Available Grants
Victoria
Max: $10,000​
Close: 27 Feb 2025
Coastcare Victoria Community Grants
Supports the Coastcare Victoria community in acting and caring for the marine and coastal environment.
The grants fund community-led environmental groups and organisations that deliver projects to support the community in caring for and acting for the marine and coastal environment.
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Stream 1: Coastcare Victoria Stewardship and Education
Projects that engage a broader audience in on-ground action and education to enhance knowledge of the coastal and marine environment.
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Stream 2: Strengthening the Coastcare Victoria Community
Projects that increase participation in the Coastcare Victoria community into the future. Engaging new and diverse coastal volunteers and supporting the Coastcare Victoria stewards to build capability and inclusivity.
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Stream 3: Caring for Country
Projects that celebrate Traditional Owner Self-Determination in caring for Country. Recognising Traditional Owners longstanding and deep knowledge and connection to Country and supporting two-way capability and capacity building
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Click here for more information
Queensland
Up to $35,000​
Close: 28 Feb 2025
Gambling Community Benefit Fund
The Gambling Community Benefit Fund (GCBF) is Queensland’s largest one-off community grants program and distributes approximately $60 million each year to not-for-profit community groups. The GCBF funding helps these groups to provide services, leisure activities and opportunities for Queensland communities.
Click here for more information
Western Australia
$1,000 to $50,000​
Close: 28 Feb 2025
Horizon Power Community Partnerships
If you’re a not for profit organisation, community group or a local government authority Horizon Power can support your organisation with initiatives such as:
- Events
- Equipment or fit-out
- Short term initiatives that support good community health and well-being.
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Your initiative needs to be aligned to at least one of Horizon Power's four guiding principles:
- Positively impacts Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, employment or businesses
- Protects or improves our shared environment
- Involves the community by listening, creating and delivering together
- Puts regional WA first.
Click here for more information
Western Australia
Scoping Grant:
up to $30,000
Delivery Grant:
$350,000 to $1,000,000​
Close: 28 Feb 2025
Skills for Education and Employment (SEE) First Nations - Delivery Grant
The SEE Program includes two distinct but complementary streams to support LLND skills training in metropolitan, regional, and remote areas:
- Stream 1: LLND skills training delivery to individuals by SEE providers, contracted by the department, including through place-based project delivery
- Stream 2: SEE First Nations: locally tailored, whole of community LLND skills training delivery to First Nations people through place-based grants. SEE First Nations grants will fund First Nations organisations, including Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs), registered training organisations (RTOs), Adult and Community Education (ACE) providers or peak bodies (applying on behalf of their eligible members).
SEE First Nations grants will fund locally tailored, place-based, whole of community projects designed to meet community English LLND skills training needs of First Nations people.
​SEE First Nations offers two different grant opportunities:
- Scoping Grants: Small grants to help eligible organisations to develop a Delivery Grant application
- Delivery Grants: Grants to eligible organisations for English LLND skills training to First Nations people across Australia. The training is to be co-designed with the community/communities in which it will be delivered.
Click here for more information
Northern Territory
$30,000 to $100,000
Close: 28 Feb 2025
Aboriginal Tourism Development in NT Parks and Reserves Grant Program
The Aboriginal Tourism Development in NT Parks and Reserves Grant Program will help NT owned and majority owned Aboriginal businesses and organisations to develop tourism product in NT Joint Managed Parks and to enable Aboriginal cultural experiences and tourism product for park visitors.
To be eligible for the Aboriginal Tourism Development in NT Parks and Reserves Grant Program the business or organisation must be Aboriginal owned (greater than 50% Aboriginal owned) and operating in the NT.
Click here for more information
Northern Territory
$300,000 - $1,000,000
Close: 1 March 2025
Community Impact and Innovation Grants
The objective of Community Impact and Innovation Grants is to support projects that seek to achieve a cultural, social and/or economic Impact, demonstrate an Innovative solution, or both, for the benefit of Aboriginal community members.
Innovation means demonstrating a fresh way of doing things. It may include listening to community to design solutions or drawing on cultural practice and knowledge and applying it to a situation or challenge. It may also include creating new things or solutions that rely on technology (but doesn’t need to be).
Impact means the long-term project will make in the NT Aboriginal communities in which it is delivered, such as improving lives, solving problems, advancing knowledge, or creating value.
NTAIC are focused on social, cultural and/or economic impacts that will benefit Aboriginal Territorians.
