COVID-19 – Updates to support for Not-for-profits & Sporting Groups

ID/Closing Date Opportunity Funding Details

Ongoing

Job Keeper Payment

Australian Government Vital support for not-for-profits Guidelines The existing JobKeeper Payment has been extended to 28 March 2021. From 28 September 2020, employers need to demonstrate that their actual GST turnover has fallen against a comparable period.

Not-for-profits may be entitled to JobKeeper payment to help them pay their employees. To be eligible, an NFP entity must be established on or before 1 March 2020 to qualify for JobKeeper. If they are established after 1 March 2020, they are not eligible. An NFP entity may be eligible for JobKeeper if it pursues its objectives principally in Australia. This means the activities that achieve the entities purpose occur mainly in Australia. One of the requirements of the JobKeeper scheme is that an entity satisfy the original and actual decline in turnover tests.

Ongoing

Boosting Cash Flow for Employers

Australian Government Vital support for not-for-profits Guidelines

Temporary cash flow boosts will support small and medium businesses and not-for-profit organisations during the economic downturn associated with COVID-19. Eligible businesses and not-for-profit organisations who employ staff will receive between $20,000 to $100,000 in cash flow boost amounts by lodging their activity statements up to the month or quarter of September 2020. The cash flow boosts will be delivered as credits in the activity statement system. They will generally be equivalent to the amount withheld from wages paid to employees for each monthly or quarterly period from March to June 2020. In practice, this means you keep the amounts you have withheld from payments for these periods. However, there are some exceptions. An additional cash flow boost will be applied when activity statements for each monthly or quarterly period from June to September 2020 are lodged. These credits are equal to the total boosts credited for March to June 2020. They will be paid out in either two or four instalments depending on your reporting cycle.

Ongoing

Coronavirus Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Guarantee Scheme

Australian Government Vital support for not-for-profits Guidelines

To enhance lenders’ willingness and ability to provide credit, supporting many otherwise viable SMEs, including NFPs, to access vital additional funding to get through the impact of Coronavirus. Phase 1 of the Scheme provided SMEs with access to unsecured working capital loans to help them manage disrupted cash flows and get through the impact of the Coronavirus. It commenced on 23 March 2020 and closed for new loans on 30 September 2020. The Scheme has now been extended and enhanced to support businesses in recovery and to enable continued support for SMEs facing the ongoing impacts of the Coronavirus. Phase 2 includes targeted amendments to the Scheme’s parameters to meet the evolving needs of SMEs. Phase 2 of the Scheme will continue to support lenders’ ability to provide credit and ensure that SMEs benefit through low interest rates. Phase 2 of the Scheme commenced on 1 October 2020 and will be available for loans made by participating lenders until 30 June 2021.

Ongoing

Sport & Active Sector Resources Library Office of Sport

Resources

Including:

Financial Assistance

Public Health Information

For organisations that employ people

Mental Health

Webinars and digital forums

Due to the effects and financial stress COVID-19 is placing on sports, the Office of Sport has made changes to the reporting requirements for SSOs that have received $30,000 and over under this year’s Sport Development Program (SDP).

Currently, SSOs are required to complete a Certification Statement by an independent auditor (person independent of the grant recipient organisation and a member of CPA Australia, the Institute of Chartered Accountants or the National Institute of Accountants).

Under the new requirements, SSOs must now submit a Statement of Financials signed off by the CEO and Financial Director.

COVID-19 National Funding Program

Register here

Australian Communities Foundation and Philanthropy Australia have partnered to provide a national funding platform to coordinate the philanthropic response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Eligible non-profit organisations can register their funding needs as they relate to COVID-19 so that Australian philanthropic funders can connect with and support the important work underway to tackle the pandemic and protect communities.

The platform empowers a centralised and coordinated funding approach to supporting the community through the pandemic, with one point of contact to assist with brokering support across the board.

Only groups with DGR and TCC status can apply.

GO4287 31 March 2021

Arts Sustainability Fund

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications

Guidelines

The COVID-19 Arts Sustainability Fund aims to provide ‘last resort’ funding assistance to significant Australian Government funded arts organisations that are assessed to be at imminent risk of insolvency as a direct result of COVID-19, having taken all reasonable action to maintain their financial position.

Eligibility: • currently party to, or due to enter into, a multi-year funding agreement with the Australian Government, either through the Australia Council or the Office for the Arts in the Department under one or more of the following programs; • National Performing Arts Partnership Framework

An organisation is not eligible to apply if it is: • an arts organisation with a one-off, project, annual or multi-year funding agreement with the Australian Government, either through the Australia Council or the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications, under any program or initiative not listed above.

Funding: $100,000 up to $5,000,000

COVID Safety Feedback Portal NSW Govt

COVID safety feedback portal

The nsw.gov.au website has launched a new COVID safety feedback portal to help businesses and the government better manage COVID safety. Any member of the public can now submit complaints, compliments and suggestions about any

NSW business, whether they are registered as COVID safe or not.

The portal can be used to provide feedback on COVID safety, including sign-in processes,

physical distancing and hygiene.

Businesses will receive a summary of feedback received through the portal, which will not be

made public, to help businesses improve on their COVID safety practices.

9 November 2020

COVID Safe Australia Day National Australia Day Council

Guidelines

Available for Australian Local Government Entities through the COVID Safe Australia Day

Program. Funding may be used to delivery Aus Day activities in a COVID safe environment.

Eligibility

Local Government

Eligible activities include any public event that will take place leading up to and on Australia Day

2021. It can be an existing or new event. Events can include:

Fireworks, live entertainment, family friendly, flag raising ceremony, community awards, food

and BBQ, art and culture, citizenship, sporting, online engagement and costs may include

additional cleaners, additional cleaning supplies, safety cleaning officer, physical barriers and

guides, staff COVID safe training, event ticketing systems, food service ie touchless payment

options, fencing to control attendee numbers, increased transport options, increased food and

water distribution areas, signage and Aus Day designs.

Funding

Up to $20,000

31 May 2021

Aged Care Support Department of Health

Guidelines

The COVID-19 Aged Care Support Program will reimburse eligible aged care providers for

eligible expenditure incurred on managing direct impacts of COVID-19. The Program will run

over 2 years from 2019-20 to 2020-21. The Program will assist Residential Aged Care, National

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Program and Home Care Package

providers that are subject to direct COVID-19 impacts, to deliver continuity of safe quality care

for consumers.

Eligibility Eligible applicants can apply for funding for each impacted service for the periods between the date on which the resident, staff member or client is tested for COVID-19 and the date on which direct COVID-19 impacts are resolved (i.e. no infected or isolated residents, staff members or clients).

Eligible applicants are as follow:

* An approved Residential Aged Care provider with one or more services directly impacted by COVID-19; and/o

Community Groups, Not-for-profit and Health ~ Grants and other Funding Opportunities

ID/Closing Date Opportunity Funding Details

9 November 2020

Australia Day Branding National Australia Day Council

Guidelines

For Australian Councils to help with associated printed costs through Round 1 of the Australia

Day Branding Program.

Materials must use the Australia Day designs, be intended for use at an Australia Day event or in

a public place and may include pull up banners, lectern signage, outdoor or indoor posters,

custom bunting, media wall, tablecloths, selfie frames or napkins.

Eligibility

Local Government

Funding

A one-time grant of $1,000 ex GST

3 November 2020

Everyone Can Play Planning NSW

Guidelines

This funding will be available to councils across NSW via a competitive grant process where

councils will be required to match the funding granted on a dollar for dollar basis. The exception

will be if the applicant can demonstrate that they are from a declared bushfire impacted or

drought affected LGA, in which case they will be required to demonstrate matching funding from

council in the form of a minimum 25% cash contribution from council plus confirmed funding from

other State and Commonwealth grants programs.

Eligibility

NSW Councils

Funds obtained through the program will be eligible for use towards building new play spaces in

communities that currently do not have them, while also funding upgrades to existing play spaces

to ensure they create a space that offers inclusive play opportunities for people of all ages and

abilities.

Funding

• Inclusive Play space Upgrades (up to $75,000 per project)

• Inclusive Play space New (up to $300,000 per project)

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Capacity building for native title corporations

National Indigenous Australians Agency

Guidelines

Targeted at capacity building for Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBCs). The funding will assist these native title holding corporations to generate economic benefits through the effective and sustainable management of their land

The Department is now inviting eligible applicants to apply for PBC capacity building grant funding under the Indigenous Advancement Strategy

There are three elements to this funding:

• Direct support to increase the capacity of PBCs to take advantage of economic opportunities.

• Support for training to build long-term organisational capacity within PBCs and to obtain professional expertise (for example, business or agribusiness consultancies, accountancy or legal services).

• Direct support for effective native title agreement-making.

Eligibility:

• Any PBC can apply for funding.

• Several PBCs can apply for funding as a group.

• Other parties, such as native title representative bodies and service providers, law firms and interest groups can apply to receive and administer funding on behalf of, and with the authorisation of, a PBC or group of PBCs.

