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The Inclusive Employment Grant (IEG) is a two-year grant of $50,000 to support community organisations
and social enterprises that:

• create meaningful Award Wage Jobs and/or Training Opportunities for individuals and communities facing complex barriers to mainstream work or Self-Employment for people in our priority groups

AND

• are currently earning revenue through trading of goods and services and want to strengthen their business model and build greater financial resilience and sustainability in delivering their social mission

Grant partners will also receive non-financial support including:

• being matched with a Westpac Community Ambassador to help access a broad range of networking, leadership, business strategy, governance and financial capability programs
• opportunities to build their capacity to measure and report on a range of key employment, capability and financial sustainability outcomes as part of an impact study on the IEG program

Westpac Foundation prioritises organisations that create Award Wage Jobs and/or Training Opportunities for people facing complex barriers to mainstream work or Self-Employment, that benefit one or more of the following listed priority groups:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds
• Culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds including refugee and asylum seekers
• Women experiencing disadvantage
• Young people (greater than 15 years of age)
• People that are homeless or at risk of homelessness
• People who have experienced family and/or domestic violence
• People living with a disability (including carers)
• People living with a mental health issue (including carers)
• People who have been incarcerated or have had contact with the criminal justice system
• Long term unemployed and experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage
• Living in rural and remote areas

Also prioritised are social enterprises and job-focused community organisations that are building skills and career pathways in jobs-rich growth sectors such as the technology care, and green economy.

Grants are available for carer support groups and organisations from across NSW to celebrate and recognise the contribution of family and friend carers in their local communities by holding local events and activities.

The grants are to be used to plan events or activities either online or in person to support and celebrate carers as part of National Carers Week. It is preferable that the events and activities are held during, or as close as possible to, National Carers Week (13-19 October 2024).

The Support Plantation Establishment Program will run over 4 years from 2023–24 to 2026–27. The funding will support the establishment of new long-rotation softwood and hardwood plantation forests and assist the sector to respond to the projected growth in demand for domestically sourced timber resources. Through focusing on long-rotation plantation forests the program’s key intended outcomes are to increase domestic timber supply, particularly construction and manufacturing timber resources, and to contribute to Australia’s carbon emissions reduction commitments.

The Kickstarter Challenge gives five finalists the opportunity to take centre stage and pitch their new business idea for the chance to secure a share of $60,000 in equity-free funding. Finalists will also score a paid trip to the nation’s capital and support for the journey ahead with mentoring sessions, media training and more.

2024 categories

• Health, Wellbeing and The Care Economy
• Climate Change and Sustainability
• Community Impact
• Fintech or Ecommerce
• Popular Vote

The total value of the equity-free cash prize money is $60,000 AUD which will be shared amongst the Competition Finalists as follows:
(a) The Competition winner (Winner) will receive $30,000 AUD;
(b) Each finalist (Finalist) will receive $7,500 AUD.
(c) One (1) return flight to the Grand Final in Canberra (if they reside outside the ACT);
(d) Accommodation for the duration of the Grand Final;
(e) Media and PR training and social media support in the lead-up to the Grand Final;
(f) Grand Final presentation support from professional graphic designers;
(g) Mentorship opportunities;
(h) A chance to meet key decision-makers to help develop their business idea; and
(i) The opportunity to feature on an episode of Secrets of a Self Starter podcast.

The Mental Awareness Foundation (MAf) offers support to registered grass-roots charities, organisations, and people with a dream or vision to help others in the mental health area through their grant program.

You must be a registered charity with DGR Compliance to be eligible to obtain funding from MAF.

The following Grants are offered:

Large Grants: 7 x $25,000
Small Grants: $5,000 & $10,000 to the value of $25,000

The Movember Indigenous Men’s Wellbeing Innovation Initiative will provide grant funding and capacity building opportunities to empower Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander-led organisations to develop, implement and evaluate innovative programs/interventions to improve Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander men’s social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB). It is one of 4 initiatives under Movember’s new Indigenous Social and Emotional Wellbeing Portfolio.

Annual funding of up to AUD $300,000 per applicant is available for 3 years to improve SEWB among Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander boys and men in Australia.

Please Note: This grant is part of a funding opportunity offered across multiple countries including Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and the USA, and as such dates and times for it are based on Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) not Australian Eastern Time. We have provided the adjusted date and times, but please always refer to the source grant information for exact dates and times.

