opens on Anzac Day each year - 25 April - Eligible organisations including local councils and community groups can apply online for grants of up to $10,000 to conserve local war memorials. 

Round 2 opens on Remembrance Day each year - 11 November

Further information about the Community War Memorials Fund can be found on the NSW Office for Veterans Affairs website at https://www.veterans.nsw.gov.au/heritage/community-war-memorial fund.


Conservation Partners Grants - Ongoing 

Now available on an ongoing basis, providing financial assistance to landholders in managing their conservation area, allowing them to improve the biodiversity value of their properties. Grants can assist landholders to maintain the ecological values of their properties. For example, a landholder may need funding to manage a weed outbreak or repair a fence to exclude stock.

Agreement holders that do not receive annual payments under the Conservation Management Program can apply for a grant by downloading and sending a completed application form, at this link:  Conservation Partners Grant Application Form (nsw.gov.au)

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More information visit: https://www.bct.nsw.gov.au/cards/conservation-grants


Dylan Alcott Foundation - Breaking down barriers to education & sport for disabled young Australians - Ongoing

The Dylan Alcott Foundation is committed to helping young Australians with disabilities overcome the barriers of entry to sport and education by providing fundraising for grants, scholarships and mentoring.


The foundations fundraising efforts will help to achieve big dreams through tangible means, purchasing expensive and much-needed sporting equipment, providing scholarships at leading education institutions and mentoring programs with industry trailblazers. 
Find out more at this link: Dylan Alcott Foundation - Helping young Australians with disabilities  


Flood recovery grants - New recovery grants for flood impacted businesses

Recovery grants of up to $50,000 are available for small businesses and not-for-profit organisations affected by the ongoing flooding in NSW.

A significant number of businesses have been impacted by multiple flooding events since August. A full list of eligible LGAs is available on the NSW Rural Assistance Authority's (RAA) Declared Natural Disasters webpage. To learn more visit the Service NSW website or call 13 77 88.


Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) - Ongoing 

The Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal, FRRR is a not-for-profit organisation, that connects common purposes and funding from government, business and philanthropy with the genuine local needs of rural communities. Their aim and vision is to create a vibrant, resilient and revitalised remote, rural and regional Australia.

FRRR provides funding and capacity building support at the hyper-local level, with reach, relationships, networks, and know-how to align funding, big and small, to community-led solutions that build resilience and long-term viability and vitality of smaller remote, rural, and regional communities across Australia. For all information on FRRR go to this link: https://frrr.org.au/funding/


Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) - Strengthening Rural Communities Program - Ongoing 

Small & Vital: The Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) Small & Vital stream gives small remote, rural and regional communities across Australia the opportunity to access funds for a broad range of initiatives that directly and clearly benefit local communities.
Grants up to $10,000 are available for a broad range of grassroots, community-led initiatives that directly and clearly benefit local communities that strengthen local people, places and climate solutions, with a preference for smaller communities (populations under 15,000). Grants are assessed quarterly and are ongoing. For more information visit: Strengthening Rural Communities — Small & Vital | FRRR 


FRRR Helping Regional Communities Prepare for Drought Initiative – Community Impact Program - Expressions of Interest (EOI) for Lead Organisations in Far West NSW, Northwest QLD and Great Southern in WA close 8 March 2023

  • EOIs for these three regions close at 5pm AEDT 8 March, 2023.

Through this initiative, with the Australian Government’s support, we’re investing in the future, enabling agriculture-dependent communities to identify and act on their drought preparedness priorities at a grassroots level.

It will do this by investing in projects that seek to strengthen social and community networking, support, engagement and wellbeing by delivering a tailored package of support that includes:

  • Community Impact Grants: Working with locally led community organisations to develop and deliver a program of support to strengthen community networks, capabilities and facilities that support drought preparedness (delivered by FRRR); and

  • 2023 Highways and Byways Small Grants Program - Closing Wednesday 15 March 2023

Highways and Byways acknowledge that recent years have been difficult: extended periods of drought, bushfires, floods and a global health pandemic have left many communities struggling. Our grants support communities, especially those experiencing disadvantage and inequality, as they heal and grow in the aftermath of these challenges.

Grants up to $4,000 will be available for practical environmental restoration and rehabilitation projects, and community-focused initiatives that encourage community re-connection and strengthening post-pandemic. 

Further information is available via their website: www.hb.org.au/grants


Inland Rail Community Sponsorships and Donations - Ongoing 

Inland Rail is committed to supporting communities along the alignment by making voluntary financial contributions to eligible community groups running events, projects and activities which contribute to local and regional prosperity, well-being and sustainability. Financial requests between $1,000 and $4,000 will be considered from eligible community organisations. There are four annual open rounds 

For projects, events, activities commencing:Round opens:Round closes:
June to August1 February each year30 April each year
September to November1 May each year31 July each year
December to February1 August each year31 October each year
March to May1 November each year31 January each year

To find out more about the Inland Rail Sponsorships and Donations program, including information on how to apply visit https://inlandrail.artc.com.au/opportunities/sponsorships-and-donations/