31 December 2020

Mentor the Treasurer Program CPA Australia

Guidelines

This program aims to help the smallest not-for-profit organisations to improve their governance and better manage their funds through providing pro bono guidance to volunteer treasurers, with a focus on those who have no formal training in accounting. It also provides an avenue through which members of CPA Australia can donate their skills and expertise to valued community organisations. The program offers treasurers the opportunity to benefit from CPA Australia members’ professional support and guidance which in turn enables the acquisition of new skills and knowledge to fulfill the requirements of the treasurer role. Assistance under the program is provided free of charge.

Eligible applicants include not-for-profit organisation that must: - Be an Australian based not-for-profit organisation. - Have an annual gross turnover from all sources of less than $250,000.

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The Awesome Foundation

Guidelines

Have a crazy brilliant idea that needs funding? The Awesome Foundation is an ever-growing worldwide community devoted to forwarding the interest of awesome in the universe. Created in the long hot summer days of 2009 in Boston, the Foundation distributes $1,000 grants, no strings attached, to projects and their creators.

Funding $1,000 grants every month

G00338 Ongoing

ClubGRANTS

Guidelines

ClubGRANTS is one of Australia’s largest grants programs, providing more than $100 million in cash each year to a variety of worthy causes across NSW. Charities, sporting organisations and not-for-profit community groups are among tens-of-thousands of worthy causes funded through the program each year.

Applying for ClubGRANTS funding is quick and easy. Many organisations that do so have limited resources and cannot afford to spend time and money on unnecessary red-tape and bureaucracy. ClubGRANTS Online recognises this - all funding is processed locally and community groups can contact their local clubs easily and at any time for information and advice. ClubGRANTS Online is also flexible, allowing clubs to provide support quickly, efficiently, and often as soon as a need emerges. Eligibility: You must be a not-for-profit organisation and provide the following project and/or services:

• community welfare or social services,

• community development,

• community health services or employment assistance activities.

You are also eligible if you or your organisation is involved in community or professional sport

G04898

Google Ad Grants

Guidelines

Up to $10k per month on google search results pages to eligible NFPs to help organisations connect with people to make a greater impact on the world. Eligibility

Must be registered with connecting up.

U00053

Pro Bono Support for Social Enterprises

Social Impact Hub

Guidelines

Social enterprises will have the opportunity to be supported by experts in areas such as business strategy, accessing government financial support, managing human resources and legal support, based on their business needs. This support will be provided over 3-6 months.

Eligibility: Must

• be operating in Australia;

• be sourcing or working towards sourcing the majority of its revenue through trade of socially or environmentally sustainable products or services rather than through grants, donations; and

• have a mission to directly address social, cultural or environmental needs through the trade of goods and services rather than indirectly through socially responsible practices.

Grant

• A 1-2 hr initial scoping call with a Social Impact Hub consultant to understand your needs and the best opportunities for support.

• You will be matched with a skilled mentor / consultant who will work to support your enterprise for around 4-6 hours per week for 3-6 months.

• There is a feedback process, so as your needs change and additional needs arise, you may access additional expertise.

• You will be invited to join a weekly group check-in call where we will share insights and stories of social enterprise pivots, and you will be able to connect with resources through Trello.

Capacity Building Services Pro Bono Support

Social Ventures Australia

Guidelines

We help build capabilities and financial sustainability for business to business (B2B) and business to government (B2G) social enterprises. We provide a unique balance of clear-eyed business rigour and flexible social capital to upscale growth and amplify impact, leveraging access to complimentary professional business intermediaries for complex legal, tax and governance advice. Grant offering pro-bono business continuity and restructuring support to social enterprises and Indigenous businesses in response to COVID-19.

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Regional Arts Fund Quick Response Grants

Regional Arts NSW

Guidelines

Funding for regional artists, arts organisations and communities to respond to unique arts opportunities that present on short notice, professional development, workshops etc.

Eligibility

The arts or cultural heritage focus of the project can include:

• Circus

• Crafts and textiles

• Cross art form

• Dance

• Digital Media

• Film

• Literature

• Music

• Photography

• Puppetry

• Theatre

• Visual arts

Funding

Up to $2,000 available.

2 November 2020

Transgrid Community Partnerships Program

Guidelines

Our Community Partnerships Program is designed to benefit communities in areas where our assets are located or under development. Through the program, we provide not-for-profit groups with funding to help deliver initiatives that will have a tangible and lasting impact on local communities. Eligibility accepts applications from not-for profit organisations, community groups and public schools

Funding Up to $5,000 per project

GO4447 13 November 2020

Intercountry Adoptee and Family Support Service

Its objective is to provide free, nation-wide intercountry adoption-specific support, including counselling, information and education, to young and adult adoptees, adoptive parents and adoptive siblings, and prospective adoptive parents. To be eligible you must be one of the following entity types:

• Indigenous Corporation

• Company

• Corporate Commonwealth Entity

• Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity

• Non-Corporate Commonwealth Statutory Authority

• Commonwealth Company

• Corporate State or Territory Entity

• Non-corporate State or Territory Entity

• Non-corporate State or Territory Statutory Authority

• Local Government

• Cooperative

• Incorporated Association

• Statutory Entity

• Partnership

• Unincorporated Association.

GO3844 31 May 2021

Aged Care Support Program Department of Health Guidelines

To reimburse eligible aged care providers for eligible expenditure incurred on managing direct impacts of COVID-19. The Program will run over 2 years from 2019-20 to 2020-21. The Program will assist Residential Aged Care, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Program and Home Care Package providers that are subject to direct COVID-19 impacts, to deliver continuity of safe quality care for consumers. Eligibility Eligible applicants are as follow:

* An approved Residential Aged Care provider with one or more services directly impacted by COVID-19; and/or

* An approved National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Provider with one or more services directly impacted by COVID-19; and/or

* An approved Home Care provider one or more services directly impacted by COVID-19. `

G00525 Ongoing

Black Spot Program Guidelines

To reduce crashes on Australian roads and to target those road locations where crashes are

occurring.

Funding is mainly available for the treatment of Black Spot sites, or road lengths, with a proven

history of crashes. Project proposals should be able to demonstrate a benefit to cost ratio of at

least 2 to 1.

For individual sites such as intersections, mid-block or short road sections, there should be a history of at least three casualty crashes over a five-year period. For lengths of road, there should be an average of 0.2 casualty crashes per kilometre per annum over the length in question over five years.

The requirement of a history of crashes ensures that those sites that have a recurrent problem are targeted first for treatment.

The Black Spot Program also recognises that there are road locations that could be considered as 'accidents waiting to happen'. Therefore, some program funds may be used to treat sites

where road traffic engineers have completed a Road Safety Audit and found that remedial work is necessary. This allows an opportunity for proactive safety works to be undertaken before casualties occur.

Funds cannot be used for the purchase of road-building plant or equipment, or for operational or maintenance costs.

Funding Total pool: $744,500,000 (approx)

G10070 Ongoing

Global Innovations Fund Grants Guidelines

GIF Invests in the development, rigorous testing, and scaling of innovations targeted at improving

the lives of the world’s poorest people.

Through grants, loans (including convertible debt) and equity investments ranging from $50,000 to $15 million, GIF back innovations with the potential for social impact at a large scale such as new technologies, business models, policy practices, technologies or behavioural insights.

GIF support innovators at all stages of their life cycle, from start-up and pilot-testing through to larger scale implementation. The innovations can be located in any developing country and can focus on any sector relevant to international development, provided they improve the lives of those living on less than $5 a day.

GIF teams’ focus is on solving any major development problems in low- or lower-middle income countries. They seek solutions that can scale up commercially, through the public/philanthropic sector, or through a combination of both in order to achieve widespread adoption.

Funding:

$50,000 - $15,000,000

G10118 Ongoing

Transport Access Regional Partnerships (TARP) (w) grants Transport for NSW Guidelines

The following is considered when deciding whether or not an initiative will be included in the

TARP program:

• Funding for projects is available on a trial or ‘seeding’ basis i.e. recurrent funding is not

available through this program.

• In most cases, funded projects will need to demonstrate they can become self-sustaining.

• Projects should aim to make better use of existing transport resources.

• Consideration will be given to projects that provide information, transport related capacity

building, subsidies or trial services.

• The program cannot fund the purchase of vehicles.

Partnerships with other organisations are encouraged - for example initiatives that include state

agencies, local councils, transport operators and/or community organisations.

The duration of funded projects can range from a few months up to 24 months. Projects planned

to run more than 24 months are generally not considered. For projects of 12 months or longer, a

staged approach with defined milestones may be required.

Applicants can apply to Transport for NSW for TARP program funding at any time.

31 May 2021

Support for Aged Care Workers in COVID-19 Department of Health Guidelines

The Support for Aged Care Workers in COVID-19 (SACWIC) Grant Opportunity is designed to

assist approved Residential Aged Care providers, approved National Aboriginal and Torres Strait

Islander Flexible Aged Care Program (NATSIFACP) providers and approved Home Care

providers to minimise the risk of infection to aged care workers, residents and other consumers of

aged care service

G08907 31 October 2020

Expression Deaf Grants Guidelines

Expression Deaf Grants aim to give Deaf and hard of hearing people the opportunity to achieve our vision of access, inclusion and equal opportunity in all areas of life.

These grants aim to benefit an individual, group or organisation striving to break barriers, develop Deaf identity and interests among the Deaf community.

• Preference will be given to candidates/projects in Victoria and Tasmania.