Click here for more information.
Northern Territory
Up to $100,000
Close: 2 March 2025
Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards
Open to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, Telstra NATSIAA is a non-acquisitive award that is free to enter and encourages artists to submit an artwork of their choice in one of the Award Categories. Telstra NATSIAA has no set theme, these Awards celebrate the validity and cultural diversity of contemporary Indigenous artistic expression in all its forms.
Click here for more information.
National
unspecified
Close: 4 March 2025
RFAs: Playing Australia Project Investment Program
The Creative Australia is seeking applications for the Playing Australia Project Investment Program to support organisations to undertake performing arts tours to reach regional and remote communities across Australia.
The program supports costs associated with touring to regional and remote areas of Australia. There is no limit on the amount that can be requested.
Touring activity must be confirmed prior to seeking investment through this category.
Click here for more information.
Victoria
Open: Now
Close: 4 March 2025
Aboriginal Sport Participation Grant Program
The Aboriginal Sport Participation Grant Program provides grants to assist Aboriginal Victorians to participate in Aboriginal sporting carnivals, buy sports uniforms and equipment, as well as funding for travel and accommodation expenses for athletes to compete in state and national competitions.
Category 1: Aboriginal Sporting Carnivals
- Grants of up to $2,500 per junior team and $1,500 per senior team for travel and accommodation costs for teams to participate in State-wide or National Carnivals
Category 2 – Uniforms and/or equipment
Grants of up to $1,000 per team and up to $250 per individual, are available to eligible applicants, for the purchase sporting uniforms and/or equipment.
Category 3 – Athlete participation support
Grants of up to $750 per individual (including athletes and coaches) are available to eligible applicants, to pay for travel and accommodation costs to compete or train in regional, state and national competitions or representative teams.
Click here for more information.
Victoria
up to $25,000
Close: 6 March 2025
Small Grants Program
The program ensures communities are resilient in the face of social, economic, and environmental change and local support networks are accessible and effective.
Funding covers:
- Community Support & Empowerment: Communities are connected, and support is easily accessible
- Wellbeing: Communities and their members are emotionally and physically healthy
- Education & Skill Development: Communities have access to the skills they need to thrive at work and in the classroom.
Click here for more information.
Northern Territory
$30,000 to $100,000
Close: 7 March 2025
Aboriginal Tourism Grant Program Round 8
The Northern Territory Aboriginal Tourism Strategy 2020 - 2030 vision is to inspire visitors to connect with one of the world’s oldest cultures through immersive tourism experiences, which sustain the Aboriginal tourism sector for future generations.
The Aboriginal Tourism Grant Program Round 8 supports this vision by assisting NT majority owned Aboriginal businesses and organisations to develop Aboriginal cultural tourism experiences and tourism product that encourage visitors to travel to the NT and stay longer.
Click here for more information.
Kimberley, WA
$500 to $1,000
Close: 7 March 2025
Empowering Aboriginal Women Grants 2025
Kimberley Birds is reinvesting $4,000 into Aboriginal women of the Kimberley community.
Applications can be for any empowerment project for Aboriginal women, either an individual or group. Ideas for applicants could be: helping business start-ups, sporting needs, study costs, social and emotional welling being projects, travel opportunities or other such empowerment projects.
Aboriginal women over the age of 18 can apply.
Click here for more information.
Northern Territory
$10,000 to $30,000
Close: 7 March 2025
Aboriginal Tourism Development Support Grant Program
The Aboriginal Tourism Development Support Grant Program Round 3 supports this vision by assisting NT majority owned Aboriginal businesses and organisations to develop Aboriginal cultural tourism experiences and tourism product that encourage visitors to travel to the NT and stay longer.
Click here for more information.
NSW
$1,000 - $30,000
Close: 9 Mar 2025
Aboriginal Languages Revival Program
The Aboriginal Languages Revival Program provides grant funding to eligible Aboriginal Community organisations, groups and individuals, to support them to commence or build on smaller scale Languages projects/activities.
Types of projects funded under this grant:
- Employment of language expert, to support delivery of language to community
- Develop language resources and education packages
- Hold community language workshop to strengthen cultural knowledge
- Develop and deliver online language classes to community
- Transcribe historical language recordingsto support language revitalisation.
