Assistance for Bushfire Affected Communities, Businesses and Individuals
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Festivals Australia
Suitable For: Various Organisations
Closing date: 22 March 2020, 5pm
Value: $5,000 - $100,000
Run By: Australian Government – Office of the Arts
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Heritage Grants
Suitable For: Various Organisations
Closing date: 1 April 2020 5pm
Value: Up to $5,000
Run By: Royal Australian Historical Society
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Seniors Staying Social Grants program
Suitable For: Local Government and non-government community Organisations
Closing date: 19 April 2020
Value: 3 Tiers from $3,000 to $100,000
Run By: NSW Government – and Justice
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Small Grants for Rural Communities
Suitable For: Various Organisations
Closing date: Various
Value: Various
Run By: Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal
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Currently Open
Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate Scheme
Suitable For: Eligible Primary Producers
Closing Date: 30 June 2021
Value: $25,000 per farm enterprise.
Run By: NSW Regional Assistance Authority
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Applications close 30 June 2021 or when the funding allocation is exhausted, whichever occurs first.
Disaster Recovery – NSW Bushfires (Updated)
Suitable For: Eligible Primary Producers
Closing Date: 25 May 2020
Value: $75,000 per farm enterprise.
Run By: NSW Regional Assistance Authority
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Empowering Our Communities
Suitable For: Organisations that can provide community led mental health, social and emotional wellbeing and suicide prevention initiatives that support communities significantly impacted by drought conditions.
Closing date: Open now. Submissions may close due to funding availability
Value: There are three tiers of grant funding available:
• Projects up to $10,000 (GST exclusive)
• Projects between $10,000 - $30,000 (GST exclusive)
• Projects between $30,000 - $50,000 (GST exclusive).
Run By: Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network
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Saluting Their Service – Commemorative Grants Program
Suitable For: Most organisations, including Local Government
Closing date: 31 March 2020
Value: Up to $10,000 for Community Projects and up to $150,000 for major works.
Run By: Department of Veteran Affairs
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Volunteer Grants Activity
Suitable For: Not for profit Organisations and be invited to apply by your federal member of parliament and have 40% of staff as volunteers.
Closing date: 6 April 2020
Value: Up to $66,000 for each federal electorate. Between $1,000 - $5,000 for eligible Not For profits
Run By: Department of Social Services
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NSW Government Infrastructure Grant (Clubgrants Category 3 Fund)
Suitable For: Organisation with an ABN that is responsible for operating and/or maintaining the infrastructure.
Closing date:
- March 2020 Round opens 16 March 2020 and closes 6 April 2020
Value:
- Arts and Culture $50,000 - $200,000 per project
- Disaster Readiness and Community Infrastructure $10,000 - $200,000 per project
- Sports and Recreation $100,000 - $300,000 per project
Run By: Responsible Gambling NSW which reinvests a contribution from the state’s registered clubs gaming machine profits back into community projects.
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Australian Government’s Youth Jobs PaTH
Suitable For: Businesses
Closing date: Ongoing
Value: Up to $11,000
Run By: Australian Government (jobactive)
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CWA of NSW Drought Aid
Suitable For: Farmers, farming dependent contractors and farming dependent families in drought areas.
Closing date: Open Now
Value: Up to $3000 for outstanding household expenses
Run By: Country Women’s Association of NSW
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Drought Assistance Fund NSW
Suitable For: Owner/Operator of a farm business in NSW.
Closing date: Applications may be made at any time.
Value: Interest free loans up to $50,000 Run By: Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
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Regional Skills Relocation Grant
Suitable For: Eligible businesses must be operating in a NSW regional eligible industry and:
• relocating to, or setting up in, regional NSW and creating at least five ongoing full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs in a regional local community, or
• already operating in regional NSW and seeking to recruit eligible workers.
The business must be seeking employees that:
• are relocating from a metropolitan area to regional NSW. Regional residence must be at least 50km from original metropolitan residence and within the same region as the eligible business
• have an occupation listed on the NSW Skilled Occupation List(opens in a new window)
• are Australian citizens or permanent residents on the date they commence employment.
Closing date: Currently Open
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: NSW Government
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Australian Communities Foundation
Suitable For: Australian Registered Charitable Organisations
Closing date: Various
Value: Various
Run By: Australian Communities Foundation
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Quick Response Grants
Suitable For: Regional artists, art organisations and community groups.
Closing date: Ongoing
Value: Up to $1,500
Run By: Regional Arts NSW
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National Cultural Heritage Account
Suitable For: Public Cultural Organisations
Closes: Applications are ongoing on a case-by-case basis
Value: $500,000 is available each year
Run By: Australian Government Department of Communications and the Arts
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Thriving People and Places
Suitable For: NSW Charities and Not-for-profits
Closes: Ongoing
Value: $20,000 and over
Run By: Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation
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Community Grants:
A quick guide to key internet links
Further Community Grants may be found here
Business Grants:
Further Business Grants may be found here or here
