Grants available for your community project
Gambling Community Benefit Fund Grant, qld
Delayed
The fund allocates grants to not-for-profit community groups, to enhance their capacity to provide services, leisure activities and opportunities for Queensland communities.
Closing date of the next round is currently unconfirmed. New closing dates will be announced when the new online system is ready.
Healthy Cities Landcare Grants
Closes 13 July
Up to $25,000 is available to support environmental community groups and organisations to establish native plants (trees, shrubs and groundcovers) across Australia in urban and peri-urban landscapes.
Wiri Yuwiburra Community Benefits Trust Grants
Various closing dates – some closing soon
This Trust aims to develop, support and promote programs and activities for the benefit of people from the identified communities.
We support:
– Education & Training
– Representative sports
– Cultural heritage and wellbeing
– Business development and research
that encourage individuals to maximise their skills, abilities and potential. We aim to assist social, emotional or economic advancement of our people.
Game On: Teaming up for Climate Action
Closes 28 July
Open to unincorporated and not for profit groups, this program will provide between $25,000 and $100,000 to support community sports clubs to upgrade their facilities to be more climate resilient and energy efficient.
No 1 grant writing tip: read the guidelines, then read them again.
Departmental Sponsorship Funding
Closes 30 June 2027
– Strengthen communities and help them thrive.
– Invest in quality responsive services and supports.
– Demonstrate leading and responsive approaches that facilitate the management and governance of the Queensland Government priorities.
Apply anytime this financial year.
Environmental Grants and Support
Apply anytime
GRDC Sponsorship – Grower and Advisor Study Tours
Closes 30 July
This program aims to provide lessons on issues relevant to participants, accelerate the uptake of research and development (R&D) outputs, and ultimately improve the profitability and sustainability of grain-growing operations.
At least 50% of the total travel costs should be contributed by participants/tour organiser’s.
Arts Qld Grants
Various closing dates
Arts Queensland’s funding initiatives work to drive creative employment, and grow new creative work and events that will activate Queensland communities and showcase uniquely Queensland stories.
state Landcare Awards
Closes 31 July
The State and Territory Landcare Awards stand as a prestigious biennial national Landcare Awards program. The objective is to honour individuals, groups and organisations that are making outstanding contributions to caring for the environment in their local communities for the benefit of all Australians today, and for generations to come.
"Funders don't fund good ideas, they fund projects they know are going to deliver an outcome." Sam Morris
Bunnings Community Grant
Closes 31 July
Up to $10,000 is available to support local, grassroots projects that create immediate benefits for communities across Australia and New Zealand, including projects focused on regional areas.
Screen Australia Funding
Various closing dates.
Nutrien Ag Solutions Community Grants Program
Closes 6 August
Grants of up to $5000 are available to not-for-profit or incorporated organisations in remote, rural and regional Australia to deliver high priority projects in communities where agriculture is a key industry and part of the local identity.
Creative Australia
Verious closing dates
Creative Australia offer a wide variety of grant programs to support the best circumstances for a thriving arts sector.
Future Drought Fund
Closes 10 August
This grant provides funding for programs and activities that support Australian agricultural and regional communities to build drought resilience, including climate resilience for the public good of the Australian agricultural sector, landscapes, and communities.
“Every number tells a story. Budgets aren't just numbers, they're a snapshot of your project.” Sam Morris
Wildlife Acoustics Scientific Product Grant
Closes 15 August + 15 November
This quarterly grant program supports the advancement of wildlife research, habitat monitoring, and environmental conservation. Scientists may apply for a product grant to advance the study of bats, birds, amphibians, and other terrestrial wildlife—or a new travel grant to help them attend a conference with their peers.
Natural Hazard Project Concepts
Closes 21 August
Project ideas are being sought by the Natural Hazards Research Centre Australia which fit the Biennial Research Plan.
Hamer Sprout Fund
Apply anytime
- Promote innovation in environmental education
- Facilitate engagement in environmental action
- Advocate for environmental sustainability
- Foster collaboration between young people engaged in environmental leadership
Up to $5,000 is available.
Renewable Manufacturing Grant – NSW
Closes 25 August
UP to $30mil in grant funding is available to not for profits and businesses to support NSW’s renewable energy generation, storage and transmission projects by stimulating local manufacturing for the renewable energy sector.
Our Country Our Future
Apply anytime
Remember to check your local Council website for funding opportunities.
Elevate: Boosting diversity in STEM
Closes 1 September
Individual scholarships are available which aim to address inequities in STEM through comprehensive scholarships enabling more diverse women and non-binary people to access tertiary STEM education, professional skills development and STEM leadership opportunities with industry and academia.
First Nations Clean Energy Advice Grants
Closes 3 September
Up to $80,000 is available to unincorporated and not for profit First Nations communities to participate in clean energy development.
Create NSW
Various closing dates.
Create NSW is the NSW Government’s arts and cultural driver. They grow and support the arts and cultural sectors in NSW for everyone to enjoy. Various grant funding streams are available.
Homegrown
Closes 8 October
Queensland’s Destination Events Fund (Homegrown) helps connect events with the unique destinations they call home, ensuring the benefits of these events are felt far and wide across the State.
Various funding amounts are available for different events.
Powering the Regions Fund
Closes 5 November
This grant opportunity will provide up to $50 million to trade exposed facilities (businesses) to reduce their emissions and contribute to meeting Australia’s emissions reduction targets.
Farm Management Deposits (FMD) Scheme
Open anytime