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Scam Alerts

Scams and how to report them

If you are concerned that a phone call, SMS, voicemail or email claiming to be from the ATO, the Community Grants Hub or the Department of Social Services is not genuine, do not reply to it. We encourage you to:

  • report the scam to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) via visiting Scamwatch 
  • phone the Department of Social Services’ fraud reporting hotline on 1800 054 312, or email the fraud mailbox at fraud@dss.gov.au
  • contact the ATO on 1800 008 540.

If you have already provided information 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.

It is important to know that Departmental officers at the Department of Social Services do not:

  • cold call members of the public to promise grant funding
  • contact members of the public seeking personal information, such as bank details, passport or license numbers.

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 you think you have been scammed, find out where to get help.

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Safe Places Emergency Accommodation Inclusion Round (Inclusion Round)

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Grant Category

Housing and Homelessness Crisis Accommodation

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Open competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Social Services

The Inclusion Round provides capital grants to fund the building, renovation or purchase of new emergency accommodation for women & children experiencing violence. The Round will focus on First Nations women & children, women & children from a CALD backgrounds, and women & children with disability.

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National Justice Reinvestment Program – Round 1

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Grant Category

Indigenous Communities

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Open non-competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Attorney-General’s Department

The National Justice Reinvestment Program aims to reduce contact with the criminal justice system and incarceration rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults and young people through support for place-based and community-led justice reinvestment initiatives across Australia.

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Justice Reinvestment in Central Australia Program – Round 1

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Grant Category

Indigenous Communities

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Open non-competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Attorney-General’s Department

This opportunity aims to prevent and reduce contact with the justice system for First Nations adults and young people through place-based, community-led crime prevention initiatives, measures relating to treatment of drug and alcohol addiction, or diversionary measures relating to illegal drug use.

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Information, Linkages and Capacity Building – Individual Capacity Building Grant Opportunity

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Grant Category

Services for People with Disabilities

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Open competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Social Services

The Information, Linkages and Capacity Building program provides funding to organisations to deliver projects in the community to help all Australians with disability, their families and carers benefit from more inclusive, accessible and connected communities.

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Keeping Women Safe in their Homes (KWSITH) Queensland

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Grant Category

Family and Domestic Violence

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Closed non-competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Social Services

The Australian Government is inviting Department of Justice and Attorney-General (DJAG) via a restricted process to apply to deliver services under the Keeping Women Safe in their Homes (KWSITH) Queensland from January 2024 to 30 June 2027.

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Community Language Schools Grants Program

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Grant Category

Multiculturalism

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Demand-driven

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Home Affairs

The Community Language Schools Grants Program (CLS) will strengthen the cohesion and prosperity of Australia’s successful multicultural society by supporting more young Australians to acquire a second language.

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Information, Linkages and Capacity Building – Social and Community Participation Grant Opportunity

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Grant Category

Services for People with Disabilities

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Open competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Social Services

The Information, Linkages and Capacity Building program provides funding to organisations to deliver projects in the community to help all Australians with disability, their families and carers benefit from more inclusive, accessible and connected communities.

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Disability Worker COVID-19 Leave Grant

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Grant Category

Services for People with Disabilities

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Demand-driven

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Social Services

Submission period 2 - opens 3 October 2023 and closes 9:00pm 6 November 2023.
This grant allows reimbursement to National Disability Scheme (NDIS) providers, including registered and unregistered NDIS providers and sole traders, that make payment to eligible staff when they have a COVID-19 infection and no or insufficient sick leave.

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Our Marine Parks Grants - Round 4

Our marine parks

Grant Category

Natural Resources - Conservation and Protection

Closing Date & Time

AEST

Selection Process

Open competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

This grant opportunity will support Australian Marine Park users, particularly First Nations peoples, to maintain Traditional Owners cultural knowledge and sites; enhance their capacity to engage in marine park management; support evidence-based decision making; and improve ecosystem health.

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Support Plantation Establishment 2023–24 (Round 1, Batches 1, 2 and 3)

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Grant Category

Business Development

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Demand-driven

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

This grant supports the establishment of new long-rotation plantation forests and assists the sector in responding to the projected growth in demand for local timber resources, increasing domestic timber supply and helping to reduce Australia’s carbon emissions by storing the carbon in timber.

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Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program

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Grant Category

Commemorative

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Open competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Veterans’ Affairs

The Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program aims to commemorate the service and sacrifice of Australia’s defence personnel in wars, conflicts and peace operations, and their families.

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