Click here for more information
NSW
$30,000 - $90,000
Close: 9 Mar 2025
Aboriginal Languages Growth Program
The Growth Program was established to support eligible Organisations, groups and sole traders to undertake practical and meaningful Language projects which involve the deep transmission of Aboriginal Languages and have a broader Community impact.
The objective of the Aboriginal Languages Growth Program is to support:
- A focus on the deeper transmission of Aboriginal Languages
- Aboriginal Communities to implement their Community Language Plans
- The promotion, wider use, and appreciation of NSW Aboriginal Languages research, resources and study
- Build deeper, lasting and meaningful Language resilience through sustained practice and education
- Enable Communities to sustainably lead and strengthen Aboriginal Language growth and nurturing.
Click here for more information
Albury Wodonga Region
up to $5,000
Close: 10 Mar 2025
Give500 Grant
The Border Trust Community Grant Program considers applications from community based, not for profit organisations for projects that address areas of the highest need within the community.
Small grants of up to $5,000 will be considered. In exceptional circumstances, a grant of up to $10,000 may be considered following a discussion with Border Trust.
Local not-for-profit and community organisations are invited to apply, with a focus on projects that promote Community Wellbeing and Community Equity. These small grants have the power to create a big impact, driving meaningful change in our region.
Click here for more information
NSW
Up to $30,000
Close: 10 Mar 2025
Contemporary Music Development Grants - For Artists & Acts
Provides funding for artists and acts to create and promote new music and support for music organisations to deliver sector development projects.
1. First Nations Creative and Professional Development Grants
- Supports First Nations NSW artists and acts to create, record and promote new and original contemporary music, undertake professional development opportunities and purchase equipment essential to their music career
- This program is open to First Nations artists and acts, as well as music businesses applying on behalf of an artist or act.
2. Recording, Content and Promotion Grants
- Support NSW artists and acts to create, record and promote new and original contemporary music
- This funding program is designed for artists and acts with an existing body of work in contemporary music
- This program is open to artists, acts and music businesses applying on behalf of an artist or act.
Click here for more information
NSW
Up to $150,000
Close: 10 Mar 2025
Contemporary Music Development Grants - For Organisations
Provides funding for artists and acts to create and promote new music and support for music organisations to deliver sector development projects.
1. First Nations Industry Development Grants
- Support industry-led programs and resources that build the capacity of First Nations artists, industry professionals and music businesses, address best practice and emerging trends, promote First Nations music in NSW and deliver research and advocacy
- This funding program is for First Nations NSW led music businesses and organisations with a track record of delivering significant outcomes for First Nations contemporary music in NSW.
2. Industry Development Grants
- Supports industry-led programs and resources that build the capacity of artists, industry professionals and music businesses, address best practice and emerging trends, promote contemporary music in NSW and deliver research and advocacy
- This program is open to music businesses or organisations. Funding recipients must be currently based in NSW or deliver a significant contribution to the NSW contemporary music sector.
Click here for more information
Tasmania
up to $10,000
Close: 17 Mar 2025
Aboriginal Arts Program​
Supports arts projects and activities by Aboriginal artists and organisations that stimulate contemporary, traditional and non-traditional Aboriginal art forms and practice.
The Aboriginal Arts Program is focused on providing opportunities for professional development through mentorships, fellowships and projects that demonstrate strong developmental content.
Click here for more information
Queensland
Up to $220,000
Round 3
Close: 17 Mar 2025
Round 4
Open: 14 Jul 2025
Close: 25 Aug 2025
First Nations Commissioning Fund​
The program focuses on investing in opportunities that share First Nations stories and cultural knowledge and elevate awareness of Queensland’s exceptional First Nations arts and cultural products and experiences.
Funding
- For single-year projects up to $70,000 for projects and programs for up to 12 months
- For 2-year projects up to $150,000 (open to applications in January 2023) for projects and programs that need a larger and/or longer scale of development of up to two years and include presentation and/or distribution.
Additional funding available:
- PLUS up to $60,000 towards a First Nations full-time industry placement for 12-months (or a pro rata equivalent for part-time) with a focus on arts management and/or arts production
- PLUS up to $10,000 towards commissioning new music by Queensland-based First Nations composers, musicians or librettists as part of your project.
Click here for more information
National
$250,000
Closes: 18 Mar 2025
The Prime Minister’s Prize for Science – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledge Systems ​
Honours Indigenous-led projects that benefit Australian Indigenous peoples, communities or place through the practice and preservation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge systems.
