Latest Australian Community Grants

Community organisations across Australia play a vital role in creating thriving, connected, and resilient communities. Whether you're a small grassroots group, an established not-for-profit, or a sporting club looking to make a difference, finding the right funding can be the key to bringing your vision to life.

Below are current grant opportunities specifically designed to support community initiatives across Australia. These represent just a small selection of the 1,900+ community grants currently available through The Grants Hub's Grants Directory.

Current Grant Opportunities for Community Groups

FDF Communities – Small Network Grants

Provider: Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR)
Amount: Up to $50,000
Applications open: May 2026
Applications close: June 2026
Location: National (agriculture-dependent communities in rural, regional and remote Australia)

Supports not-for-profit organisations in remote, rural and regional Australia to develop and deliver local projects that strengthen social capital, wellbeing and connectedness — helping communities prepare for and build resilience to drought.

Projects may include:

• Networks: Strengthening the capacity and collaboration of professional, social, or community networks
• Community Events: Field days, conferences, forums, and seminars that build understanding of drought and climate change
• Training: Improving skills and capacity in community risk management and project delivery
• Small Scale Community Infrastructure: Improving local community meeting places and purchasing minor equipment
• Development and Learning: Professional, personal, and leadership development to support drought preparation

Priority given to projects that:

• Support long-term social connection, capability building, and community adaptability
• Make a clear linkage to drought preparedness
• Are tailored to local needs and geographic context
• Engage young people and First Nations communities
• Collaborate across a diverse range of community-based organisations

An indicative funding pool of $1 million is available per round, with no minimum request amount. Applications are sought from locally based, not-for-profit organisations undertaking simple, one-off, or seed-type activities.

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Qantas Regional Grants

Provider: QANTAS
Amount: Unspecified
Applications close: 10 May 2026
Location: National

Offers funding to Australian-based communities and projects looking to benefit the country's regional areas, with a combination of cash grants, flights in kind, and marketing support.

What recipients receive:

• Cash grants
• Flights in kind
• Marketing support

Eligibility highlights:

• Open to Australian-based individuals, not-for-profit community groups, and organisations of any size
• Must be seeking funding to enhance the lives of people in regional communities
• Charitable organisations must be registered in Australia and endorsed as income tax exempt
• Applicants must nominate the value of each grant component required and clearly outline how it will be used

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NLA Community Heritage Grants

Provider: National Library of Australia
Amount: Up to $20,000
Applications close: 7 May 2026 (new applicants) / 2 June 2026 (repeat recipients & training projects)
Location: National

Supports community organisations to identify and care for Australian moveable cultural heritage collections that are publicly accessible, locally held, and nationally significant.

Eligible grant activities:

• Stage 1: Significance Assessment
• Stage 2: Preservation Needs Assessment
• Stage 3: Collection Management and Conservation activities
• Collection Management Training projects or Collection Management Software

Who can apply:

• Not-for-profit, incorporated organisations including archives, art galleries, historical societies, libraries, museums, Indigenous and multicultural groups, religious groups, and sporting clubs with heritage collections
• Federal, state/territory, and local government agencies and university groups
• Collections must be accessible to the general public (by appointment, online, or on exhibition)

The NLA particularly welcomes applications from community-based organisations with few or no paid staff, Indigenous and multicultural organisations, and rural and remote organisations.

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Kelvin Trimper Scholarship

Provider: Energy Consumers Australia
Amount: Up to $10,000
Applications close: 3 May 2026
Location: National

Supports individuals and organisations to build knowledge or research innovative ideas that will improve outcomes for consumers in the Australian energy sector.

Eligible activities include:

• Researching programs or initiatives that could improve customer outcomes
• Delivering and evaluating a pilot program or initiative
• Training to improve customer engagement and advocacy skills
• Attending a relevant conference
• Research projects that will deliver consumer benefits
• Other innovative initiatives that build consumer capability and advocacy skills

Eligibility highlights:

• Australian citizens aged 18 or older
• Registered charities, not-for-profits, or registered 'for purpose' organisations within Australia
• No co-contribution required

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Dying to Know Day Community Grants Program

Provider: Proveda Foundation
Amount: $500 - $5,000
Applications close: 30 June 2026
Location: National

Supports individual and collective action around death and dying, helping grassroots community members turn great ideas into impactful actions that reshape communities' relationships with end-of-life.