• Applications from outside Victoria and Tasmania will be considered, however, they will need to demonstrate a clear and direct benefit to the Deaf community in Victoria and Tasmania.

• Applications from organisations with an annual turnover of > $100,000 will not be considered.

• Preference will be given to projects/candidates that have not applied within the year prior to now.

• Grants will be spread across multiple areas so that funds will benefit the community in a wide range of areas.

• Where an application is for a sporting event, applications should be made from the team.

Funding:

Up to $3,000

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Employer of Veterans’ Affairs NSW Guidelines

The Anzac Community Grants Program (ACGP) provides small grants for a range of projects that

commemorate and educate New South Wales communities about the service and sacrifices of

current and former military servicemen and women

Categories

11 November 2020 • Local community historical research and education: Projects that inform and educate the

wider community about the service and sacrifice of NSW’s veterans and their families.

• Preservation or display of war memorabilia: Preservation and/or research materials.

Display of war memorabilia, artefacts and/or research materials relevant to the local

community.

• Public commemorative events, arts and culture: Events that honour or mark military

anniversaries and pay tribute to the service and sacrifice of NSW veterans.

• Provide support to members of the NSW veteran community: Activities such as

excursions and milestone reunions.

Applicant eligibility:

Individuals and the following types of not-for-profit organisations are eligible to apply for funding:

• ex-service organisations

• local government authorities

• non-government organisations (NGO)

• educational institutions.

Funding:

Up to $2,000

G05372 Opening 11 November 2020 11 February 2021

Community War Memorials Fund Veteran’s Affairs NSW Guidelines

The objective of the Community War Memorials Fund is to help conserve, repair and protect war

memorials across NSW to support community commemoration.

Types of projects that might be funded:

• Specialist conservation advice for war memorials:

Condition assessment reports

Conservation management plans

Arborist advice for war memorial trees

Structural assessment reports

• Preservation work:

Protective measures for memorials e.g. repairs to damaged barriers and fences that

surround and protect a memorial

Having protective coatings applied by a specialist conservator

Stabilisation of fabric

Painting

• Restoration work:

Removal of inappropriate accretions e.g. graffiti

Cleaning and corrosion removal by specialist conservators e.g. treatment of rusted

original memorial gates or fences

Repairs to the damaged lettering on war memorial cenotaphs and rolls of honour e.g.

regilding, repainting

Conservation and repairs to stonework on war memorials

Repointing mortar joints

Restoring war memorial landscapes to their original design, intent or purpose

Repairs to damaged sculptures

Replacement of decayed or missing elements where repair is not feasible

• Other:

Works to improve equitable access to a memorial ($2,000 cap)

Relocation of memorials for public safety

Important: Applicants to the Community War Memorials Fund are expected to seek conservation

advice from a qualified specialist before planning any physical work to a memorial.

The Community War Memorials Fund can award funding to pay for specialist heritage advice. If

you do not have access to specialist heritage advice for your project, you should first submit a

Community War Memorials Fund application for funding to have a condition assessment of your

memorial undertaken.

Funding: Up to $10,000

S04715 2 December 2020

NHMRC Partnerships Project Guidelines

The scheme aims to support the work of healthcare policy and service delivery implementation agencies by supporting the translation of research outcomes into policy and practice and the evaluation of current policy and practice to identify gaps in knowledge.

The objectives of the scheme are to:

• meet the need for a more effective integration of research evidence into health policy and

service delivery

• create partnerships among policy makers, managers, service providers and researchers

• provide support to answer often complex and difficult questions that policy makers, managers

and service providers face when making decisions and implementing policies that affect

Australians’ health and health care

• be highly responsive to the priorities of government, the community and health professionals

• enable applicants to apply for funding at any time during the year to allow researchers and

partner organisations to develop timely collaborations.

Institutions must be an NHMRC approved Administering Institution to be eligible to receive and

administer NHMRC funding

Funding (max) $1,500,000

G02827 29 June 2021

Elsa Dixon Aboriginal Employment Grant Department of Education NSW Guidelines

The Elsa Dixon Aboriginal Employment Grant (EDAEG) initiative aims to promote diversity,

innovation and service responsiveness in the NSW workforce by subsidising the salary,

development and support costs of Aboriginal employees in public service agencies or local

government authorities.

The objectives of the Grant are to:

• encourage the permanent employment and professional mobility of Aboriginal people in NSW

public service agencies and local government authorities, with special incentives for the

employment of Aboriginal people with a disability, and

• promote innovation in achieving education, employment and training outcomes for Aboriginal

people.

The EDAEG comprises three elements.

Funding:

1. Permanent (Ongoing) Employment – $30,000 to $40,000

2. Temporary (Term Employment) Secondment – $20,000 to $40,000

3. School Based Apprenticeship or Traineeship (SBAT) – $10,000

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Saluting their Service Commemorative Grants Dept of Veteran’s Affairs

Grants to a maximum of $10,000 are available for local, community-based projects and activities. These small grants are for projects and activities, which are focused on the local community, commemorate the service and sacrifice of local community members, and are primarily accessed by the local community.

February 2021

Guidelines

Some examples of STS-CG projects and activities include: Development of a digital honour roll

Restoration of an honour board

Purchase of a cabinet to display military memorabilia

Installation of a flagpole to display Australian National Flags on days of commemoration.

Opening 21 September 2020

ClubGrants – Category 3 Infrastructure Guidelines

The NSW Government offers grants to communities across NSW to support the building, renovation and fit-out of infrastructure. Funding is available for arts and cultural infrastructure, sport and recreation infrastructure and projects that assist communities with essential infrastructure and disaster readiness.

To be eligible for funding, applications must meet eligibility conditions including, the project location, the applicant and project benefit, purpose and development status. There is also a requirement for local government applicants to match funding.

Infrastructure Grants can be used toward the costs of construction, alteration, renovation, completion and fit-out of buildings and community infrastructure in the following categories:

• Arts & Culture: $50,000 to $200,000 available per project

• Community Infrastructure: $10,000 to $200,000 available per project

• Disaster Readiness: $10,000 to $200,000 available per project

• Sport & Recreation: $100,000 to $300,000 available per project

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Emergency Works Grants Office of Heritage & Environment Guidelines

To support the protection or repairs to gazetted Aboriginal Places, items listed on the State

Heritage Register, or items with a current Interim Heritage Order that have been damaged by

unexpected events (such as an extreme storm or accident) and where your insurance does not

cover this cost.

Examples of eligible works:

• Repairing damage caused by vandalism at an Aboriginal place

• Repair of damage to item caused by a traffic accident, for example a vehicle ran into and

damaged an Aboriginal place or State Heritage Register listed property

• Short term protection, for example propping and providing tarpaulins to protect a State

Heritage Register listed building that has been damaged following an extreme storm

• Removal of an item causing damage, for example removal of a tree or electrical wires that

have fallen during a storm

• Temporary relocation of a movable item, for example to move an archival or museum

collection as its usual location has been inundated by flood waters

Funding

Between $1,000 up to $10,000

G10090 Ongoing

Emergency Works Grant

Guidelines

The purpose of this grant category is to support the protection or repairs to gazetted Aboriginal Places, items listed on the State Heritage Register, or items with a current Interim Heritage Order that have been damaged by unexpected events (such as an extreme storm or accident) and where your insurance does not cover this cost.

Examples of eligible works:

• Repairing damage caused by vandalism at an Aboriginal place

• Repair of damage to item caused by a traffic accident, for example a vehicle ran into and

damaged an Aboriginal place or State Heritage Register listed property

• Short term protection, for example propping and providing tarpaulins to protect a State

Heritage Register listed building that has been damaged following an extreme storm

• Removal of an item causing damage, for example removal of a tree or electrical wires that

have fallen during a storm

• Temporary relocation of a movable item, for example to move an archival or museum

collection as its usual location has been inundated by flood waters

Funding Amount: $1,000 to $10,000

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Community Development Grants Programme (CDG Programme) Guidelines

This grant program is by invitation only. The CDG programme is a closed non-competitive grants programme and is not open to new project proposals. The Australian Government has already identified specific projects to be funded, including the Government’s election commitments and funding has been fully allocated.

he objective of the CDG Programme (program) is:

• to support needed infrastructure that promotes stable, secure and viable local and regional

economies.

The intended outcomes of the program are:

• to construct and/or upgrade facilities to provide long term improvements in social and

economic viability of local communities

• to create jobs in the delivery of projects and ongoing use of the infrastructure

• to improve social amenity, increased health and wellbeing and social cohesion by utilisation

of the infrastructure by community groups

The Australian Government has committed funding to 2025-26 for the CDG Programme.

There is no minimum or maximum grant amount but grants cannot exceed the amount committed to individual projects by the Government.

The Australian Government will identify projects and provide formal advice inviting applicants to submit a Request for Information form.

Who is eligible to apply for a grant?

To be eligible you must:

• be a legal entity

• have an Australian Business Number (ABN) or an Australian Company Number (ACN). Only

projects identified by the Australian Government will be considered for funding under the

CDG Programme.

