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.
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.
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.
Funding for the Program was provided in the Better Connectivity Plan for Regional and Rural Australia, which was announced in the 2022–23 Budget.
Round 3 opened for applications on 25 October 2024, with the Grant Opportunity Guidelines, Application Form and supporting documents available on GrantConnect. Applications for co-funding are open to Mobile Network Operators, Mobile Network Infrastructure Providers and Network Management Providers.
Applications must be lodged by Friday 20 December 2024 (5:00pm AEDT).
Applications must be submitted in accordance with the Guidelines. Applicants are encouraged to review the Round 3 Project Noticeboard proposals (see below) when preparing their applications. You should also review the Guidelines and complete the Application Form, including providing the requested supporting documents.
The Government is providing up to $20 million (GST exclusive) for Round 3, which will fund mobile telecommunications Resilience Upgrades in areas impacted by, or at risk of, Natural Disasters in:
regional and remote Australia, and
the peri-urban fringe of 19 capital and major regional cities.
The focus on areas impacted by, or at risk of, Natural Disasters reflects the increasing exposure of many regions to these events, and the need for communities to access resilient mobile communications services during and after these events.
The peri-urban fringe is where the bush meets the edges of the suburbs, creating risks of Natural Disasters for those living and working in these areas. Expansion of Round 3 to include peri-urban areas ensures these communities will also have access to resilient mobile communications services during and after Natural Disasters.
Round 3 will be delivered in two streams:
a $10 million (GST exclusive) ‘Regional and Remote Australia’ stream for projects that deliver Resilience Upgrades in regional, remote and very remote Australia, including First Nations communities; and
a $10 million (GST exclusive) ‘Peri-Urban Fringe’ stream for projects that deliver Resilience Upgrades in the peri-urban fringe of 19 capital and major regional cities (consistent with Round 2 of the Peri-Urban Mobile Program).
Eligible areas for the two streams are shown on the Round 3 - Eligibility Map.
A Project Noticeboard for Round 3 is available for local governments and state, territory and federal parliamentarians to identify potential projects or locations which would benefit from a Resilience Upgrade.
Industry applicants are encouraged to consider the proposed projects and locations on the Project Noticeboard when developing their applications.
It is important to note that posting on the Project Noticeboard does not guarantee that an application for funding for a project, or a project in the nominated location, will be submitted, or that funding will be allocated to the proposed project or location. However, it can help communities advise the industry of risks in regional and peri-urban Australia and demonstrate support for new proposals.
The Round 3 Project Noticeboard will close on 13 December 2024, allowing applicants time to consider advice provided through the Noticeboard.
A free education tool is now available to help all Australian small business stay cyber-safe and protect against financial loss.
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.
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.
The Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) Prepare & Recover program supports communities in remote, rural and regional communities across Australia to implement initiatives that prevent and prepare for future climate related impacts, or recover from existing disasters in the medium to long-term timeframe, generally one to ten years after the disaster. Round 20 will open 5 December 2023 and close 26 February 2024 at 5.00PM AEDT.
The 2023-24 Agricultural Knowledge Small Grants program is now open. These grants help to deliver knowledge and skill building events to support agricultural and horticultural groups in the region to improve sustainable agricultural production. Eligible groups are able to apply for up to $3,000 per application to undertake agricultural training, and skills and knowledge building activities.
The AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program 2023/24 Industry Development Grants are now open and seek to expand industry understanding, knowledge, and skills to drive the Australian honey bee and pollination industry into the future.
The Litter Prevention Grants Program is for councils, community groups and other key stakeholders to deliver litter prevention projects and develop strategic plans to address litter in their local environments. The NSW Government has opened the Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy 2041 Litter Prevention Grants Program with up to $10 million available. You need to follow these guidelines when applying for funding.
The NSW Government is providing up to $500,000 in grants to eligible sporting clubs and facility owners through the Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program in 2023/24 with grants up to $3,000 available. The Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program is aimed at providing Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) and associated equipment to NSW sport and recreation facilities and club
The objective of the Clubgrants Category 3 Infrastructure Grants program is to fund the costs of construction, alteration, renovation, completion and fit-out of buildings and community infrastructure to deliver outcomes for disadvantaged NSW communities. The purpose of this particular grant is to support community infrastructure such as a multipurpose community hub or a service for an eligible community group.
The objective of the Clubgrants Category 3 Infrastructure Grants program is to fund the costs of construction, alteration, renovation, completion and fit-out of buildings and community infrastructure to deliver outcomes for disadvantaged NSW communities. The purpose of the Infrastructure Grants: Sport and Recreation grant, is to provide funding to support sport and recreation infrastructure such as sports centres, playgrounds and swimming pools.