The Movember Indigenous Men’s Health: A Community Empowerment Initiative will provide grant funding and capacity building opportunities to empower Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities to develop, implement and evaluate place-based strategies to improve social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander boys and men, and their communities. It is one of 4 initiatives under Movember’s new Indigenous Social and Emotional Wellbeing Portfolio.

Annual funding of up to AUD $700,000 per applicant is available for 5 years to improve SEWB among Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander boys and men in Australia.

Please Note: This grant is part of a funding opportunity offered across multiple countries including Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and the USA, and as such dates and times for it are based on Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) not Australian Eastern Time. We have provided the adjusted date and times, but please always refer to the source grant information for exact dates and times.

White Rock Wind Farm Community Fund aims to share the benefits of White Rock Wind Farm by investing in the communities around the wind farm (50km). The Funds are intended to provide financial support for community-based initiatives, projects and events that produce lasting community benefit and reflect local priorities.

A total of $202,946.35 is available for projects across a range of community activities and interests, such as environmental, social, cultural, and educational.

Applications are invited for projects in one of three categories:

• Minor Projects under $5,000;
• Projects over $5,000 and
• Expression of Interest for Major Projects requiring funding over $100,000.

Applications are open to any not for profit or community-based organisations.

The CHSP Growth Funding 2024-25 grant opportunity (the grant opportunity) forms part of the extension of the CHSP program that was announced as part of the May 2023 Federal Budget.

This grant opportunity is a targeted growth round with a $100 million investment of funding in the 2024-25 financial year, to increase the availability Domestic Assistance, Home Maintenance, Allied Health and Therapy, and Transport services. The profile of the targeted growth priorities varies across Aged Care Planning Regions (ACPR) to address the local need and availability of services.

In addition, this grant opportunity seeks to attract new providers currently delivering other similar services that are focused on supporting the care economy, including those for aged care, Department of Veterans Affairs, and the National Disability Insurance Scheme. This supports cost effective service delivery across these programs where the pool of providers are from the same sector.

To be eligible you must be one of the following entity types:

• Indigenous Corporation (registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and /or Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006)
• Company
• Corporate Commonwealth Entity
• Non-Corporate Commonwealth Statutory Authority
• 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. 

If you are applying as a Trustee on behalf of a Trust, the Trustee must have an eligible entity type as listed above.

Additional Eligibility requirements: To be eligible you must be an existing Commonwealth funded provider of the following: Department of Health and Aged Care, Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA), and/or National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

The CHSP First Nations Growth Funding 2024-25 grant opportunity (the grant opportunity) forms part of the extension of the CHSP that was announced as part of the May 2023 Federal Budget.

The grant opportunity is a targeted growth round with a $10 million investment of funding in the 2024-25 financial year, to increase the availability culturally safe CHSP aged care services for First Nations people by First Nations people where there is an unmet demand.

The allocation of growth funding under this grant opportunity will target new Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs), who are not already delivering CHSP services, to increase the availability of culturally safe CHSP services where there is an unmet demand by older First Nations people.

To be eligible you must be one of the following entity types:

• Indigenous Corporation (registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and /or Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006)
• Company
• Corporate Commonwealth Entity
• Non-Corporate Commonwealth Statutory Authority
• 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.

If you are applying as a Trustee on behalf of a Trust, the Trustee must have an eligible entity type as listed above.

Additional Eligibility requirements: To be eligible you must be an existing Commonwealth funded provider of the following: Department of Health and Aged Care, Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA), and/or National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

Each quarter, SilverChef provides four grants, each worth $5,000, to community groups that use foodservice and hospitality to uplift the community. The grants comprise $3,750 credit to be spent on SilverChef’s Certified Used equipment range; with a balance of up to $1,250 that can be paid in cash, or allocated towards more equipment and/or freight costs.

The SilverChef Community Grants Program is open to eligible Australian community groups that use hospitality or food services to help disadvantaged or under-served members of their local community. 

These community groups can include:

• Registered charities and not-for-profits
• Social enterprises (direct-benefit, cross-subsidy or donation model)
• Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Corporations (organisation with an ABN which uses more than 50% of its time and/or resources to improve the lives of Indigenous peoples)

The Awards recognise the achievements of Australian organisations that make significant contributions to the employment of veterans and partners, as well as celebrating the achievements of individual veteran and partner employees and entrepreneurs.