30 April 2021

Business Improvement Fund for Residential Aged Care Department of Health Guidelines

To provide targeted support to eligible providers of residential aged care experiencing financial difficulty, prioritising providers in regional, rural, and remote areas, and small to medium sized providers, with limited access to financial support, that are facing significant financial pressure. The Fund will provide financial support to providers through three streams of grant funding which include:

• Supporting a provider to go through a process of business improvement

• Supporting the sale of the residential aged care facility to another provider

• Where no options exist, supporting the orderly and safe close down of a residential facility

A provider can only apply for one of the funding support streams. Applications for multiple facilities will be accepted but must be submitted on a separate application form for each facility

15 November 2020

Damien Greer Lawyers Community Grant Program Guidelines

Celebrates organisations that strive to make a positive impact within their local community. The Community Grant program aims to support organisations that work within their local community and encourage the following values:

• Helping the community in times of need

• Building community togetherness and sense of belonging

• Promoting positive health and wellbeing

• Supporting community services and groups

• Nurturing the local environment

Your organisation is eligible to apply if you meet at least one of the below criteria:

• Promote sustainable environmentally friendly practices within the community

• Support health and wellbeing initiatives

• Provide services in the local community

• Facilitate community awareness and education programs

• Support at-risk and/or in need individuals in the local community

We are particularly interested in supporting organisations that align with Damien Greer Lawyers’ values such as:

• organisations involved in child wellbeing and child protection

• non-government social services organisations

• registered charities

• domestic violence support organisations

• non-government mental health organisations

You are not eligible to apply if you are:

• a for-profit organisation

• an individual

• an organisation associated with controversial issues

• a religious, political or lobby group

• an International Entity

Funding $1,000

Strengthening Rural Communities Aims to give the thousands of small rural, regional and remote communities across Australia an opportunity to access funding to support broad community needs. Given the events of summer

Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal Guidelines

2019/20, it has also been expanded to offer funding to support recovery in bushfire-affected communities. The program criteria are deliberately flexible, and designed to be able to help communities address different needs and opportunities, as and when they emerge. Grants are available for a broad range of grassroots, community-led initiatives that directly and clearly benefit local communities. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis and assessed quarterly.

A broad range of charitable projects are considered under this program, including:

• Delivering, or providing activities, events, programs and services;

• Purchasing or hiring equipment and materials;

• Community infrastructure projects;

• Organisational capacity building;

• Community resource development.

Funding Small & Vital - up to $10,000 grants available. Communities in non-metropolitan areas with fewer than 15,000 people are prioritised.

Energy, Clean Technology, Science, Innovation and Research & Development ~ Grants and other Funding Opportunities

ID/Closing Date Opportunity Funding Details

G08571 Ongoing

Catalyst Fund

Guidelines

Small grants for early-stage, innovative, and unconventional ideas that address urgent challenges. A cutting-edge product, an experimental program, a new service, an invention, or an original game are all in our wheelhouse. The idea has to improve on what's already out there and it has to have the potential for tangible, measurable impact. Ideas that can be replicated, taken to scale or leverage existing infrastructure are a good fit. We also favour ideas that inspire others, build on partnerships (public and private), and that are inclusive of those they are intended to benefit.

Eligibility:

Eligible candidates for the Catalyst Fund may be individuals, teams of individuals, non-profit organizations, or social enterprises.

Funding

$2,500 - $15,000 available.

G09233 Ongoing

Financial Capability Open Grants

Guidelines

To improve financial wellbeing by assisting people to make informed and confident decisions about their money. Proposals must do this by satisfying at least one of: Building organisational capacity to better serve their communities; Delivering an innovative approach that address the needs of a specific group of consumers; Scaling up a proven program or approach; Fostering collaboration; Promoting the outcomes and impact of an evidence-based approach or Evaluating an existing program or adding constructively to the ‘what works’ base.

Specific groups or issues with identified gaps in financial capability may include but are not limited to:

• Women

• Young people

• Older people, including in aged care or home care settings

• Financial inclusion for Indigenous Australians, people with disabilities, and people experiencing financial hardship

• Ethical decision making in a financial context

Ecstra will give consideration to Proposals supporting specific regional and remote communities.

GO4194 28 October 2020

National Science Week Grants – 2021

Guidelines

National Science Week 2021 will be held 14-22 August 2021. National Science Week provides the opportunity for community participation in high profile science engagement activities across the nation. The objectives of the grant opportunity are to:

• support diverse local organisations and government to work together on science engagement activities that have been adapted to local needs

• inspire wide community participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

To be eligible you must: be an individual 18 years of age or older, or have an Australian business number (ABN) Funding:

$2,000-$20,000

GO4383

Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

For Funding commencing in 2022

The Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) grant opportunity provides focused research support for early career researchers in both teaching and research, and research-only positions. The objectives of the DECRA scheme are to:

• support excellent basic and applied research by early career researchers

• support national and international research collaboration

• enhance the scale and focus of research in Australian Government priority areas

25 November 2020

Guidelines • advance promising early career researchers and promote enhanced opportunities for diverse career pathways

• enable research and research training in high quality and supportive environments Eligibility: To be eligible, the candidate must, as at the grant opportunity closing date:

• only apply for one DECRA in a given year;

• have met their obligations regarding previously funded projects, including submission of satisfactory final reports to the ARC at the grant opportunity closing date.

• have an award of PhD date on, or after 1 March 2016, or

• have an award of PhD date together with an allowable period of career interruptions that would be commensurate with an award of PhD date on, or after 1 March 2016. The allowable career interruptions set out and the period allowed for each are in Table 9 of the Grant Guidelines for the Discovery Program (2019 edition).

Funding: Up to 200 three-year Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards, including up to $50,000 per annum in project funds, may be awarded each year.

GO3426 17 December 2020

Linkage Projects Program

Australian Research Council

Guidelines

Promotes national and international research partnerships between researchers and business, industry, community organisations and other publicly funded research agencies. By supporting the development of partnerships, the ARC encourages the transfer of skills, knowledge and ideas as a basis for securing commercial and other benefits of research and projects which initiate or develop long term strategic research alliances to apply advanced knowledge to problems, acquire new knowledge and as a basis for securing commercial and other benefits of research.

To facilitate successful collaboration between higher education institutions and other parts of the innovation system, there are three assessment rounds for Linkage Projects for funding applied for in 2020, and funding outcomes are recommended to the Minister within six months of the application closing date for each round.

The Linkage Projects scheme objectives are to:

• support the development of long-term strategic research alliances between higher education organisations and industry and other research end-users, in order to apply advanced knowledge to problems;

• provide opportunities for internationally competitive research projects to be conducted in collaboration with organisations outside the higher education sector; and

• enhance the scale and focus of research in Australian Government priority areas.

Eligibility Applications must include at least one Partner Organisation. The Partner Organisation must make a contribution in cash and/or in kind to the project. The combined Partner Organisation contributions for an application (i.e. the total of the cash and in-kind contributions of the Partner Organisations) must at least match the total funding requested from the ARC.

Funding $50,000 to $300,000 per year for two to five years.

GO4347 4 November 2020

Australian Laureate Fellowships for funding commencing in 2021 Australian Research Council

Guidelines

The Australian Laureate Fellowships grant opportunity encourages applications from the highest-quality researchers by providing eligible Australian Laureate Fellows with project funding in addition to a salary supplement and salary-related (on-cost) support.

We may name two successful Australian Laureate Fellows as the Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellow and the Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellow. The Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellowship may be available to a highly ranked female candidate from the humanities, arts and social science disciplines. The Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship may be available to a highly ranked female candidate from the science and technology disciplines. Recipients will be provided with additional funding to undertake an ambassadorial role to promote women in research.

The Australian Laureate Fellowships objectives are to:

• support ground-breaking, internationally-competitive basic and applied research;

• forge strong links among researchers, the international research community and/or industry and other research end-users;

• enhance the scale and focus of research in Australian Government priority areas;

• attract and retain outstanding researchers and research leaders of international reputation; and

• provide an excellent research training environment and exemplary mentorship to nurture early-career researchers.

The intended outcomes of the Australian Laureate Fellowships scheme are:

• expanded knowledge base and research capability in Australia; and

• economic, commercial, environmental, social and/or cultural benefits for Australia.

Preference will be given to researchers who will play a significant, sustained leadership and mentoring role in increasing Australia’s internationally competitive research capacity.

Sport, Events, Tourism and The Arts ~ Grants and other Funding Opportunities

ID/Closing Date Opportunity Funding Details

G07184 16 October 2020

Australian Cultural Diplomacy Grants Program (ACDGP)

Guidelines

Supports the delivery of high-quality public diplomacy initiatives which promote our economic, artistic, and cultural assets to an international audience. These initiatives strengthen Australia's reputation as an innovative, creative nation and foster collaborative people-to-people links internationally. To be eligible you must be one of the following entity types:

• have an Australian Business Number (ABN)

• be registered for the purposes of GST

• be a permanent resident of Australia

• have an account with an Australian financial institution and be one of the following entity

types:

o a company incorporated in Australia

o a company incorporated by guarantee

o an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust

o an incorporated association

o a partnership

o a joint (consortia) application with a lead organisation

o a registered charity or not-for-profit organisation

o an individual

o an Australian local government body

o an Australian state or territory government body

o an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations

(Aboriginal and /or Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006

Funding:

Amount: $10,000 to $60,000

G09620 18 December 2020

Regional Tourism Bushfire Recovery Grants Program - Stream 1 Guidelines

The objectives of the program are to:

• Restore visitor levels to areas impacted by bushfires by supporting events, concerts,

festivals and/or other visitor attractions (such as art installations and tourist walks) and

other tourism initiatives in those areas.

