This grant supports projects that are time-sensitive and strategically significant for a priority industry or location. Projects may be recommended for funding support under the Regional Investment Activation Fund.

The NHIF offers concessional loans, grants and, in certain limited cases, equity finance to help support critical housing-enabling infrastructure.  

Recruiting and training an intern for your organisation takes time – that’s where Generation STEM Links can help. We help you to find the right candidate for your business needs and work with educational institutions across NSW to attract quality students to available opportunities.

This Relocation Scholarship is a once a year payment, that you may be eligible for, if you get ABSTUDY or Youth Allowance. You must also need to move to or from a regional or remote area for higher education study.

The Regional Microgrids Program (the Program) seeks to support the development and deployment of renewable energy microgrids across regional Australia that contribute to the Program Outcomes.

ARENA has allocated funding across two Streams under the Program, and each Stream has its own Outcomes.

The Regional Microgrids Program (the Program) seeks to support the development and deployment of renewable energy microgrids across regional Australia that contribute to the Program Outcomes. ARENA has allocated funding across two Streams under the Program, and each Stream has its own Outcomes.

Love working at heights and want to earn while you learn? Elecnor Australia (formerly SecureEnergy) is looking for 100 candidates to complete its Legacy 100 training program, the first program of its kind in Australia. Elecnor for Transgrid is building the 700km NSW section of EnergyConnect from Wagga Wagga to the South Australian border.

The Australian Government is helping to secure Australia’s future prosperity and driving sustainable economic growth through the $15b National Reconstruction Fund. The NRF will provide finance (loans, equity investment and guarantees) for projects in priority areas that diversify and transform Australia’s industry and economy.

The Tertiary Health Study Subsidy Program will support 12,000 students from 2024. The subsidies incentivise students to enter the NSW Health workforce by reducing financial barriers to study.

A free education tool is now available to help all Australian small business stay cyber-safe and protect against financial loss. 

The NSW Government has committed $15 million to support the safety and security of places of worship and other places where faith communities gather regularly. The Safe Places for Faith Communities Grants provides funding for places of worship and other eligible places where faith communities gather regularly.

NRMA Insurance, A Help Company, is launching its 2024 Community Cricket Club Grants Program, to help local clubs build community connection.

NRMA Insurance, now in its third year of partnership with Cricket Australia, is celebrating the important role that grass roots cricket plays in building community connection and resilience right across the country.

On the eve of what is expected to be a blockbuster summer test series, NRMA Insurance is offering twelve $5,000 grants to local cricket clubs, encouraging winners to use the funds to further bring their community together, and to foster and strengthen connection - through events, gala days or family days.

Australian test cricketing great Nathan Lyon, speaking at a recent community cricket event, highlighted the importance of community cricket clubs in his life and the contribution they make to local communities across the country:

“Community cricket is where I planted my roots, I learnt so much in those years playing for my local clubs in country New South Wales and Canberra, especially the importance of teamwork and enjoying the game. I made some great friends, and we were a close-knit community who supported each other through the wins and losses, both on and off the cricket field.

If you are a small business owner in NSW, this $1,000 rebate will help you purchase safety items to improve work health and safety for you and your workers.

This program is funded and administered by SafeWork NSW.

Small business owners and sole traders who have an ABN and less than 50 full time employees. Charities and not-for-profits can also apply.  

The application must be in the name of the registered business owner. The registered business owner must agree to the terms and conditions.

The Multicultural NSW Stronger Together Local Council Major Festival grants are now open for application.  
Councils can apply for $100,000 to $500,000 in funding for festivals run between 1 February 2025 and 28 February 2026. 

We invest in activities that foster community harmony and celebrate cultural diversity as a precious part of our identity and way of life.

Applications close Wednesday 8 January 2025.

The purpose of this grant opportunity is to focus on building the home care workforce in regional, rural and remote locations where workforce shortages are the most acute by providing funding for an additional 4,000 Personal Care Workers (PCWs) to be engaged in these regions.

• support the home care sector in regional, rural, and remote locations where workforce shortages are most acute.

• attract, retain, train, and support additional PCWs.

• increase home care provider capability to support effective recruitment and retention as well as to adopt best practice workforce planning and management. 

• assist PCWs (both new and existing) to access training more readily and build the skills required to deliver quality aged care services.

• enhance the mentoring and leadership skills of the existing workforce to support career pathways and ensure better support and retention of new PCWs to the home care workforce. 

• improve the cultural safety of home care providers and existing workforce to support the retention of First Nations workers in the home care sector.

Bland Shire Council, in partnership with the NSW Heritage Office, is able to provide incentive funding to assist property owners in the restoration and conservation of their heritage houses or business premises.

The Regional Economic Development and Community Investment Program is open to initiatives that promote regional economic development and support employment creation and retention.

The Country Arts Support Program (CASP) is an annual small grants program funded by Create NSW and managed locally by Eastern Riverina Arts. It is guided by Create NSW’s Arts and Cultural Funding Program’s three major objectives.

The Mobile Black Spot Program (the MBSP) is an Australian Government initiative that invests in telecommunications infrastructure to improve mobile coverage and competition across Australia. Under the MBSP to date (Rounds 1 to 7), the Government's commitment has generated a total investment of more than $1 billion, to deliver up to 1,400 new mobile base stations across Australia.

The professional development subsidy covers 1 day of training for qualified ECEC staff. 

The subsidy is for Child Care Subsidy (CCS) approved providers.

Providers can apply on behalf of the following staff: 

• early childhood teachers

• early childhood educators

• centre managers.

These staff must:

• be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or hold a valid work visa

• work at a CCS-approved service

• be part of the educator-to-child ratio

• work full-time, part-time or casual 

• have worked at the service more than 40 hours in the last 3 months

RAMPP aims to improve the resilience and reliability of electricity supply in regional communities and demonstrate solutions to technical, regulatory or commercial barriers to the deployment of microgrid technologies in Australia.

The National Redress Scheme is in response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Applications can be made any time before 30 June 2027.