A Guide to Community Grants
The following guide provides:
The guide does
not include links to scholarships, fellowships or research grants.
Commonwealth
Government Grants
A guide to grants available from Commonwealth Government agencies can be found through GrantsLINK. GrantsLINK is a comprehensive website maintained by the Commonwealth Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government offering direct inks to existing information on Commonwealth Government grants programs. GrantsLINK makes it easier to find suitable and relevant grants for community projects from the many Commonwealth grants that are available. The site can be browsed by subject, agency or grants name or searched by key word. GrantsLINK also offers advice on fining the best source of funding and on writing application forms.
The Commonwealth Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Office for the Arts administers a range of grants and funds for artistic, cultural and heritage activities and events in Australia.
business.gov.au identifies grants and other funding programs for business related activities.
On
the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) website there is a range of information related to community grants. The Communities Grants and Funding page gives information on all current and completed funding rounds for community projects. The Current Funding page lists all funding currently open for application. And there is also a link to alternative government and non government sources of funding for community based projects.
The Australia Council's Arts
Funding Guide provides an overview of their funding programs and other
forms of support for the arts in Australia.
State Government Grants
New South
Wales
ArtsNSW offer grants to cultural and community groups involved in artistic
activities.
The ClubGRANTS Scheme is funded by gaming machine
revenue from NSW clubs. This website provides information on the scheme
and guidelines for applications though projects are supported and decided
upon by local committees.
communitybuilders.nsw has links to funding sources for community groups and projects from federal, state and local government as well as some philanthropic funds and companies.
The Department
of Education and Training's Community
Grants Programs include funding for groups involved in promoting community languages education, Aboriginal community projects, and programs assisting disadvantaged youth and people with disabilities.
The
Community Relations Commission
provides funding for projects involving culturally diverse and socially or geographically isolated communities in NSW.
Environmental Trust grants for individual projects which involve:
rehabilitating or regenerating the environment, or promoting environmental education and sustainability.
Sport
and recreation grants
Victoria
The Department of Planning and Community Development's Find a Grant lists a large number of Victorian government grants by area of interest and by program. Grants are available for a wide range of groups and projects including volunteers, sporting groups, community infrastructure and multicultural events. The Grants Information Line (phone 1300 366 356) staffed by Information Victoria can provide general information about programs and funding.
Arts
Victoria funding for individuals and arts organisations.
Heritage
Grants to support the maintenance, use and education of heritage sites
in the state.
Local
History Grants Program (LHGP) administered by the Public Record Office Victoria.
Sport
and Recreation Victoria funding.
The
Victorian Multicultural
Commission provides community grants.
Queensland
Arts
Queensland provides a detailed list of funding for community groups
and individuals engaged in artistic and cultural activities.
Brisbane
City Council Community Grants Program
Building
Supportive Communities Grants provides funds for projects
that are aimed at involving people
with disabilities with the broader community.
Multicultural
Assistance Program provides funding to both festivals and smaller
projects which promote diversity and inclusiveness in the community.
Natural Resources
Awareness Grants are available for groups involved with natural resource
management.
The Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation provides information and links to a number of community benefit programs funded by gaming revenue which provide grants to local organisations.
Queensland
Community Foundation (QCF) is a public charitable trust set up to
serve the state's communities by providing a permanent funding source
for charity.
The Queensland
Government's grant finder contains links
and details for a variety of state government grants.
Sport
and Recreation Queensland offers funding programs to sport and recreation
organisations.
Tourism
Queensland provides a database of funding opportunities for organisations
whose work involves attracting visitors to the state.
Western Australia
The
Grants Directory
lists grants and other assistance programs by category.
The
Department of Culture
and Arts administers a number of grants programs for individuals and
organisations.
Heritage
Grants Program
Lotterywest
distributes profits from lotteries to the community of Western
Australia .
The
Office of Multicultural Interests
provides community grants for organisations and projects aimed at developing
harmony between different groups.
Propel Youth Arts WA provides arts grants for young people aged between 12 and 26 years.
Western
Australia's government portal lists community grants and funding.
South Australia
Arts
SA provides funding for community groups involved in artistic and
cultural activities. Details of the funding grants and awards available are contained in the Arts SA Funding Handbook.
Community
Benefit SA is one of the state's main programs offering funding for
projects assisting community service agencies.
Grants for community organisations, this page contains a range of databases with information about grants available through government and non government organisations.
Recreation
and sports grants. The Office for Recreation and Sport SA offers a range of sport related grants and scholarships for individuals and organisations.
The SA Grants Database provides a list of links to state government grants and other sources of community support.
South
Australian Grants register is maintained by the Department of Trade
and Economic Development. The register allows you to search for a grant or other type
of financial assistance from across local, state and federal government
(and some philanthropic) sources.
Tasmania
Arts Tasmania
Grants and Loans Programs provide financial assistance for projects or programs of activities that enhance the arts sector in Tasmania.
A percentage of gaming profits in Tasmania is paid into the Community Support Levy (CSL) through which grants are made to assist organisations registered as charities and for the benefit of sporting organisations.
Tasmania Online provides a directory of grants and links to other forms of support for community groups.
Northern
Territory
Alice
Springs Town Council Community Grants are offered for both community
organisations and specific initiatives.
Arts
Grants funded by the Department of Natural Resources, Environment, The Arts and Sport.