• Promote the uniqueness of affected local communities.

• Assist with the recovery of regional tourism.

• Attract overseas, interstate and intrastate visitors as a direct result of the project.

Eligible applicants will be selected through the following criteria:

• Be one of the following types of organisations:

o a Local Government Authority (LGA); or

o a Regional Tourism Organisation (RTO) in a bushfire disaster-declared Local

Government Area activated by a State or Territory Government for DFRA

assistance for the 2019-20 bushfire season.

• An RTO must be one of the following entities:

o an entity, incorporated in Australia

o a company limited by guarantee

o an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust

o an incorporated association

o an incorporated not for profit organisation.

$2 million has been allocated to Stream 1. Eligible applicants will receive an invitation to apply from Austrade.

Should the allocation for this stream be exhausted before 18 December 2020, no further applications will be accepted.

Your event must be held by 28 Feb 2022.

G07829 12 April 2021

Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program - Office of Sport (NSW)

Guidelines

The Local Sports Defibrillator Program is about providing lifesaving equipment to NSW sporting facilities and clubs at a reduced cost. Eligibility:

• Incorporated, not-for-profit sports clubs or other organisations in NSW

• State or national sporting organisations on behalf of member clubs located in NSW, to a

maximum of 10 per Zone

• Licensed sporting clubs, providing that the project directly benefits sporting activities

• Sport clubs associated with a school, church or university providing they are an incorporated

not for profit club in their own right

• Councils, sport and recreational facilities owners on behalf of sports clubs

• Service clubs such as Rotary, CWA and Lions, on behalf of sports clubs

Funding:

Amount (max): $1,900

Total pool: undisclosed

G10141 31 May 2021

Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund Guidelines

The program will support the delivery and presentation of activities across all art forms to audiences across Australia. Projects that target audiences in outer metropolitan, regional and remote areas will also be taken into account, as well as projects that involve tours and use local regional production, services and support acts.

The objectives of the program are to:

• assist companies in the arts and entertainment sector to present new or re-imagined

activities which have been disrupted by the COVID-19 restrictions

• deliver new activities, opportunities and structural adjustments that have been developed

in response to the COVID-19 restrictions, including innovative ways to deliver content

and productions

• provide increased employment opportunities in the arts and entertainment sector and

allied industries

• generate increased economic activity in the arts and entertainment sector and allied

industries

• help build the longer-term financial sustainability of cultural and creative companies,

including increased revenue-earning capacity

• provide creative and cultural experiences to audiences across Australia.

Eligibility:

To be eligible your primary purpose must be the arts and entertainment and you must:

• have an Australian Business Number (ABN)

• be registered for the purposes of GST (if applicable)

• have an account with an Australian financial institution

• comply with all regulatory, industry and legal requirements in relation to copyright,

licensing and employment

• be located in any part of Australia

• provide a co-contribution to the activity and be one of the following entity types:

o incorporated organisations

o a local government owned entity

o a partnership

o a joint (consortia) application with a lead organisation

o a not-for-profit organisation

o an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the

Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 20067

o a Sole Trader with employees

Funding:

Amount: $75,000 (approx) to $2,000,000

G00495 Ongoing

Touring Grants Guidelines

Events Tasmania is offering incentives to organisers of motor vehicle, motorcycle, and cycle tours that come to tour around Tasmania.

Grants worked out on a scale of attendance and duration (see page five of the grant guidelines) up to a maximum of $15,000 are available to eligible organisations who conduct a tour:

• held in the March – November period (tours held in December, January and February are not

eligible)

• attracting more than 40 people from outside Tasmania

• staying five nights or more in paid commercial accommodation (hotel, motel, B&B, cabin)

• spending 40% or more of the tour in regional areas (outside Greater Hobart).

Funding:

Up to $15,000

G01819 Ongoing

Assistance Grants The Walter & Eliza Hall Trust Guidelines

Applications for assistance can only be accepted through social workers, case managers, occupational therapists or other responsible persons holding official positions within organisations such as welfare organisations, hospitals or organisations providing support to those with a disability or health condition. Applications can only be accepted by organisations holding DGR Item 1 status. All applications should be directed to The Secretary, and be made on behalf of identified clients whose particular need for assistance must be specified.

Eligibility:

The following personal characteristics are indicative of the circumstances in which we may be able to assist:

• hold permanent Australian residency status or citizenship

• household income levels at or below the level of Centrelink benefits

• no major assets that could be realised

• no other resources that can be accessed (e.g. savings)

• families with young children, particularly single-parent families

• families with disabled children

• adults and children with disabilities particularly physical disabilities

• assistance has been sought/is being sought from other charitable organisations

• some unexpected catastrophic event has caused a crisis

• no assistance is available from family or extended family members

• time payment options have been exhausted in respect of utility and rental arrears if assistance is being sought for these items

• financial counselling, where appropriate, has been embraced in an effort to prevent future crises

• applicants have demonstrated some self-help behaviour and are endeavouring to plan for a viable lifestyle within their resources

Funding: Undisclosed. If the application is approved, a cheque is made payable to the organisation sponsoring the application.

G06823 Ongoing

Championship Grants Events Tasmania Guidelines

Championship grants for eligible competitions that bring more than 100 competitors and supporters to Tasmania, who stay in paid commercial accommodation for three nights or more, and are able to promote pre- and post-championship travel within the state as part of their event marketing.

Eligibility:

Grants are available to eligible competitions, championships and sporting/gaming events that:

• attract more than 100 people from outside Tasmania

• staying three nights or more in paid commercial accommodation (hotel, motel, B&B, cabin)

• promote pre- and post-championship holidays and regional touring as a part of their event promotion

Funding $2,000 - $7,000 available.

S04548 Ongoing

Facility Loan Tennis Australia Guidelines

The Tennis Australia Facility Loan Scheme financially assists affiliated Australian Tennis Clubs, Centres and Associations with upgrades, replacements and improvements on their tennis facilities, by providing low interest loans.

A Club, Centre or Association will often embark on a project utilising grant money from local government and/or state government, as well as their own funds. The Tennis Australia loan is to assist in shortfalls the Club may have in funding their project after other avenues of funding have been determined.

Eligibility Any club undertaking any facility development work is advised to contact its Member Association Facilities representative to discuss the project with them.

Applications for a facility loan must be made through the State Member Tennis Association

Ongoing

Emergency Works Grant NSW Heritage Guidelines

Emergency Works funding is: available only for gazetted Aboriginal places, items listed on the State Heritage Register, or items with a current Interim Heritage Order, and to protect and/or repair damage caused by unexpected events such as an extreme storm or accident, with the outcome being to improve the condition of heritage items and mitigate the risk of further damage. Eligibility a) be an individual, organisation, community group, trustee or an NSW Local Council b) be the owner, manager, long-term lessee (generally where the lease is 20+ years), or custodian of an item or place within NSW that is gazetted as an Aboriginal place, listed on the State Heritage Register or has a current Interim Heritage Order c) have legal responsibility for the item or place’s maintenance and repair d) not have acquired or leased the item from an NSW government agency in the last two years and e) not have entered into a conservation agreement in the last two years.

Funding Between $1,000 and $10,000

G08348

Location Scouts and Inbounds Program Screen NSW Guidelines

The objectives of the program include:

• To market NSW as Australia’s premier screen production destination;

• To increase the State’s market share of film and television production by attracting potential projects to film in NSW;

• To familiarise practitioners with NSW locations for their projects;

• To provide an opportunity to connect local and international practitioners with local technical and creative talent, studio and post-production and visual effects facilities for their projects and to support new and sustainable partnerships between organisations of International significance and local practitioners and facilities.

Eligibility The program offers long-form footloose productions scouting assistance for location surveys for

eligible projects and may include covering some of the costs associated with on-ground travel including accommodation, domestic flights, vehicle hire and location manager services. Eligible projects are feature films, tele-movies, mini-series, TV series or reality programs.

The program is open to projects prior to commencement of pre-production and prior to or during financing. For international inbound visits, Create NSW generally works with Ausfilm to facilitate a suitable itinerary, however, enquiries can also be made direct to Create NSW Screen Destination Attraction area.

G08444 Ongoing

National Cultural Heritage Account Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications Office for the Arts Guidelines

The National Cultural Heritage Account helps Australian public cultural organisations buy significant objects that they could not otherwise afford.

Eligibility

Funding can be accessed by Australian public galleries, libraries, archives and museums as well as historic buildings, local cultural organisations and Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander keeping places for secret/sacred material

Funding

There is no limit on the amount you can apply for, and funding over multiple years may be considered.

G04944 Ongoing

Performers Trust Foundation Grants Guidelines

One off Grants to promote and encourage music and music related performing arts including performances at concerts, scholarships, tuition fees, travel costs, accom, venue hire.

Funding $3,000 for an individual; or $5,000 for a group or organisation.