To be eligible for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledge Systems Prize, a nominee must be nominated by someone (a nominator) with knowledge of the nominee’s achievements and endorsed by two supporters.
For more information on how to nominate and eligibility Click here for more information
National
$2,000 - $50,000
Round 4
Closes: 19 Mar 2025
Pacific Development and Conservation Trust: Grants​
The Trust makes grants to projects that encourage and promote sustainable development in the Pacific and New Zealand, while conserving the natural environment and cultural heritage of its people.
The Trust provides grants for a range of conservation, cultural heritage, development and goodwill projects and activities in the Pacific. It supports sustainable development where communities join in and work together with iwi (tribes), hapū (sub-tribe), aiga or whanau (family grouping).
Click here for more information
NSW
$500 - $20,000
Round 4
Close: 21 Mar 2025
Cultural Grants Program​
The program aims to support Aboriginal community organisations across NSW to celebrate Aboriginal culture and hold key cultural events and activities. Program objectives are to:
- Support Aboriginal communities strengthen, protect, and maintain traditional and contemporary expressions of Aboriginal culture
- Support key contemporary Aboriginal cultural events and activities
- Contribute to Aboriginal community wellbeing and healing, through the use of Aboriginal culture and community connection
- Facilitate sharing of Aboriginal cultural knowledge and skills between generations.
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National
up to $10,000
Round 3
Close: 27 Mar 2025
Round 4
Open: 28 Mar 2025
Close: 24 Jun 2025
Strengthening Rural Communities - Small & Vital​
Grants 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).
FRRR’s Small & Vital program supports thriving, resilient, and sustainable remote, rural and regional communities across Australia. In particular, priority will be given to projects that:
- Support communities to implement generational transition
- Invest in outback, remote, and less resourced communities
- Build capacity and resourcing for a just and equitable energy transition
- Support First Nations-led initiatives that strengthen culture, country, economic participation, and reconciliation.
Click here for more information
National
up to $25,000
Round 3
Close: 27 Mar 2025
Round 4
Open: 28 Mar 2025
Close: 24 Jun 2025
Strengthening Rural Communities – Prepare & Recover​
The program recognise that remote, rural and regional communities across Australia are vulnerable to climate change and disasters, experience capacity challenges in responding to and preparing for disasters where often existing disadvantage is exacerbated.
The grant program focuses on building resilience and strengthening communities, and actively seek to support a more prepared and climate resilient remote, rural and regional Australia.
Grants are available for a broad range of initiatives that focus on community-led resilience building in recovery or preparedness to strengthen the capacity and capability of local people and systems, especially to manage the impact of future disasters.
Projects that focus on strengthening local inclusion, networks, communication, information sharing, self-organising systems, local decision making, resourcing, tools and support will be prioritised.
Click here for more information
National
Round 2
Close: 31 Mar 2025
Remote Jobs & Economic Development​
Eligible employers can apply for two streams of funding under the RJED program to create new full-time, part-time or casual jobs in remote employment services regions.
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Jobs Creation – which can pay for an employee’s wages up to the relevant award or minimum wage rate (whichever is applicable) plus superannuation, and leave entitlements.
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Community Jobs and Business Fund – which can pay for equipment, infrastructure and capacity building to help employee’s do their jobs (like uniforms, a shed, on-job-training). This funding can also pay for oncosts and overheads such as insurance and operating expenses. Please note: This funding can only be applied for in combination with the Jobs Creation stream, not on its own
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Western Australia
$25,000 to $100,000
Close: 31 Mar 2025
Aboriginal Business Participation in Recovery Grants​
The program supports Aboriginal people, small businesses and sole traders to play a vital role in the economic recovery following Ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie and Associate Flooding in WA (28 December 2022 onwards).
The Program funds business support and advisory services, employment support services and includes the Aboriginal Business Participation in Recovery Grants Scheme.
Grants are available as:
• Services and training grants of up to $25,000 to cover non-capital costs for business establishment or growth such as insurance, business accreditation and training.
• Equipment and assets grants of up to $100,000 to assist with the hire, lease or purchase of specialist equipment or assets
Click here to see the funding guidelines
National
Up to $50,000
Close: 1 April 2025​
Uplift: Digital Skills Program
​The grant aims to support professional development, training and mentoring to build digital capability for First Nations artists and creative workers.
The opportunity is open to First Nations led organisations and businesses to deliver activities within local communities. Funding can support a range of digital development opportunities identified as priority areas for building capacity.