Categories for Individuals:

• Veteran Employee of the Year
• Veteran Entrepreneur of the Year
• Partner Employee of the Year
• Partner Entrepreneur of the Year
• Outstanding Contribution to Veteran and/or Partner Employment

Categories for Organisations:

• Employer of the Year – Small
• Employer of the Year – Medium
• Employer of the Year – Large
• Excellence in Supporting Veteran and/or Partner Employment - National
• Excellence in Supporting Veteran and/or Partner Employment - Regional
• Outstanding Employer of the Year

The Volunteer Museum Grant Program provides assistance to volunteer-initiated community museums and Aboriginal cultural spaces (such as cultural centres and Keeping Places) with collections and displays in NSW.

Leg Up Grants are “quick response” grants for volunteers in volunteer managed museums and Aboriginal cultural spaces who require financial assistance to attend some form of skills development activity, or to bring such an activity into their museum.

To apply for a Leg Up Grant, an organisation must:

• Be incorporated (or provide the details of an auspicing body that is incorporated, such as a local council) OR provide evidence of appropriate alternative governance structures (eg. S355 Committee, Trust, Company limited by guarantee, Local government authority, etc.)
• Be not-for-profit
• Be an established museum, museum network (such as an AMaGA chapter), or Aboriginal cultural space, with a displayed collection (not an archive or historical society without a museum function)
• Be regularly open to the public (i.e. not open by appointment only)
• Have no more than the equivalent of two full-time paid positions
• Provide a written commitment to contribute 50% of the overall costs of the project, thereby matching the amount funded by the Leg Up Grant
• Agree to abide by the terms and conditions of the grant
• Not apply for a VM Grant if they have also applied for, or received, Create NSW funding for the same activity
• Ensure that the project meets all current NSW Health Covid Safe Guidelines.

This grant assists eligible regional NSW businesses and councils by co-funding the purchase and installation of electric vehicle (EV) chargers at your site.

The NSW Government’s objectives of the grants are to:

• Overcome range anxiety and help to create a world-class EV charging network
• support destinations across regional NSW to be EV-ready
• support the growth of the NSW visitor economy and the ability to cater for an increasing number of EV drivers.

Round 2 of the EV destination charging grants will fund:

EV charger hardware:

• up to75% towards the cost of eligible 7 kW and 22 kW EV chargers from the approved EV charger hardware list

EV charger installation:

• up to 75% towards the cost of EV charger installation
• the maximum 75% funding available is capped at $3,000 per single port charger and $6,000 per dual port charger ($3,000 per charge port).

EV charger software subscription:

• up to 75% towards the cost of the first year of an eligible annual software subscription, per charge port, from the grant’s approved EV charger software list

To be eligible, you must:

• be located in an eligible regional NSW local government area (LGA)
• be an approved destination type
• have a live listing with ATDW (Australia Tourism Data Warehouse)
• have no more than four existing EV charge ports installed
• not be a site(s) approved for funding under round 1.

This grant opportunity seeks to ensure that all Australian’s living with cancer have access to high-quality and culturally safe support throughout their cancer experience. Acknowledging the existing national cancer screening programs and funding provided for more commonly diagnosed cancers, this grant opportunity will prioritise activities that focus on increasing equity across tumour types and/or priority populations. 

The Cancer Patient Support Program (the Program) will support, one-off, time-limited activities that provide national leadership on emerging priorities across the cancer control continuum. 

Assessment and notification of outcomes will be divided into three Submission Periods during the life of this Program. Each Submission Period will include assessment of applications that have been submitted to the grant opportunity over the preceding Submission Period. 

• Submission Period 1 will contain all applications submitted to the grant opportunity between the opening date and 2:00pm AEST on 14 May 2024.
• Submission Period 2 will contain all applications submitted to the grant opportunity between 2:01pm AEST on 14 May 2024 and 2:00pm AEST on 18 September 2024.
• Submission Period 3 will contain all applications submitted to the grant opportunity between 2:01pm AEST on 18 September 2024 and 2:00pm AEST on 1 August 2025. 

To be eligible you must be one of the following:

• Indigenous Corporation (registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and /or Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006)
• a registered charity or not-for-profit organisation
• Cancer advocacy groups
• Community Organisations
• Company
• Cooperative
• Incorporated Association
• Statutory Entity, or
• Partnership.

To be eligible, your grant activity must be for a project that will provide improved outcomes for Australian’s living with cancer. Your activity should:

• provide access to high-quality and culturally safe resources and/or care throughout the cancer experience, where applicable;
• be supported by evidence to align with a priority population group and/or increasing equity across tumour types;
• align with the strategic objectives as identified in the Australia Cancer Plan and/or the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cancer Plan; and
• demonstrate national applicability.