G06062 Ongoing

Quick Response Grants Community Broadcasting Foundation Guidelines

Quick Response grants are available to support community media organisations experiencing emergencies that risk discontinued transmission or operations, or who have been provided with a time-limited opportunity. To apply for this grant, you will need to provide evidence that this situation could not have been reasonably anticipated prior to the most recent CBF grant round, cannot wait until the next round and cannot be covered by your organisation’s reserves. This could include:

• Replacing essential equipment and related expenses to restore basic transmission following an unforeseen event such as flood, bushfire, lightning, theft or drought

• Replacing essential operational equipment and related expenses not able to be reasonably anticipated

• Unexpected changes at your studio or transmission site such as a sudden need to relocate

• A financial loan while an insurance claim is being processed and/or funds are raised

To receive a Quick Response grant, you must meet the following funding conditions: -

• Emergencies: 100% of the financial cost of the project

• Opportunities: maximum of 50% towards the total financial cost of the project

• Loans will need to be fully repaid within the agreed time-frame (even if insurance does not cover the full amount). If loan repayments are not provided within the agreed timeframe, the CBF will not consider grant applications from the organisation.

• You must provide evidence of the emergency or opportunity taking place outside of CBF grant rounds.

• You must provide evidence that costs cannot be met from organisation reserves.

G06428 Ongoing

Regional Filming Fund Screen NSW

Guidelines

To assist businesses and community groups with the costs associated with shooting in regional areas of NSW, feature films, content rich factual and documentary television or web programs.

G08197 15 November 2020

Vibrant Arts The Ian Potter Foundation

Guidelines

These Copland Foundation Grants fund projects throughout Australia that fall under the umbrella

of Alex Copland’s interests, namely: The study, management, conservation, acquisition, and

interpretation of collections; The study, management, conservation, acquisition and interpretation

of relevant historic architecture; The provision of education programs, whether for staff of such

museums, institutions, societies, organisations or for the general public; The purchase of art

works and/or other artefacts, to be identified on public display by the purchaser as a gift from the

Copland Foundation.

1. Acquisitions - to assist galleries, museums and historic houses in the acquisition of objects that may come up at auction; 2. Conservation and 3. Interpretation - Grants will be awarded for the conservation, research and/or interpretation of historic houses or gardens, or collections and individual pieces already held by an institution. Eligibility To be eligible for assistance a museum/institution must: a) Be recognised as a recipient institution under the Commonwealth Government’s Cultural Gifts Program or as an endorsed Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) b) Be open to the public c) Be seeking assistance to: acquire, conserve or interpret an object or collection of objects or conserve or restore features of an historic building used for cultural purposes, its garden and/or surrounds

Funding

Up to $50,000

Ongoing

Small Project Quick Response Grants

Create NSW

Guidelines

Supporting the creation development and presentation of new work and professional

development or promotion for NSW based professional artists and arts and cultural workers. To

enable: artists and workers to participate in time sensitive opportunities; build capacity and skills;

to explore presenting working online.

Eligibility

Aus citizen, permanent resident and individuals or groups. Activities must not take place within

three weeks following your submission, must not have already commenced or taken place and

ineligible if already receiving funding from Create NSW.

Funding

$500 up to $5,000

Ongoing

Rescue and Restart Package

NSW Govt

Announcement

The Rescue and Restart package is intended to support arts and cultural organisations across NSW. The NSW Government recognises the important contribution the arts and cultural sector makes to the NSW economy, as well as to the community’s wellbeing, particularly during challenging times.

The Rescue and Restart package will be delivered in two stages:

Funding available now to enable NSW not-for-profit arts and cultural organisations to hibernate temporarily.

Funding available in the coming months to enable NSW not-for-profit arts and cultural organisations to restart operations after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funding will be available to NSW not-for-profit arts and cultural organisations across the State on a case by case basis.

The Rescue and Restart package is designed to assist NSW arts and cultural organisations to hibernate now, so they are in a position to restart operations when health guidelines permit.

If you would like to know more about this process, please contact via email in the first instance on sector.support@create.nsw.gov.au

GO4286 31 May 2021

Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications

Guidelines

The objectives of the program are to:

• assist companies in the arts and entertainment sector to present new or re-imagined activities which have been disrupted by the COVID-19 restrictions

• deliver new activities, opportunities and structural adjustments that have been developed in response to the COVID-19 restrictions, including innovative ways to deliver content and productions

• provide increased employment opportunities in the arts and entertainment sector and allied industries

• generate increased economic activity in the arts and entertainment sector and allied industries

• help build the longer-term financial sustainability of cultural and creative companies, including increased revenue earning capacity

• provide creative and cultural experiences to audiences across Australia

Eligibility: organisations must have as their primary purpose, the arts and entertainment and must:

• have an Australian Business Number (ABN)

• be registered for the purposes of GST (if applicable)

• provide a co-contribution to the activity

and be one of the following entity types:

• incorporated organisations

• a local government owned entity

• a partnership

• a joint (consortia) application with a lead organisation

• a not-for-profit organisation

• an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006

• a Sole Trader with employees

Funding: From $75,000 up to $2,000,000

Funding for Arts and Cultural Organisations Create NSW

Guidelines

Funding is available for a wide range of arts and cultural activity, including:

• creation of new work, practice-based research or experimentation and professional development

Opening 1 February 2021

• production, exhibition, presenting, publishing or recording, touring and festivals

• promotion and marketing, market and/or audience development activity

• conservation and/or development of collections and archives (including Aboriginal Keeping Places and the digitisation of collections)

• purchase of capital infrastructure and equipment

• partnerships, capacity building and sustainability.

Funding is not available under this program for filmmaking and screen production, mainstream animation and film festivals

There is no upper limit to the amount of funding you may request. However, to be competitive, you must provide a level of detail in your written application, support material and budget appropriate to the level of your funding request.

To be eligible for Annual Organisation funding you need to meet the following three criteria:

• You must be an organisation or group located in NSW*.

• Your program must be a clearly defined arts and cultural activity at its core.

• Your core program must benefit NSW by either: o employing NSW artists or arts and cultural workers; and/or o providing arts and cultural experiences to the people of NSW.

29 October 2020

Regional Arts Fund Recovery

Regional Arts NSW

The objectives of the Fund are to support and promote participation in, and access to, Australia’s

arts and culture in regional and remote Australia by:

• Encouraging and supporting sustainable economic, social and cultural development in regional communities;

• Developing partnerships and networks which leverage financial and/or in-kind support for specific projects and encourage ongoing collaboration;

• Developing audiences and broadening community engagement with the arts; and

• Increasing employment and professional development opportunities for, and raise the profile of, regional and remote artists.

Read more: http://regionalartsnsw.com.au/grants/raf-recovery-grants/#ixzz6acJoWXA8

Recovery grants are designed to meet the medium-term recovery needs of artists, organisations

and communities. Projects in this program should focus on activities that assist in recovery from

bushfire, drought, and/or the impacts of COVID-19.

All RAF Recovery projects must be completed by 30 June 2024

Ongoing

Artists Benevolent Fund NAVA

Guidelines

To provide modest but useful one-off financial assistance to Australian visual artists in crisis as a result of fire, flood, storm, serious illness, major accident, declared state or national emergencies, or some other unexpected catastrophic experience.

The Fund may receive requests from:

• Artists whose studios and/or entire bodies of work have been destroyed (e.g. as the result of fire, flood, storm, earthquake)

• Artists who have suffered a major injury in their studio

• Artists suffering illnesses that impact on their ability to maintain their artistic practice

• Artists severely impacted in their practice by a declared state or national emergency, such as losing a critical work opportunity as the result of an event or activity cancelled because of COVID-19.

This fund is not intended to support project costs such as artist fees, materials, equipment etc.

Funding One-off payment of $2,000.

Education and Training ~ Grants and other Funding Opportunities

ID/Closing Date Opportunity Funding Details

G07627

Community Childcare Fund (CCCF) Special Circumstances Grant

To support continuity of child care, in particular in disadvantaged or vulnerable communities, where a service is at risk of closure due to an unforeseen event or circumstance, such as a natural disaster, extreme weather event or pandemic, at risk of permanent closure due to another event or circumstance, where that closure would result in a lack of suitable child care for the community, or seeking to commence a new service in a community where another service has closed, resulting in a lack of suitable child care.

Child care services who are approved for Child Care Subsidy (CCS) are eligible to apply for funding where there is a financial need in order to continue to provide child care in the community.

The amount of funding provided to applicants will be determined on a case-by-case basis, depending on the activity being funded and the circumstances of the applicant. Applicants can

apply for funding more than once, for example where they have been impacted by more than one unforeseen event, such as bushfire and flood.

G09428 Ongoing

Community Child Care Fund (CCCF) special circumstances drought support

Guidelines

This grant funding will help child care services experiencing financial pressure that puts the service at risk of closure due to the ongoing drought conditions.

The grant opportunity is intended to support approved child care services that are:

• operating in a disadvantaged or vulnerable community

• experiencing financial pressure and at risk of closure due to an unforeseen event or

circumstance (including drought).

To be eligible to apply under this grant opportunity, the applicant must be:

• an approved provider under Family Assistance Law AND

• operating in a disadvantaged or vulnerable community AND

o at risk of closure due to viability issues resulting from an unforeseen event or

circumstance, such as a natural disaster or extreme weather event OR

o at risk of permanent closure due to another event or circumstance, where that

closure would result in a lack of suitable child care (market failure) for the

community OR

o seeking to commence a new service in a community where another service has

closed, resulting in a lack of suitable child care (market failure), and the new

service will require funding to establish a viable operation.