A question and answer session where you can anonymously submit questions about the fund will be held online between 2-3pm AEST Wednesday 19 May 2025.
To register for the information session or find out more information click here Creative Australia - Uplight
National
up to $280,000pa for a total of $1,120,000 over the 4-year investment period.
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Close: 1 April 2025​
Delivery Partners - First Nations Writing Services
​The grant supports the provision of services to First Nations writers and illustrators.  As part of Creative Australia’s multi-year investment program, they have introduced a new stream of investment – Delivery Partners – to support the provision of services to the arts and creative industries.
Creative Australia’s Delivery Partners are entities which provide services for artists, creative workers, organisations and enterprises, and which benefit our creative ecology, communities and audiences.
Organisations are strongly encourage to contact Creative Australia to discuss your proposal in the context of your circumstances.
Your organisation must submit a Business Plan that covers the full four-year investment period of 2025-2028.
For more information click here
National
$1,000 to $10,000
Close: 4 Apr 2025
Social Justice Small Grants Program
​The Mercy Foundation’s Social Justice Small Grants Program provides seed funding to assist communities and organisations to build capacity that will help create structural change and bring about greater social justice in Australia.
The Social Justice Small Grants Program prioritises projects that tackle poverty and disadvantage in local communities across Australia.
For more information click here
Western Australia
$1,000 - $50,000
Close: 7 Apr 2025
Community Stewardship Grant - Small grant
​Community Stewardship Grants are designed to facilitate the conservation and sustainable management of the State’s natural resources by supporting local community groups to undertake stewardship of natural resources in their local area.
Grants prioritise the direct involvement of local community groups in all project stages of design, planning and implementation, through which efficient and effective partnerships between government, industry, and community can be fostered.
For more information click here
Western Australia
$50,001 - $450,000
Close: 7 Apr 2025
Community Stewardship Grant - Large grant
​Community Stewardship Grants are designed to facilitate the conservation and sustainable management of the State’s natural resources by supporting local community groups to undertake stewardship of natural resources in their local area.
Grants prioritise the direct involvement of local community groups in all project stages of design, planning and implementation, through which efficient and effective partnerships between government, industry, and community can be fostered.
Grants are for intended for more strategic, complex projects and are for up to 3 years in duration​
For more information click here
Queensland
Unspecified
Round 2
Closes: 30 Apr 2025
Round 3
Closes: 31 Jul 2025
Round 4
Closes: 31 Oct 2025
Community Sponsorship Program
​Our program offers organisations and groups the opportunity to access financial assistance and in-kind contributions to support events and programs that benefit the community and aims to add value to community activities that make a positive contribution to one or more of the following areas:
• Economic development: Supporting local supply, capacity building, Indigenous participation, innovation and training initiatives.
• Natural resource stewardship: Partnering for environmental sustainability, water quality, revegetation and biosecurity.
• Community safety and wellbeing: Celebrating diversity, promoting inclusiveness and community cohesion, sporting and cultural events.
• Regional growth & liveability: Enabling and supporting education, community connectedness and resilience.
Click here for more information
NSW
Up to $200,000
Closes: 30 Apr 2025
Living Carbon Grants
Living Carbon grants are available to assist eligible applicants in delivering carbon abatement through planting projects in 3 regions in NSW:
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the Riverina Local Land Services region
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the North Coast Local Land Services region
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the MidCoast Local Government Area.
​Aboriginal organisations or Traditional Owner groups that own or have legal rights to the land and who are the proponent of the registered carbon project are eligible to apply. ​​
Click here for more information
Western Australia
up to $100,000
Closes: 2 May 2025
Unique Tourist Accommodation Proposals
​Through the Unique Tourist Accommodation Proposals (UTAP) program, tourism operators and developers are invited to apply for financial support of up to $100,000 to to undertake feasibility studies and assessments, including engaging with Traditional Owners and cultural heritage assessments, site surveys, fauna and flora surveys, coastal assessments and master planning to assist with the development of unique accommodation.
Click here for more information and funding guidelines
Western Australia
Up to $7,000
Round 4
Closes: 11 May 2025
Dream it Forward
​Dream it Forward is a small grants program focused on identifying, strengthening, sustaining, or adding value to grassroots, community-led projects that:
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Positively impact the social, emotional and spiritual wellbeing (SEWB) of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, families, and communities in Western Australia.
