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.
Men's Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Small Grants Program - funded by NSW Health offering up to $50,000 per project to deliver community activities, programs, and events supporting men's mental health and suicide prevention.
Are you making the most of your Funding Centre subscription? Whether you're new to the platform or a seasoned user, this practical session is designed to help you unlock its full potential.
The AICD is pleased to offer governance scholarships to those in leadership positions within NFP organisations in rural, regional or remote areas of Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas, SA and WA. Supporting rural and regional Australia, this scholarship program will help up to 150 leaders deepen their understanding of governance principles by completing an applicable AICD course
Applications are now open for Creative Nations NSW, a funding program designed to support and strengthen First Nations artists, organisations, and communities across New South Wales.
Multicultural NSW has officially opened applications for the Safe Places for Faith Communities Grants, offering funding to places of worship and other faith-based venues across the state. This initiative, part of the government's ongoing efforts to support religious diversity and inclusion, will provide grants between $5,000 and $250,000 for projects that aim to create safe, secure, and welcoming environments for people to practice their faith.
The Mobile Network Hardening Program is an Australian Government initiative funding upgrades to improve the resilience of Australia's mobile network telecommunications infrastructure in regional and peri-urban Australia to:
prevent outages during a natural disaster;
strengthen the resilience of telecommunications facilities to allow them to operate for longer during natural disasters; and
support the rapid restoration of services following an outage.
The Royal Agricultural Society Foundation (RASF) is offering opportunities for community-minded people to be awarded up to $25,000 in funding for community projects in their local area.
Previously funding has gone to projects including air-conditioning in the local hall to portable yard panels for the showground or a pop-up gazebo, satisfying community needs and benefiting many.
This community grants program is administered by Community Bank Adelong Gundagai Tumut branch. Your community and not-for-profit organisation can apply for funding to support projects that offer clear community benefit, contributing to social outcomes, community welfare, environmental, health, education, or cultural areas.
The Australian Government has committed $600 million over four years, commencing in 2023-24 for the Growing Regions Program to deliver investment in infrastructure across Australia's regional, rural and remote areas.
The Multicultural NSW Stronger Together Grants Program aims to support multicultural projects across NSW. We invest in community projects and activities that foster community harmony and celebrate cultural diversity as a precious part of our identity and way of life.
The Multicultural NSW Stronger Together Grants Program aims to support multicultural festivals and events across NSW. We invest in community events and activities that foster community harmony and celebrate cultural diversity as a precious part of our identity and way of life.
The Stronger Together Festival and Event Grants Program will support multicultural and multi-faith community groups to produce Festivals and Events that celebrate and embrace our state’s vibrant cultural diversity.
Supporting mental health in rural communities, the In a Good Place program gives small remote, rural and regional communities across Australia the opportunity to access funds for a broad range of community-driven projects, services, activities or initiatives, which clearly and directly focus on strengthening mental health and wellbeing of vulnerable community members who are at risk of, or are experiencing, mental health issues.
The Australian Government is providing $200 million for the Play Our Way program. The program will run over 3 years from 2024–25 to 2026–27.
The program will provide funding for local solutions and improvements that address participation barriers faced by women and girls.
Festivals Australia funds engaging arts projects that invite community participation and audience engagement in regional and remote Australia. Projects can include but are not limited to a parade, performance, workshop, installation or exhibition.
Apply now for a Charles Sturt University Community University Partnership Grant
Grants of up to $1000 are available! If you are a local community group, Indigenous group, school, or sporting club you should apply.
Applications open February 1st 2024 and close on March 3rd 2024.
Round Two of the DRF will deliver up to $200 million of Australian Government funding for disaster risk reduction and resilience initiatives, with funding matched by state, territory, local government and other applicants, where possible.
The 2023–2024 Cultural Grants Program is a non-competitive program that aims to: support Aboriginal communities to strengthen, protect and maintain traditional and contemporary expressions of Aboriginal culture; and contribute to Aboriginal community wellbeing and healing, through the use of Aboriginal culture and community connection.