Funding:

Child care services in drought affected communities are eligible to apply for grant funding of up to

$10,000 under a streamlined process. The grant also allows for applications over $10,000 where

the service demonstrates greater financial need in order to continue providing child care in their

community.

G07426 Ongoing

Community Grants for Aboriginal & Torres Straight Islander Children

Guidelines

Our community grants are only made available to Aboriginal controlled organisations, they have been designed to respond to discreet needs and are usually for one year only. Past community grants have been used to support operational needs (including professional development),

evaluation work, strategic development initiatives, cultural milestones, equipment and resource needs.

Eligibility

• Gifts from the community grants stream are for Aboriginal controlled organisations responding to an immediate need.

• Activities will be focused on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the first five years of life.

• Any activity must be community endorsed.

• All organisations must have DGR1 tax status.

Funding Grants of up to $50,000 are considered and they are distributed on a rolling basis to better respond to critical need.

G04497 Ongoing

Montana Foundation

For Young People

Guidelines

To provide assistance to disadvantaged young people in Australia in order to give them the opportunity to reach their full educational and social potential. To do this by funding projects that address the causes and consequences of youth disadvantage, and by so doing, assist them to gain access to the information, education, skills and resources that enable them to achieve social connectedness, personal significance and social and emotional wellbeing.

Eligibility

Montana can only make grants to organisations that hold the following ATO endorsements:

• Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) – Item 1

• Tax Concession Charity (TCC)

Evidence of endorsements is required at the point of application.

Funding

$1,000 - $10,000

A00212 20 November 2020

Australian Education Awards Australian Government

Guidelines

The peak national awards that showcase best practice in vocational educations and training.

The Australian Training Awards recognise and celebrate excellence and are an important mechanism for promoting the benefits of vocational education and training.

Winners from each state and territory compete for a national award title. This has led to Australia-wide awareness and respect for skill-based careers and skills excellence.

In 2020 there will be 18 categories presented – nine for individuals and nine for businesses and registered training organisations.

11 of the 18 awards categories are entered to the Australian Training Awards through the state and territory training awards process with winners from each state and territory becoming eligible to compete at the national level in aligned categories.

Seven of the 18 award categories are available by entering directly to the Australian Training Awards via the online nomination portal.

Finalists of the Australian Training Awards are required to participate in the Finalist Week program which may include a judging interview as well as the opportunity to establish networks with fellow category finalists from around Australia. Finalists also learn about the Australian VET Alumni as all Australian Training Awards finalists are invited to become members of this exclusive program.

Award If you win an Australian Training Award you will be recognised nationally as a leader in your field of study, training or a national leader in skills, training and workforce development. In addition, winners in certain categories will receive $5,000 in prize money and runner-ups will receive $2,500 prize money.

31 October 2020

Real Futures Grant

Real Insurance

Guidelines

Looking for submissions that reflect a real desire to improve the quality of people’s lives:

Eligibility

1. To be eligible, you must be enrolled full-time in an accredited Australian Tertiary Education Institution and be studying for a certificate, diploma, degree or traineeship in any of the following areas:

o Business – including any business-related courses from any institution. o Finance – including actuarial, statistics, accounting and general finance courses. o Medicine – including medical and health sciences, surgery and medical research. o Healthcare – including health and fitness-related specialties, sport sciences, health

services assistance and international health. o Specialist healthcare – including nursing, optometry, dentistry and pharmacy.

2. Only citizens or permanent residents of Australia can apply. 3. You must have reached 18 years of age to enter.

Funding

$5,000

Before and After School Care Reform Infrastructure Fund

The objectives 1. Increase the number of approved before and after school care places for NSW government

31 January 2021

Equipment and Facilities Grant Program 2020 NSW Govt

Guidelines

primary school children. 2. Increase the number of NSW public primary schools with onsite Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) services in Metro and Inner Regional NSW. 3. Increase the number of NSW public primary schools with access to OSHC services in Outer Regional, Rural and Remote NSW. The Program supports schools and services to fund equipment and facilities that enable new services to establish and existing services to expand.

Funding Applicants may seek up to $30,000 (GST exclusive) for their project and applications will be assessed based on the level of demand for the increase in places and how well the proposed project will address the issue. This is an open – competitive grant program.

General Business, IT, Communication, Export and Trade ~ Grants and other Funding Opportunities

ID/Closing Date Opportunity Funding Details

G08001 Ongoing

Incubator Support – New and Existing Incubators

Business.gov.au

Guidelines

Gives incubators the help they need to assist start-ups, through:

• delivering high quality services to start-ups to improve their chances of commercial success in international markets;

• partnering with first-generation migrant and refugee support organisations to assist migrant and refugee founders to establish their business both nationally and internationally;

• assisting start-ups with a regional focus to expand and scale their business;

Eligibility Australian incubators supporting start-ups, including those with first-generation migrant and refugee founders, to help them achieve commercial success in international markets.

You can submit an application for Incubator Support – New and Existing Incubators at any time.

Funding From $13,000 to $250,000 of funding for up to 2 years. Funding covers eligible project value of up to 65% in regional areas

G08729

Regional Employment Trials

Business.gov.au

The objectives of the program are to deliver:

• strong connections between regional stakeholders, including employment services providers

Ongoing

Guidelines

• employment initiatives that meet local needs

• improved awareness of local labour markets

• the potential for improved regional employment outcomes

Your project must demonstrate that it:

• provides opportunities and assistance to help unemployed people prepare for and find work

• has at least $10,000 in eligible expenditure

You must complete your project before 30 June 2020.

Funding between $7500 and $200,000.

G07911 Ongoing

Tailored Assistance Employment Grants National Indigenous Australians Agency Guidelines

Tailored Assistance Employment Grants connect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with real and sustainable jobs. There are three streams of funding:

• Employment – support for job seekers to address barriers to recruitment and improve retention in the workplace, and support for employers to engage and retain job seekers into ongoing jobs, including post-placement support

• School-based traineeships – support for secondary students to gain work experience and prepare for post-school transition into further study or employment

• Cadetships – support for university students to receive paid work-placement opportunities during the course of their study.

Eligibility Activities should deliver outcomes that will:

• increase employment and retention rates

• increase work-readiness

• increase the successful transition of secondary and tertiary students into ongoing employment

• lead to certified and transferrable qualifications. Funding Payments will be based on the achievement of individual milestones for job seekers. The amount paid for milestones will be negotiated with the NIAA Regional Office, detailed in the Employment Grant Schedule and weighted to the achievement of 13 and 26 weeks in employment

G01529 Ongoing

Tradex Scheme Business.gov.au Guidelines

To provide exporters with an upfront exemption from customs duties and other taxes (apart from excise, including GST) on eligible imported goods.

Eligibility

Importers who will export identified goods within 12 months.

To get the benefits of the Tradex scheme, you must hold a Tradex order before you import your goods. You can't use your Tradex order on imports you've already received. You can use a Tradex exemption on any goods nominated on your Tradex order. You must export the goods within 12 months, unless you have approval from the Tradex team to extend this timeframe. Your Tradex order does not expire. You can apply for additional goods to be added to your order.

Grant

Customs duty and goods and services tax exception on goods that you import

G01525 30 November 2020

Export Market Development Grants Australian Trade and Investment Commission Guidelines

The Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) scheme is a key Australian Government financial assistance program for aspiring and current exporters. Administered by Austrade, the scheme supports a wide range of industries. grant year is the financial year (July to June) in which the dates of the expenses being claimed actually occurred.

Expenses incurred in a grant year must be claimed as part of the EMDG application submitted in the financial year immediately following (except your first application, which can include expenses from the two financial years immediately before the application).

Eligibility Any Australian individual, partnership, company, association, co-operative, statutory corporation or trust that has carried on export promotion activities during the year for which they seek an export grant can apply.

To be eligible, the business must have:

• income of not more than $50 million in the grant year

• incurred at least $15,000 of eligible expenses under the scheme (first-time applicants can combine two years expenses)

• principal status for the export business (some exceptions apply, such as non-profit export-focused industry bodies).

The business also must have promoted one of the following:

• the export of goods or most services

• inbound tourism

• the export of intellectual property and know-how

• conferences and events held in Australia

Funding The EMDG scheme:

• encourages small- and medium-sized Australian businesses to develop export markets

• reimburses up to 50 per cent of eligible export promotion expenses above $5,000 provided that the total expenses are at least $15,000

• provides up to eight grants to each eligible applicant

30 June 2021

Advanced Manufacturing Early Stage Research Fund

Guidelines

The intent of the AMESRF is to support small-scale and pilot research projects in advanced manufacturing, and benefit smaller firms and early stage research. The fund will provide grants to SMEs for rapid initial feasibility testing, allowing the projects to then move quickly to larger-scale research or commercialisation.

Eligibility: To be eligible the applicant must:

• have an Australian Business Number (ABN)

• be an SME with less than 200 employees

• be non-tax-exempt

• be registered for the Goods and Services Tax (GST)

and be one of the following entities:

• a company, incorporated in Australia

Funding Grants between $100,000 and $400,000 are available.