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Strengthen cultural identity and apply culturally-informed ways of healing to improve social and emotional wellbeing.
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Reduce risk factors and operate a range of activities to increase community protection against psychological distress.
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Embed cultural understanding into the design and delivery of activities that enhance quality of life, and holistically promote wellbeing.
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Focuses on connection to country, culture, spirituality, family, and community.
Click here for more information and funding guidelines
National
Up to $12,000USD in eligible products
Q2: 15 May 2025
Q3: 15 Aug 2025​
Q4: 15 Nov 2025
Wildlife Acoustics Standard Product Grant: Recorders & Software
​Wildlife Acoustics is proud to offer a quarterly grant program that 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.
Each quarter up to $12,000 USD in eligible products is awarded to selected grant recipients worldwide. Individual applicants may request recorders, accessories, and software licenses totalling up to $4,000 USD.
Grant recipients and their projects are highlighted on the Wildlife Acoustics website and social media platforms.
For more information click here
South Australia
$500 to $5,000
Closes: 01 Jun 2025
Arts and Cultural Grants Program - Quick Response / First Nations
The Arts and Cultural Grants Program provides funding to the community to deliver fun, lively, and interesting arts and cultural experiences with presentation outcomes in the city that enable a vibrant, connected and inclusive community in line with the City of Adelaide Strategic Plan 2024-2028.
These grants enable a diverse year-round program that attracts visitors and connect the community to the city.
Click here for more information
NSW
Up to $150,000 (exGST)
Closes: 30 Jun 2025
NSW Aboriginal Land Council Community Fund
Provides grants to assist with the acquisition of land, or grants to undertake land management activities.
Eligible LALCs can apply for a grant for the following purposes;
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Land acquisition, where all other avenues for funding have been exhausted; and
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Land management, in relation to land in which the LALC has a legal interest.
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Projects which demonstrate clear community outcomes which are consistent with the ‘Functions of Local Aboriginal Land Councils’ under the ALRA.
Click here for more information
Northern Territory
up to $20,000 (ex GST)
Closes: 30 Jun 2025
Sustainable Business Solutions Grant Program
The Sustainable Business Solutions (SuBS) grant program supports businesses to reduce their waste and help the Territory transition towards a circular economy.​
Grants are available on a co-contribution basis for businesses to purchase equipment or technology aimed at reducing waste and improving recycling outcomes.
Click here for more information
NSW
Unspecified
Close: 30 Oct 2025
Litter Prevention Grants Program
The NSW Government has opened the Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy 2041 (WASM) Litter Prevention Grants Program for councils, community groups and other key stakeholders to deliver litter prevention projects and develop strategic plans to address litter in their local environments.
Intake 5 applications open (Stream 1 & 3 only)
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Stream 1: Small-scale, on-ground projects, including a dedicated cigarette butt litter program
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Stream 3: Own It and Act strategic implementation
Click here for more information
National
Round 4
Close: 31 Dec 2025
Community Wildlife Conservation Award
The award acknowledges and rewards individuals or conservation groups that work tirelessly to save Australia’s native wildlife and precious habitats, and encourages them to continue their excellent work on behalf of the community.
The Society offers four prestigious Annual Awards:
1. Community Wildlife Conservation Award ($5,000)
- Awarded to a community group making a significant contribution to wildlife preservation in Australia.
2. Wildlife Rehabilitation Award ($5,000)
- Awarded to an individual or small organisation contributing to Australian wildlife conservation through rescue and rehabilitation.
​3. Serventy Conservation Award ($2,500)
- Awarded to an individual helping to save Australia's wildlife
​4. Youth Conservation Award ($1,000)
- Awarded to a young individual (or small group) contributing to Australian wildlife conservation
- Applicants must be between the ages of 13 and 18 years old.
Click here for more information
National
Up to $120,000
Close: December 2025
SEDI Capability Building Grant
SEDI Grants will help social enterprises purchase business and impact capability building services. These services can be from intermediaries and other businesses that support social enterprises to grow their business, scale their impact and further their mission to support Australians experiencing disadvantage.
​The initiative supports social enterprises across all states and territories and includes a focus on supporting those social enterprises in regional and remote locations, and First Nations social enterprises.
Click here for more information
Queensland
Closing dates:
2026
2028
Remote Communities Freight Assistance Scheme
The Scheme aims to reduce the amount of freight costs that are passed on to consumers of eligible goods in remote communities.
