Grants

Grants2024-08-09T10:38:06+10:00

Current Grants

The following is a regularly updated list of upcoming grants that are relevant to community and social service organisations.

Fundraising information and advice on applying for grants can be found on Community Door.

Some funding opportunities are available on a yearly basis or all-year round. Visit the ongoing grants listings.

Please note: All of the listed grants are offered by third party organisations and may be withdrawn at anytime. As such, QCOSS cannot guarantee the currency of listings contained in this section.

Australian Government – Disability Employment Centre of Excellence

Closing date: 23 October 2024
Region: Australia wide

The Disability Employment Centre of Excellence grant opportunity is being provided by the Department of Social Services.

The Disability Employment Centre of Excellence will develop best practice, evidence-based information to help providers deliver high quality effective employment services and supports to improve disability employment outcomes.

Applications are now open and close 9:00 pm AEDT on Wednesday, 23 October 2024. Find out more on GrantConnect.

Posted: 5 September 2024

Eureka Benevolent Foundation – Early childhood grant round (EOI)

Closing date: 30 October 2024
Region: Australia wide
Contact email: [email protected]

One of the Eureka Benevolent Foundation’s focus areas is early childhood. They invest to provide solid foundations for children to learn, flourish and prosper across their lives. The early childhood grant round aims to help children achieve their potential in the early years and set them up for long-term success at school and beyond.

Eureka know that children from families experiencing disadvantage are less likely to attend early learning services and are at greater risk of developmental vulnerability. To support these children and their families, Eureka is looking to partner with an ambitious not for profit organisation and their partners who believe their work can catalyse transformational change for children aged 0-5 experiencing educational disadvantage.

One grant of up to $500,000 will be awarded per year for three to five years. A total grant pool of $2.5 million is available over the five-year period.

Posted: 16 October 2024

Australian Government – Multicultural Grassroots Initiatives

Closing date: 4 November 2024
Region: Australia wide
Phone number: 1800 020 283
Contact email: [email protected]

Australian Government’s Multicultural Grassroots Initiatives will fund multicultural community-led grassroots organisations to deliver one of the following eligible activities:

  • Multicultural Celebrations: Events that showcase elements of cultural heritage to the broader community in order to increase understanding and awareness of racial, religious and cultural diversity.
  • Multicultural Amenities: Upgrades to amenities used by culturally and linguistically diverse communities to facilitate access and encourage increased participation by community members.
  • Social & Intercultural Connections: Programs that encourage the social participation of isolated community members and/ or facilitate interactions, collaborations among different cultural, ethnic, and social groups to foster interconnections and development of unified relationships.
Posted: 16 October 2024

Queensland Government – Strengthening Multicultural Queensland

Start date: 17 September 2024
Closing date: 12 November 2024
Region: Queensland wide

Applications are open for a $1.7 million grants program for multicultural projects that work to break down barriers and create opportunities for culturally and linguistically diverse Queenslanders.

The Strengthening Multicultural Queensland (SMQ) program will fund projects aimed at boosting economic participation, building community capacity to address issues such as healthy relationships in culturally appropriate ways, and supporting the positive participation of young people in their communities.

The program consists of two categories – Empowering Multicultural Community projects, and Youth and Community Connection projects.

Eligible applicants are invited to apply for one-off funding of up to $100,000 in each category.

Posted: 17 September 2024

Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) – Crisis and Transitional Accommodation Program (CTAP)

Closing date: 13 November 2024
Region: Australia wide
Phone number: 1800 020 283
Contact email: [email protected]

Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) – Crisis and Transitional Accommodation Program (CTAP) grant opportunity is being provided by the Department of Social Services.

The CTAP is a capital works program funding the building, remodelling or purchase of new or expanded crisis and transitional accommodation for women and children experiencing family and domestic violence (FDV) and older women at risk of homelessness.

Applications are now open and close 9:00 pm AEDT on Wednesday, 13 November 2024. Find out more on GrantConnect.

Posted: 3 October 2024

Australian Government – Competitive Digital Mental Health Program (2025 to 2028)

Closing date: 18 November 2024
Region: Australia wide

This grant opportunity will enable all people living in Australia to access mental health supports via digital and online channels at a time and place that suits their personal needs and preferences. The Digital Mental Health Program will be underpinned by high-level principles to ensure it:

  • has a positive impact for individuals seeking help, their families, and the broader community;
  • provides value with money;
  • is evidence-based or practice-informed, with a strong focus on outcome measurement and monitoring;
  • is accessible;
  • is sustainable; and
  • focusses on areas of greatest need.
Posted: 16 October 2024

Queensland Government – Gambling Community Benefit Fund

Closing date: 30 November 2024
Region: Queensland wide

Community groups are encouraged to apply for Round 122 of the Gambling Community Benefit Fund (GCBF), which helps these groups to provide services, leisure activities and opportunities for Queensland communities.

Round 122 offers $35,000 grants and is the final funding round for 2024.

The closing date is 30 November 2024.

Posted: 27 September 2024

Queensland Gives – 2024 General Fund

Start date: 1 October 2024
Closing date: 13 December 2024
Region: Queensland wide
Phone number: 07 3360 3854
Contact email: [email protected]

The General Fund grant program supports organisational capacity building of mid-tier organisations with projects that strengthen community by focussing on, but not limited to, Youth, Women and Families at Risk.

Grants are available up to a maximum of $30,000 per individual grant.

Posted: 1 October 2024

Queensland Gives – Regional Grant-Making

Start date: 1 October 2024
Closing date: 13 December 2024
Region: Queensland wide
Phone number: 07 3360 3854
Contact email: [email protected]

The Queensland Gives regional grants program aims to support eligible charitable organisations providing services in the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba and Darling Downs region and Northern Queensland. Charities and causes supported may fit within, but are not limited to community wellbeing, health, arts and culture, animal welfare, children and youth, education, environment, medical research, indigenous and religion. Please check individual regional grant guidelines for grant criteria.

Applications for grants in one of Queensland Gives’s four regional areas are now closed. Organisations are invited to check their eligibility and apply for organisational capacity through the General Fund Grants.

Posted: 1 October 2024

Queensland Gives – The Gulf Area Community Social Development Trust

Start date: 1 October 2024
Closing date: 13 December 2024
Region: Queensland wide
Phone number: 07 4796 7892
Contact email: [email protected]

The Gulf Area Community Social Development Trust is a QCF sub-fund established by the Queensland Government.

Grants from the sub-fund, promote the interests and welfare of residents of the Gulf Area Community by supporting projects and initiatives that encourage educational, health, cultural and social development.

Proposed projects must service the communities of Burke Shire Council, Carpentaria Shire Council, Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council and Mornington Shire Council.

If you would like more information please contact Kate Kyle, Department of Treaty, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Communities and the Arts, on 07 4796 7892 or via email [email protected].

Posted: 1 October 2024
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