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.
The aim of the program is to encourage an increase in active transport through the upgrade of existing and construction of new bicycle and walking pathways across Australia.
Through the program, $100 million in funding will be available from 2024-25 to 2028-29.
The Roads to Recovery (RTR) Program supports the construction and maintenance of the nation’s local road infrastructure assets, which facilitates greater accessibility and improves safety, economic and social outcomes for Australians.
Funding under the RTR Program is available to all local government areas in Australia, for projects delivered through councils, and state and territory governments in unincorporated areas, under the National Land Transport Act 2014.
$4.4 billion will be available over the five years from 2024-25 to 2028-29 under the RTR Program. From 2027-28 RTR Program funding will reach $1 billion per year and remain at that level under this ongoing program.
The SLRIP commenced on 1 July 2024 to provide funding for projects to address current and emerging priorities in road infrastructure needs. Funding of at least $200 million per year will be available under the program.
The SLRIP is an application-based merit-assessed funding program open to all state and territory governments and Local Government Authorities (LGA). Applications are accepted all year round for all focus areas with applications batched for assessment three times a year.
The SLRIP is open for applications all year round. Tranche 2 is currently open and closes on 31 January 2025.
The Building Women’s Careers (BWC) Program provides up to $5 million for partnerships to drive structural and cultural change and increase women’s participation and training in the construction, clean energy, advanced manufacturing and/or digital and technology industries.
The program consists of two streams:
- Stream One – a grant of between $3 million and $5 million.
- Stream Two – a grant of between $500,000 and $1 million.
The grant amount will cover up to 100% of eligible expenditure.
Create NSW funding opportunities for professional artists, arts and cultural workers and organisations across a wide range of artforms and disciplines.
The new streamlined ACFP has 4 funding programs:
- Multi-year Funding
- Regional Arts Touring
- Project Funding
- National Partnerships.
Five new Arts and Cultural Funding Program – Project and Multi-year funding rounds is currently open.
Provides funding for multicultural and multifaith community groups to deliver festivals and events that celebrate and embrace our state’s vibrant cultural diversity.
Grants range from $5,000 to a maximum of $20,000 for festivals and events held between 1 March 2025 and 31 July 2025.
Grassroots volunteer involving organisations can now apply for small grants ($10,000 – $20,000) for one-off, time limited projects that support vulnerable and disadvantaged people by strengthening the organisation’s volunteer capability and capacity.
Local councils, Government entities and not-for-profit organisations are eligible to apply for a fixed grant of $10,000 to deliver inclusive events on our national day. An additional $5,000 is available for events that include significant Indigenous Australian elements.