Creative Koori Projects Funding for Individuals, Groups and Organisations (2023/24) supports innovation, vibrancy and creativity within the NSW arts and cultural sector. This targeted funding is for NSW-based Aboriginal artists, groups, arts/cultural workers and organisations in delivering arts and culture activities that benefit Aboriginal artists, arts/cultural workers and Aboriginal communities.
Annual funding for arts and cultural organisations including local government authorities supports innovation, vibrancy and creativity within the NSW arts and cultural sector. Annual funding for organisations is provided on an annual basis to support arts and cultural organisations, local government authorities and service organisations to deliver arts and cultural activities throughout a single calendar or financial year.
This fund supports innovative, accessible NSW arts and culture, and the employment and development of professional artists and cultural workers.
Project funding objectives:
deliver a dynamic and diverse range of arts and cultural experiences to communities across NSW
contribute to the development of a vibrant and accessible arts and cultural sector
The Telstra Footy Country Grants is designed to financially assist initiatives that can support Community Clubs affiliated to the AFL to strengthen the base and secure the future in three key strategic areas.
Local football clubs across Australia will have the opportunity to share in an $8 million funding boost over the next four years, as the AFL and Telstra launch Telstra Footy Country Grants. With a pool of $2 million to be distributed in 2024, eligible regional and metro clubs can apply for grants up to $20,000 - helping strengthen, sustain and grow local footy.
More than $1 billion regional infrastructure co-funding program for eligible water and sewerage projects in regional NSW. The Safe and Secure Water Program addresses key risks to regional water safety and security in NSW to provide safe, secure and sustainable water and wastewater services to regional towns across the state.
The Multicultural NSW Stronger Together Safe Places for Faith Communities Program Grant provides funding for places of worship and other eligible places where faith communities gather regularly. In this funding round of the program, $5 million is available for application. Grants between $5,000 to $250,000 are available for projects delivered by 30 June 2025.
The Environmental Education grants program funds projects that develop knowledge and skills in protecting and restoring our environment. The Environmental Education program funds projects that develop, broaden and transform the community's knowledge, skills, and intrinsic motivation to engage in sustainable behaviour and encourage participation in protecting the environment.
The Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support (IVAIS) program supports a professional, viable and ethical Indigenous visual arts industry with strong participation by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
A total of $3.9 million per annum is available through the IVAIS program Open Competitive Grant Opportunity in 2023-24 and 2024-25.
Are you an artist looking to level up your creative practice in 2024? Are you a group, collective or company with a bold creative project in the works?
There are two streams available through the Eastern Riverina Arts Country Arts Support Program to support proposals for 2024:
For Individuals, max $750 – for professional development or the realisation/presentation of an ambitious artistic outcome, or
For Projects, max $3000 – for original creative projects and collaborations that meet the eligibility criteria.
In 2024 Eastern Riverina Arts is also offering one-off Eastern Riverina Festival Audience Boost grants, max $2500 – for festivals to undertake marketing, promotion and audience engagement activities in 2024.
Applications are open now.
Applications close: Sunday 4th February 2024, 11.59pm
The Industry Growth Program will support innovative small and medium enterprises undertaking commercialisation and/or growth projects within the National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) priority areas. Participating businesses will have access to Advisory Services to help them overcome significant challenges that may be associated with their projects.
The Aboriginal Languages Trust Small Grants Program provides open and non-competitive grants between $500 to $15,000 to support Language activities by NSW Aboriginal not for profit Community organisations, groups, and Aboriginal sole traders.
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. Round 20 opens 5 December 2023 and closes 26 February 2024 at 5.00PM AEDT
The Rebuilding Regional Communities stream runs in parallel with the Bushfire Recovery and Small & Vital streams within the flagship Strengthening Rural Communities program. Funding is now available in remote, rural and regional areas in all States and Territories. A total of $5 million will be provided nationally from 2022 to 2024 through two funding tiers.
Round 20 will open 5 December 2023 and close 26 February 2024, and will consist of Micro-grants ONLY.