30 September 2021

Commercial Refrigerator Rebates NSW Government

Guidelines

Eligible small businesses can get a NSW government rebate for new plug-in commercial fridges and freezers.

To get the rebate, you need to meet the requirements listed in the guidelines.

You need to be acting on behalf of a small business that:

• has an Australian Business Number (ABN) and is registered to collect GST.

• produces goods and/or provides services in NSW.

• is an actively trading business employing 50 or fewer full-time employees (or equivalent) and/or is a business with less than $10 million annual turnover.

• is not an investment trust, managed fund, strata title scheme, subsidiary or holding company of a larger business.

• is not insolvent.

Funding Businesses can receive a rebate of up to $1490 per fridge.

Savings vary between models. For example, you could get a rebate of $500 on an energy efficient, two door vertical display fridge. Compared to a standard fridge, this could save you over $350 a year off your energy bill.

The rebate is calculated based on the estimated energy consumption over the lifetime of the fridge.

Fridges cannot be purchased on this website. Buy or lease one through a commercial fridge dealer or manufacturer.

Check if the refrigerator you want to buy qualifies for the rebate by using the eligible product list below.

Ongoing

Australian Apprenticeships Incentive Program Federal Govt

Guidelines

Provides:

• a range of financial incentives to Australian employers to offer apprenticeship opportunities

• a living away from home allowance (LAFHA) to apprentices who need to move away from their parent's home to take up or retain an Australian apprenticeship

The incentive payments are based on a skills shortage list of trades as well as a set of high priority occupations. The incentive payments to employers are based on the apprenticeship certificate level completed. The majority of incentive payments are one-off and paid annually at the end of the year. Funding Payments range from $750 to $4000, depending on the incentive. Payments to offer apprenticeship opportunities to apprentices with a disability are paid weekly.

Lighting for Small Business NSW Govt

The NSW Government has launched a lighting upgrade offer for small businesses.

Ongoing Guidelines The purpose of the offer is to help eligible small businesses replace old lights with new LED lights. The cost of the LED lights and the fee for installation is subsidised.

Check if your business is eligible.

Ongoing

Export Assistance Grant NSW Govt

Guidelines

If you are an exporting business, or if you were exporting goods or services before the impacts of COVID-19, bushfires or drought, you may be eligible for an export assistance grant.

This grant helps eligible export businesses in NSW access global markets. Funds can be used for:

• marketing materials

• website internationalisation

• pivoting to online delivery (for example, converting face-to-face training content to online content for international audiences)

• e-commerce development

• market research

• international tradeshow and trade missions

• inbound business support

• costs to support compliance/localisation of products for export

• costs to protect business in international markets.

This grant will be provided as reimbursement of 50% of eligible expenses, up to a maximum of $10,000 per eligible business, for expenses already paid since 1 January 2020.

Ongoing

Entrepreneurs Program Growth Grants Federal Govt

Guidelines

To help your business grow.

The Entrepreneurs’ Programme provides access to a national network of experienced facilitators. They'll work with you to improve your business practices, become more competitive, and take advantage of growth opportunities.

The Growth Grant will help you improve specific business areas that your facilitator recommended in your roadmap or plan. You must have received a roadmap or plan before you can apply for a Growth Grant.

You must use the grant to improve the ability and skills of your business to trade. For instance, you can engage external experts to help implement recommendations from the roadmap or plan. You can't use it to fix problems that are part of the normal running of your business. Eligibility: You must have received a completed plan from one of the following services:

• Growth Roadmap

• High Growth Accelerator

• SMART Projects and Supply Chains

You must apply within 1 year of receiving the completed plan (unless otherwise agreed by the program delegate).

Funding You can get up to 50% of eligible project costs. The minimum grant amount is $2500 (excluding GST). The maximum amount is $20,000 (excluding GST).

The grant is for 1 year. For each Growth service you receive, you can only apply once for this grant. You can use the grant to implement some or all of the recommendations in your roadmap or plan.

Environment, Conservation, Agriculture, Exploration and Land ~ Grants and other Funding Opportunities

ID/Closing Date Opportunity Funding Details

G04421 30 October 2020

Future Drought Fund: Natural Resource Management Drought Resilience Program – Grants

Guidelines

To support organisations, farmer groups and individuals to undertake projects that contribute to improved drought resilience of agricultural landscapes. The program is focused on support for experimentation in Natural Resource Management practices, systems and approaches that go beyond current best practice. This aims to foster innovation and transformational change in the management of Natural Capital. Eligibility You must be an individual, farming group or organisation based in Australia and capable of entering into a legally binding and enforceable agreement with the Commonwealth. Funding Smaller projects - $20,000 to $50,000; larger projects between $50,001 to $200,000.

G04221 1 May 2021

Wine Export Grant Wine Australia

Guidelines

Wine Australia is inviting small and medium Australian wine businesses to apply for the Wine Export Grants program, as part of the Australian Government’s $50 million Export and Regional Wine Support Package (the $50m Package).

Wine Export Grants are offered for specific wine export promotion activities aimed at supporting small and medium wine businesses to secure new distribution channels in export markets.

Eligible wine businesses can claim a reimbursement grant of up to AU$25,000 for 50 per cent of total eligible expenses incurred on or after 1 July 2020. There is $1 million allocated to the grant program and applications will close on 1 May 2021, or on the expiration of funds, whichever comes first.

Eligibility:

If you are a wine producer in Australia, you may apply for a Wine Export Grant if you:

• had an aggregated turnover of less than AU$20 million, including an export turnover of less than AU$5 million, during the financial year immediately preceding your application, and

• promote your Australian wine product for export; this includes the export promotion activities being applied for through this grant.

Help Harvest NSW NSW Government

Portal link

Are you a Primary Producer? NSW Department of Primary Industries has established a COVID-19 Primary Industries Liaison Team and a web portal.

The web portal is designed to help producers navigate the challenges and impacts of COVID-19 on their business and industry.

G01831 30 October 2020

Recreational Fishing Trusts Grant

NSW Government

Guidelines

To provide funding that will enhance recreational fishing.

Matching funding is not a requirement, however, other contributions towards the project will improve the value for money of the project. Include details of other contributions to the project including any voluntary labour and project management time as an ‘in-kind’ contribution (this includes hands on volunteer work, project management, administration, reporting, donations etc.).

There is no funding limit for project applications, however, projects are assessed on their value for money, that is, what is the level of benefit from the project compared to the cost of the project.

There are two different funding application forms to choose from when applying for funding – a simpler, less detailed form for small projects seeking less than $10,000 of funding and another form for large projects seeking more than $10,000 of funding.

Application forms can be downloaded electronically online here.

Eligibility:

Funding applications must relate to the improvement of recreational fishing. Where applicable, projects should:

• have appropriate expertise within the project team to complete the project

• represent value for money by incorporating other contributing funding or ‘in-kind’ contribution

by the applicant and other project partners

• be technically sound and utilise best practice

• link to key strategic recreational fishing objectives and plans, and

• build on and extend the outcomes of projects and work previously funded by the Recreational

Fishing Trust

31 December 2020

Emergency Drought Transport Subsidy Rural Assistance Authority

Guidelines

The Drought Transport Subsidy is available to primary producers in NSW who own and operate a farm business and can be applied to; the cost of transporting fodder, water to a property for stock or domestic use, stock to and from agistment, and stock to sale or slaughter. From 1 July 2020, the subsidy was expanded to include transport of purchased stock to the farm business. Funding Up to a maximum of $25,000, subject to funds being available. From the 1 July 2020, the subsidy has been expanded to include transport of purchased stock to a farm business.

Ongoing

NSW Drought Aid Grants Country Women’s Association NSW

Guidelines

Assistance to help meet household expenses for drought affected families, up to a maximum of $3,000 per family/household, is available to eligible applicants. Household expenses can include grocery bills, vehicle maintenance, school, electricity, rates (up to $1000 per installment), telephone, dental and medical (gap payments or cost of travel to access treatment) etc. for expenses that are current - both paid and unpaid.

Ongoing

Farm Innovation Fund Rural Assistance Authority

Guidelines

The Farm Innovation Fund is part of the NSW Government's Drought Strategy and is a long term, low interest rate loan for NSW farmers for permanent on-farm infrastructure. The Farm Innovation Fund helps farmers to:

• improve farm productivity - reduce risks and improve efficiencies by building fodder and grain storage facilities, sheds, fencing, roadworks and solar power conversions.

• manage adverse seasonal conditions - improve water efficiencies with irrigation systems, cap and piping of bores, new dams, install water tanks and desilting of ground tanks.

• ensure long term sustainability - increase the viability of a farm business and improve pasture and soil health, plant trees for shade and wildlife corridors, eradicate weeds, flood proof property and fence river banks.

Funding Up to $1,000,000 per project.

OPENING SOON

ID/Closing Date Opportunity Funding Details

Opening soon Building Better Regions Fund Regional Australia is set to benefit from $200 million in grants for Round Five of the successful BBRF, $100m will be dedicated to tourism related infrastructure.

Opening soon Stronger Communities Program $22.7m will be invested in Round Six of the program which provides grants between $2,500 up to $20,000 across the country to community organisations and LGAs for small capital projects that deliver social benefits for local communities.