The Scheme provides three types of assistance to wholly or partly reimburse eligible business owners:
1. Establishment Assistance: a reimbursement (where applicable) to help offset establishment activities costs
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$20,000 (plus GST) for each of the approved premises of the eligible business
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$110,000 (plus GST)
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Closes: 12 January 2026
2. Discount Assistance: weekly, fortnightly or monthly payments to reimburse the eligible business for the relevant weekly, fortnightly or monthly discount shortfalls
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Closes: 30 June 2028, or until funding is exhausted
3. Compliance Assistance: payments to reimburse the weekly, fortnightly or monthly compliance cost to the business in making a Discount Assistance claim.
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$250 (plus GST) for each participating premises of the eligible business;
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$2,900 (plus GST)
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Closes: 30 June 2028, or until funding is exhausted
Click here for more information
Queensland
Unspecified
Closes: 04 Feb 2027
First Nations Business Acceleration Program
Boosts innovation and entrepreneurial opportunities for mature Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses in Queensland.
The First Nations Business Acceleration Program is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander innovative businesses in Queensland who are established and looking to scale.
The grant aims to Bridge the economic gap by supporting First Nations’ businesses to grow Queensland’s economy, Create a more inclusive and diverse economic landscape, Engage and benefit Regional Queensland and Create new jobs — now and into the future.
Click here for more information
Northern Territory
Unspecified
Close: Ongoing
Aboriginal Workforce Grants Program
The Aboriginal Workforce Grants Program provides funding for projects that result in Aboriginal people:
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getting jobs
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developing careers within the workplace.
Click here for more information
Opening Soon
NSW
Up to $25,000
Round 4
Opens: 1 Mar 2025
NSWALC Regional Event Grants
The purpose of the NSWALC Regional Event Grants program is to provide grants for organisations and events that have Aboriginal participation and are of regional significance for Aboriginal peoples in NSW.
The events chosen must support and promote Aboriginal culture and/or sporting achievement.
Click here for more information
Northern Territory
Up to $100,000
Opens: 1 March 2025
Closes: 30 May 2025
Aboriginal Investment NT - Business Start-Up Grants
The Business Development Journey sees a business develop from a bright idea, through to an established and sustainable business.
The objective of our Business Grants is to increase the size, scale, diversity and maturity of NT Aboriginal businesses, as well as the number of Aboriginal Territorians employed by NT Aboriginal businesses.
Businesses in the start-up phase of their journey can apply for of up to $100,000 (GST exclusive) and can be accessed once only.
Click here for more information
Northern Territory
Up to $150,000
Opens: 1 March 2025
Closes: 30 May 2025
Aboriginal Investment NT - Business Growth Grants
The Business Development Journey sees a business develop from a bright idea, through to an established and sustainable business.
The objective of our Business Grants is to increase the size, scale, diversity and maturity of NT Aboriginal businesses, as well as the number of Aboriginal Territorians employed by NT Aboriginal businesses.
Businesses in the growth phase of their journey can apply for up to $150,000 (GST exclusive). Access to a Business Growth Grant is available for a maximum of once every three years for a discrete growth project.
Click here for more information
National
$20,000
Round 4
Opens: 03 Mar 2025
Closes: 08 Apr 2025
Schools Plus Teaching Awards​
The Awards aim to celebrate great teachers who are making a transformative impact on children and young people across Australia.
Twelve outstanding teachers will be chosen for a prestigious Teaching Fellowship valued at $20,000, including $10,000 for the awardee’s school to plan and undertake a high impact school visit program.
This will provide in-situ experiential learning at one or more schools/sites and contribute to advancing school improvement and student learning outcomes.
Nominate a great teacher or apply yourself between 3 March and 8 April 2025.
Click here for more information
Western Australia
Up to $10,000
Round 2
Opens: 01 Apr 2025
Closes: 30 Apr 2025
Round 3
Opens: 01 Jul 2025
Closes: 31 Jul 2025
Round 4
Opens: 01 Oct 2025
Closes: 31 Oct 2025
MinRes Community Grant Program
Mineral Resources works with local organisations, not-for-profits, and community groups and stakeholders to build strong relationships that deliver positive outcomes.
The grant supports communities in which MinRes operates in across the Pilbara and Goldfields-Esperance regions and the Shires of Yilgarn, Irwin and Mingenew.
