Small Business Covid-19 Support Grant
Suitable For: Eligible Small business and Not-for-profits
Closing date: 1 June 2020
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: Service NSW
Further Information: https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-small-business-covid-19-support-grant
Assistance for Bushfire Affected Communities, Businesses and Individuals
Further Information:
http://www.rdani.org.au/our-region/grants-and-funding-opportunities/bushfire-assistance.php
Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program
Suitable For: Various Organisations
Closing date: 11 February 2021
Value: Category 1: Maximum of $10,000. Category 2: Between $10,001 and $150,000
Run By: Department of Veterans Affairs
Further Information: https://www.communitygrants.gov.au/grants/saluting-their-service-commemorative-grants-program
Small Grants for Rural Communities
Suitable For: Various Organisations
Closing date: Various
Value: Various
Run By: Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal
Further Information: https://www.frrr.org.au/grant_calendar.php
Currently Open: https://www.frrr.org.au/grants/Strengthening_Rural_Communities
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
Further Information: https://www.raa.nsw.gov.au/grants/emergency-water-infrastructure-rebate-scheme
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
Further Information: https://www.raa.nsw.gov.au/disaster-assistance/special-disaster-grant-bushfires
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
Further Information: https://peoplebank.hneccphn.com.au/farmer-support?tool=survey_tool#tool_tab
Australian Government’s Youth Jobs PaTH
Suitable For: Businesses
Closing date: Ongoing
Value: Up to $11,000
Run By: Australian Government (jobactive)
Further Information: https://jobactive.gov.au/path
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
Further Information: https://www.cwaofnsw.org.au/droughtaid.html
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
Further Information: https://www.business.gov.au/assistance/drought-assistance-fund-nsw
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
Further Information: https://invest.nsw.gov.au/assistance/regional-investment-attraction-package/regional-skills-relocation-grant
Australian Communities Foundation
Suitable For: Australian Registered Charitable Organisations
Closing date: Various
Value: Various
Run By: Australian Communities Foundation
Further Information: https://www.communityfoundation.org.au/submit-a-funding-request/
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
Further Information: http://regionalartsnsw.com.au/grants/qrg/
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
Further Information: https://www.arts.gov.au/funding-and-support/national-cultural-heritage-account
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
Further Information: http://vfff.org.au/apply/guidelines/
Community Grants:
A quick guide to key internet links: https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/rp1718/Quick_Guides/ComGrants#_bookmark9
Further Community Grants may be found here: http://www.rdani.org.au/our-region/grants-and-funding-opportunities/community-grants.php
Or here: https://www.communitygrants.gov.au/grants
Business Grants:
Further Business Grants may be found here: http://www.rdani.org.au/our-region/grants-and-funding-opportunities/business-grants.php
Or here: https://www.industry.nsw.gov.au/business-and-industry-in-nsw/assistance-and-support/women-in-business/funding-programs
