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title: A Few Updates — The Grants Hub
description: "Here are a few news snippets from the grants world that I'd like to make you aware of:    The Federal Government's Catalyst—Australian Arts and Culture Fund will be transferred to the Australia Council from 1 July.  Read more .    The Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation 2017/18 Grant Program Briefing"
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# [A Few Updates — The Grants Hub](https://www.thegrantshub.com.au/blog/articles/2017/3/21/a-few-updates)

 Written by [Jessie Ballantyne](https://www.thegrantshub.com.au/blog/author/jessie-ballantyne) | 20 Mar 2017

Here are a few news snippets from the grants world that I'd like to make you aware of:

- The Federal Government's Catalyst—Australian Arts and Culture Fund will be transferred to the Australia Council from 1 July. [Read more](https://www.arts.gov.au/funding-and-support/catalyst-australian-arts-and-culture-fund).
- The Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation 2017/18 Grant Program Briefing will be held in Melbourne tomorrow. We'll be updating their grants program details on The Grants Hub this week.
- The Federal Government's Strengthening Communities Program will be changing to the Strong & Resilient Communities Program from 1 January 2018. Applications are expected to open in May 2017.
- The NAB Foundation is launching an exciting new grants program next week. Stay tuned for details in our 'All New Funding' email coming out on Thursday.

Jessie Ballantyne  
Founder & Managing Director

[View full post](https://www.thegrantshub.com.au/blog/articles/2017/3/21/a-few-updates)

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