Fairfield City Council and other external bodies provide a variety of grant and funding opportunities throughout the year to support community achievement in a number of social, sporting, cultural and environmental initiatives.
The diversity in grant and funding opportunities ensures there is something for everyone who has an idea or program that strengthens the community.
Coles Group have opened its annual round of the Coles Nurture Fund, providing grants of up to $500,000 to small and medium Australian businesses, to help them drive innovation and produce outstanding sustainability benefits.
Recent projects funded by the Coles Nurture Fund include a zero-waste organic mushroom facility, extending the season of premium Eureka blueberries and equipment that will repurpose waste to create unique Australian Spirits.
The NSDP is a competitive grants programme and applications are open to all Men’s Sheds across Australia.
The NSDP provides direct financial assistance to address the health and wellbeing of the shed members within the shed environment; support health education for shed members, deliver appropriate activities and programmes, improve facilities and the sustainability of Men’s Sheds across Australia.
Closes:
Cat 1-4: Friday, 21 February 2025
Cat 5: Friday, 7 March 2025
Are you a nursing, medical, midwifery, paramedical or allied health student or graduate? You could be eligible for financial support if you commit to working with NSW Health.
The Tertiary Health Study Subsidy Program (THSSP) provides financial support to students studying an eligible health qualification.
NSW Health offers two types of subsidies. 2,000 subsidies will be awarded for each type of subsidy in 2025 and 2026.
This is an opportunity for community groups and organisations in Fowler to enhance local infrastructure and resources.
This initiative offers vital funding ranging from $2,500 to $20,000 to empower volunteer and community organisations to deliver social benefits to local communities.
The Stronger Communities Grant Programme: Round 9 is open for expressions of interest.
The Youth Empowerment Program will provide funding to organisations for programs for youth aged 10 to 17 who are engaged in, or at-risk of becoming engaged in, criminal and/or anti-social behaviour.
It is expected that activities will be aimed at the participation of young people at-risk aged between 10 to 17 to reduce the incidence of low-level engagement in criminal activity and decrease recidivism rates.
The NSW Primary Prevention Multi-Year Partnerships (MYP) Grants Program is now open for local organisations statewide, that address the drivers of domestic, family and sexual violence in our community.
Expressions of Interest will close on Tuesday, 18 February 2025. Following the Expression of Interest, eligible organisations will be invited to submit detailed proposals for funding consideration.
The full grant application process for the MYP Grants Program will be run in early 2025.
Funding of grants of up to $50,000 to support arts and cultural sector organisations, in collaboration with a creative industry business partner, to develop boundary-pushing projects and programs.
Applications are invited from not-for-profit small-to-medium arts and cultural organisations collaborating with a creative business to deliver an innovative idea. The broad range of partner creative industries businesses include broadcasting and digital media, design, architecture and fashion, built and physical heritage, arts education, food and beverage and technology sector.
The Centre’s inaugural grant program is aimed at strengthening business, cultural and community connections between Australia and Southeast Asia. Applications are welcome in creative industry exchanges, cultural initiatives, and research on Southeast Asia literacy.
Estimated Grant Value (AUD): From $50,000.00 to $200,000.00
Organisations with a primary purpose of producing core news content will be eligible to apply for funding to support a proportion of the salary costs of journalists producing core news content that is distributed digitally.
The grant amount is $13,000 per eligible journalist full time equivalent (FTE).
Volunteer Grants Program supports the work of local community organisations by reducing barriers for volunteers and increasing participation in volunteering.
Grants of between $1,000 and $5,000 will be available to assist eligible not-for-profit community organisations that rely on volunteers.
The 2024–25 Volunteer Grants Opportunity is open for expressions of interest.
The Multicultural NSW Safe Places for Faith Communities Grants provides funding for places of worship and other eligible places where faith communities gather regularly.
Grants between $5,000 to $250,000 are available for projects delivered by 30 June 2026.