Sometimes there can be an interruption to our service delivery. You may have not received your receipt when you recently lodged a grant application. This is under investigation.
To confirm that your application form was lodged, please email us at support@communitygrants.gov.au. Include details of your submission reference so that we can help confirm this information for you. We will respond to your email during standard business hours.
We apologise for any inconvenience.
The Department of Social Services (DSS) has recently received reports that members of the public have been contacted via phone and social media, by an individual or individuals offering government grant funding.
Examples of recent Scams
These claims are false and these individuals do not represent DSS or the Commonwealth.
DSS officers do not:
It is a serious matter to impersonate a Commonwealth public official. It may even be a criminal offence carrying a penalty of imprisonment in some circumstances.
If approached in this manner, do not give any personal information. If you are uncomfortable with the nature of the call or approach, simply hang up.
We encourage you to report incidents of this nature. You can visit Scamwatch on www.scamwatch.gov.au to report to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), and you can contact the DSS fraud reporting hotline on 1800 133 611.
If you contact DSS in the first instance, we will obtain as many details as possible from you about the incident, including your contact details. If appropriate, DSS will refer it to the police or other relevant authority including the ACCC.
If you have already provided information to a caller or are concerned that a crime has or may be committed, please immediately contact the police, your bank or the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) if it relates to your passport details.
The Community Child Care Fund grant opportunity supports services in disadvantaged and vulnerable communities. Child Care Subsidy-approved services in regional and remote areas, and services funded in CCCF Rounds 1 and 2 can apply for Round 3. View grant
The Individual Placement and Support (IPS) program integrates employment and vocational support with mental health and non-vocational support, assisting young people up to age 25 with mental illness who seek to enter or remain in education or employment. View grant
The National Disability Conference Initiative (Activity Stream 2) provides funding of up to $10,000 for Disabled Peoples Organisations or Families Organisations (DPO/FOs) to increase the level of disability related content in mainstream conferences. View grant
The National Disability Conference Initiative (Activity Stream 1) provides funding of up to $10,000 to disability conference organisers to help people with disability participate in nationally-focused, disability-related, conferences held in Australia. View grant
The Supporting Younger Veterans program provides grants to ex-service organisations and their partners to deliver services for the younger veterans’ community that build capacity for the future. The grants also help raise awareness of the issues faced by the younger veterans’ community. View grant
The Traceability Grants Program – Round 2 provides opportunities for successful applicants to conduct projects that will enhance the supply chain traceability systems and arrangements that support the export of our agricultural commodities. View grant