Proveda is particularly keen to hear from organisations engaged with:

• Programs managed and operated primarily by volunteers
• Neighbourhood houses and centres
• Culturally and linguistically diverse community programs
• Creative arts initiatives
• Social and sporting clubs
• Improving participation of vulnerable groups, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, older people living alone, people with disabilities or mental illness, refugees and asylum seekers, and LGBTQIA+ communities

What gets funded:

• Initiatives that build collaborations and partnerships
• Novel and creative approaches
• Projects with the potential to effect change to local systems or culture
• Applications are processed on a monthly basis

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AbbVie Funding

Provider: AbbVie
Amount: Unspecified
Applications close: 26 June 2026
Location: National

Provides financial support for projects that promote excellence in patient care, support disease awareness, and deliver education to healthcare professionals, as well as supporting charities and their fundraising activities in the community.

AbbVie will only consider requests for:

• Healthcare education events or initiatives such as conferences, symposia, or one-off meetings
• Disease awareness activities
• Production of education materials including print and digital content
• Fundraising activities
• Donations to charities or not-for-profit organisations

Please note: Late applications will not be considered. Applications for support of medical research follow a different pathway — contact AbbVie's medical department directly.

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Additional Grant Opportunities

Australian Acoustical Society Education Grant

Encourages and enhances the study and research of acoustics in Australia, open to educational institutions, companies, organisations, and individuals for special acoustic projects, scholarships, software and equipment purchases, or other worthwhile uses involving acoustics.
Applications close: 31 July 2026
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Grant Writing Tips for Success

1. Demonstrate Community Need and Impact

Clearly articulate the problem your project addresses and how it will benefit your community. Use local data and evidence to support your case, and show you understand the specific needs of your community members. Funders want to know why your project matters right now.

2. Show Strong Community Engagement

Funders want to see that your project has genuine community support and involvement. Include letters of support, evidence of consultation, and demonstrate how community members have been involved in the planning process — not just as beneficiaries, but as contributors.

3. Present a Realistic and Detailed Budget

Ensure your budget accurately reflects all project costs and clearly shows how grant funds will be used. Include any in-kind contributions or co-funding to demonstrate community investment. Make sure your income and expenditure columns balance — the grant amount goes into the income line.

4. Highlight Partnerships and Collaboration

Many successful community grants demonstrate strong partnerships with other organisations. Show how you're working collaboratively to maximise impact and avoid duplication of effort, and be clear about your organisation's unique contribution to the partnership.

5. Plan for Sustainability

Wherever possible, outline how your project or initiative will continue beyond the grant period. Funders want to see that their investment will create lasting change. If ongoing financial sustainability is genuinely difficult to achieve — be transparent about that. More funders are increasingly understanding of this reality.

6. Target Rural and Regional Opportunities

Many community grants prioritise rural, regional, and remote communities. If this describes your location, emphasise the unique challenges your community faces and the limited resources available locally. Specific details help — for example, noting that the nearest relevant service is 50+ kilometres away adds real context to your application.

Finding More Opportunities

Many grants welcome applications from diverse community organisations, even if not explicitly stated. Check each grant's eligibility requirements carefully, and if your organisation ticks all the boxes but isn't specifically listed as a target applicant, it's worth contacting the funder directly to confirm before you start your application.

Our Grants Directory contains 1,900+ community grant opportunities currently open that could help fund your work across various sectors and focus areas.

When searching for grants, consider looking beyond general community funding to include:

• Sector-specific grants (health, education, sport, arts, environment)
• Digital inclusion and technology grants
• Indigenous-led initiative funding
• Volunteer support programs
• Infrastructure and equipment grants
• Capacity building opportunities
• Regional development programs.

Ready to Get Started?

The Grants Hub's directory is updated daily with new grant opportunities. You can filter grants by location, sector, funding amount, and application deadlines to find the perfect match for your project. Set up a custom alert so that you never miss a grant opportunity again.

Whether you're building community infrastructure, delivering programs and services, supporting vulnerable people, or enhancing digital capability, there are funding options available to support your goals.