The
Community
Benefit Fund provides small grants as part of its Community Development
Grants project aimed at assisting community groups.
The
Department of
Natural Resources, Environment, The Arts and Sport (NRETAS) offers grants for organisations
and local councils to develop their communities and recreational activities.
Northern
Territory Heritage Grants seek to encourage appropriate conservation work to privately owned heritage places.
The Office of Multicultural
Affairs provide a number of grants to community groups involved in
projects aimed at fostering harmony and diversity as well as running the
Ethnic Communities Facilities Program.
Youth
Engagement Grants Program administered by the Office of Youth Affairs provide
funding for projects which engage young people and the wider community.
Australian
Capital Territory
ACT
Health Promotion Grants Program provides funding for community, arts, health
and sporting organisations to assist in the creation and management of
health promotion activities.
Community
Development Services Grants including the Community
Support and Infrastructure and Carer Recognition Grants
Programs.
Multicultural
Grants Program supports projects that enhance multiculturalism in the ACT.
Seniors
Grants and Sponsorship Program for organisations and events promoting the active community
participation of older people.
Sport
and Recreation Grants for eligible organisations to support active participation through quality programs, services and facilities in the Canberra community.
Non-Government
Organisations
ANZ
Trustees provides a listing of a wide number of funds and foundations
providing grants in different areas.
APEC
Education Foundation offers grants for community building education
projects in countries who participate in the APEC Forum.
Australian
Charities has a selection of links for fundraisers and a database
of contact details for major Australian Charities.
The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) Grants Scheme funds projects that explore issues for communications consumers in Australia.
Australian Communication Exchange (ACE) provides
funding for projects by nonprofit organisations which benefit the deaf,
hearing or speech impaired in the community.
The Business Enterprise Centres (BEC) Australia website provides information on grants that may be available to business.
Charities
Aid Foundation allows charitable organisations to be placed on a registry
to be matched with corporate donors and sponsors.
Comic
Relief Australia grants are managed through Volunteering Australia
and are available for a wide range of not for profit organisations.
Commonwealth
Bank Staff Community Program aims specifically to
assist community groups with projects that improve the health and well
being of children and young people nationally.
The Community Enterprise Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Group.
The
Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal aims to take a leadership
role in assisting regional, rural and remote communities to respond to
social, cultural and economic change. The FRRR administers a number of
funding programs and grants.
Foster's
Community Grants for specific projects run by community groups and
charities.
The Givewell site provides a comprehensive
database of Australian charities, giving strategies, bequests, charitable
trusts and corporate philanthropy, as well as links to charities and related
sites.
The
Ian Potter Foundation
The JASON postgraduate scholarship search engine is a scholarships database for Australian students wishing to study at home or abroad, and for international students wishing to study in Australia.
Landcare Australia offers grants through a number of programs and there is a National Landcare Directory register that provides notification of upcoming grants.
Macquarie
Group Foundation supports groups and activities in Australia and overseas.
The
Mercy Foundation provides support for organisations involved in reducing
inequality and poverty in Australia .
The
Myer Foundation and The Sidney Myer Fund
National Australia Bank provides regular community grants to organisations nominated by employees.
The
National Foundation for
Australian Women runs a program through which other women's groups
can receive tax deductible donations and grants through their preferred
donor fund.
The NIB Foundation provides funding to support programs aimed at improving the health and well-being of Australians. National Grants funding is allocated for programs that address health issues involving young people and carers and Community Grants funding is allocated to community groups that provide support in the areas of well-being, equity and access and education and training.
NRMA
Insurance Community Grants Program: grants for crime and injury prevention,
emergency services and the environment. In Western Australia the program
operates under SGIO and in South Australia under SGIC.
Optus
Connecting Communities Grants Program provides grants to organisations
to help reduce social isolation and to reconnect disengaged youth.
Perpetual
Peter
Brock Foundation provides funding and support for community groups
and organisations with a focus on welfare services, social issues and
community programs.
The
Reichstein Foundation funds projects aimed at assisting disadvantaged
communities.
The
Rockefeller Foundation
Tasmanian
Community Fund (TCF) makes both general grants to community organisations
as well as for particular initiatives which improve the well-being or
assist in the social, environmental and economic development of a particular
community.
The
Telstra Foundation provides community development grants for projects
particularly aimed at children and young people. They also provide assistance
through their Indigenous Community Development program and Social Innovation
Grants.
Wesfarmers
makes contributions to community-benefiting activities through its corporate
office and through subsidiary businesses. Applications for small donations
such as gift vouchers should be made to individual business outlets.
Woolworths provides support to local community organisations and charities.
World
Wildlife Fund Australia provides funding through its Threatened Species
Network Community Grants program to groups working to protect wildlife
or habitats.
Commercial
Services
A number of commercial enterprises provide assistance and advice via subscription services to databases and printed materials. While the Parliamentary Library is aware that the following groups provide these services, their inclusion here does not represent an endorsement of their services, nor can the Library guarantee that the list is comprehensive.
Easygrants newsletter published by ourcommunity.com.au.
Fund Base provides a database of government, philanthropic and corporate grants and funding programs.
grantsearch who publish the GrantSearch Register.
Pathways
Australia provides a database of corporate and government fundraising
opportunities for not-for-profit organisations.
Philanthropy
Australia publishes the Australian Directory of Philanthropy .
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