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National
Up to $5,000
Open: 1 May 2025
Closes: 31 May 2025​
Indigenous Grant for Bird Research and Conservation
Indigenous knowledge of native Australian birds, their life cycles and habitat needs is profound and has made a substantial contribution to the scientific study of birds in this country.
The Indigenous Grant for Bird Research and Conservation provides resources and training for Indigenous groups through the facilitation of workshops in a number of priority areas:
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Bird identification and monitoring using Birdata
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On-ground conservation
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KBA Guardianship and KBA Easter Health-check
Applications from groups planning to survey birds and habitats in Australia’s Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) are particularly encouraged, but BirdLife Australia also invites groups from outside KBAs to apply.
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South Australia
Round 2
Up to $10,000
Open: 21 May 2025
Close: 1 Jul 2025​
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Grants - Professional Development
​Supports professional development opportunities for individual Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and arts workers to undertake skills development and training that is relevant to their arts practice or professional practice as an arts or cultural worker.
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National
Up to $30,000
Round 2
Opens: 11 Mar 2025
Closes: 08 Apr 2025
ANZ Community Foundation
The Foundation supports projects across four granting areas:
- Financial wellbeing
- Environmental sustainability
- Housing access
- Thriving communities.
Preference is given to organisations and projects that have the support of an ANZ staff member as a Sponsor
Organisations must be charitable and hold Deductible Gift Recipient status Item 1 in order to apply.
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South Australia
Up to $25,000
Round 2
Open: 21 May 2025
Closes: 1 Jul 2025​
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Grants - Projects
​Supports individuals and groups of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists in the creative development, production or presentation of new work.
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National
Up to $20,000
Round 2
Opens: 18 Mar 2025
Closes: 15 May 2025
Community Giving Project
The Project supports initiatives that provide sustainable, tangible and long-term benefits with positive outcomes for Australian rural, regional and remote communities. In turn this builds capacity, longevity, liveability and connection in the regions in which we operate.
Based on six distinct pillars, the project offers a total of 12 grants, with two tiers of funding at $10,000 and $20,000 per grant.
Each application must align to at least one of the outlined pillars.
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National
Up to $50,000
Round 4
Opens: 21 Mar 2025
Closes: 30 Apr 2025
100 Women Grants
​100 Women is a collaborative giving circle that amplifies the giving power of everyday people to create significant change for women and girls.
Applications will be considered for high value projects up to $50,000 and for a maximum period of 24 months that:
- Improve economic outcomes for girls and women who are disadvantaged or face barriers
- Improve health outcomes for girls and women
- Improve educational outcomes for girls and women
- Provide safety to girls and women at risk from rape, forced prostitution, sex trafficking or family violence
- Address any of the Targets for Goal 5: Gender Equality UN Sustainable Development Goals (where the direct beneficiaries of the grant are girls and women).
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NSW
Unspecified
Round 3
Opens: 01 Jul 2025
Closes: 31 Jul 2025
Regional Australia Bank Sponsorship
Provides essential support to key grassroots initiatives within the Regional Australia Bank network. Any community group is able to apply for support in the form of sponsorship.
Sponsorships are assessed in accordance with the Community Support Policy and should fall into one of the following category - Arts, Community activities, Education or employment related activities, Environmental, Health, Indigenous/cultural and Sporting.
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Queensland
Unspecified
Round 4
Opens: 01 Jul 2025
Closes: 31 Jul 2025
Whitehaven Coal Sponsorships
Whitehaven Coal continues to provide support to initiatives across:
- Economic prosperity and resilience: town liveability, community services, facilities and infrastructure
- Environment: climate, environment and water (supply, drought and water treatment)
- Education, training and employment: jobs for locals, upskilling, future of work, career pathways for local youth
- Community health and wellbeing: through services, availability of staff and liveability
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander engagement: support and promote initiatives that collaborate with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, managed via our WHC Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).
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Western Australia
Up to $25,000
Round 4
Opens: 2 Sept 2025
Connecting to Country
The Connecting to Country program supports projects that enable Western Australian Aboriginal people and organisations to undertake on Country activities that foster the intergenerational transfer of knowledge, preservation of culture and strengthening of communities. The program intends to:
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facilitate sharing of cultural knowledge and skills between generations, such as the preservation of language, stories and dance
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recognise Aboriginal cultural leadership within the Aboriginal community and support leadership development in young people
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contribute to stronger community mental health and wellbeing
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strengthen, protect and maintain traditional ways of maintaining cultural knowledge.
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