PPCA Performers' Trust Foundation - Ongoing 

Provides ongoing grants to promote and encourage music and the performing arts. The grants provided are non-recurring (i.e. one-off grants rather than a periodical payment) and  must be for one or more of the following purposes:

  • Performances at concerts at or for charitable institutions such as hospitals or homes for the aged;

  • Scholarships for the promotion and encouragement of musical and theatrical education;

  • The promotion and encouragement of the performing arts to the general public;

  • The aid or assistance of any beneficiary who is unable to adequately maintain herself/himself by her/his own exertions and other income

For more information on the PPCA Performers' Trust Foundation, contact the PPCA on (02) 8569 1100 or visit: http://www.ppca.com.au/ppca-about-us/ppca-performers-trust-foundation/


Restoring Murray Woodlands Biodiversity and Carbon Tender - Submit Expressions of Interest 

The NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust is offering landholders in the Murray region the opportunity to earn annual management payments for the protection of threatened woodlands combined with an environmental plantings carbon project.

Successful landholders will generate Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) as well as receive annual payments to manage eligible woodlands.

Interested landholders must propose a total project area of at least 20 ha comprising of:

·         at least 5 ha of remnant threatened woodlands, and

·         between 5 and 50 hectares to establish an Environmental Plantings Pilot Carbon Project under the Clean Energy Regulator’s Emission Reduction Fund.

For more information visit the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust’s website www.bct.nsw.gov.au or phone 1300 992 688.


Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program – Applications closing  9:00 pm AEDT 6 February 2024

The Australian Government is inviting eligible organisations to apply for grant funding  under the program, designed to provide funding for projects that promote appreciation and understanding of the experiences of service and the roles that those who served have played, to preserve and add to the sum knowledge on, or provide access to information about Australia’s wartime heritage. 

There are 2 categories of grants available under the program:

Community Grants  to a maximum of $10,000 for local, community-based projects and activities.

Major Grants between $10,001 and $150,000 for major commemorative projects and activities that are significant from a national, state, territory and/or regional perspective.

 Find out more on GrantConnect website: GO6030:GrantConnect (grants.gov.au)


Strengthening Rural Communities Program - Ongoing 

Small & Vital: The Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) Small & Vital stream gives small remote, rural and regional communities across Australia the opportunity to access funds for a broad range of initiatives that directly and clearly benefit local communities.
Grants up to $10,000 are available for a broad range of grassroots, community-led initiatives that directly and clearly benefit local communities that strengthen local people, places and climate solutions, with a preference for smaller communities (populations under 15,000). Grants are assessed quarterly and are ongoing. For more information visit: Strengthening Rural Communities — Small & Vital | FRRR 


Stronger Communities Programme – Round 8 - Expressions of Interest must  be submitted to Michael McCormack MP office by 5pm 20 March 2023 

The Stronger Communities Programme supports the Australian Government’s commitment to deliver social benefits in communities across Australia. Round 8 of the program will provide $22.7 million to fund small capital projects in each of the 151 federal electorates. The program is part of the government's 2022–23 budget initiatives focussed on making local economies stronger and boosting community organisations.

The program intends to encourage and support participation in local projects, improve local community participation and contribute to vibrant and viable communities. Round 8 of the program aims to support communities recover from the widespread impacts of adverse weather events and current economic pressures.

For this round, grant funding will be up to 100% of eligible project costs except for local governing bodies where grant funding will be up to 50% of eligible project costs. You can apply if you meet the eligibility criteria. The eligibility criteria are a set of rules that describe who we can consider for this grant. You can only apply if you are are invited by your local MP. The rules are in the grant opportunity guidelines.


Telstra’s Connected Communities Grant Program - Round 1 applications closing 5pm AEDT, 30 March 2023

Telstra’s Connected Communities Grant Program will boost support for communities across remote, rural and regional Australia to improve resilience, environmental sustainability and liveability through the power of connection. 

The program offers grants up to $10,000 for not-for-profit community organisations that are providing access to information, technology, education and facilities to support their communities to embrace new technologies and ways of working to build social capital and digital capability.

The program seeks to foster: 

  • Resilient communities that are well prepared and socially connected when disaster strikes with the ability to renew and recover together;
  • Sustainable communities that are diverse and inclusive, planning for the health, wellbeing, and prosperity of their people and the planet; and
  • Liveable communities that have digital capability, and help to equip individuals with the skills to live, learn and work in a digital society.


Volunteering Diversity and Inclusion Grants Program  - Closing 5.00pm on Monday 6 March 2023

Applicants are advised to read the Program Guidelines carefully before completing an application for funding. To download these Guidelines and more, please visit the NSW Volunteering website at https://www.volunteering.nsw.gov.au/volunteer-now/volunteering-diversity-and-inclusion-grant-program or the NSW Government Grants and Funding page at https://www.nsw.gov.au/grants-and-funding/volunteering-diversity-and-inclusion-grants-program.

Applications are submitted via the Department of Communities and Justice’s SmartyGrants platform. The online application form can be accessed via: https://nswcommunities.smartygrants.com.au/VolunteeringDiversityandInclusion


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