The Community Grants Hub Hotline will be unavailable from 5:00 pm AEST Friday 27 May 2022 until 8:30 am AEST on Tuesday 31 May 2022. During this period, emails can be sent to support@communitygrants.gov.au; however, they will not be actioned until Hub staff return on Tuesday 31 May 2022.
Please note that there are different selection processes available. More information is available on the Selection Processes page.
The outcome of all grants awarded and funding rounds, including direct rounds, are published on GrantConnect no later than 21 working days after the grant agreement takes effect, in accordance with the Commonwealth Grants Rules and Guidelines 2017.
GrantConnect is the Australian Government’s centralised grants information system. It is the authoritative source for grants information.
Fostering Integration Grants
Category
Multiculturalism
Closing Date & Time
AEST
Selection process
Open competitive
Delivered on behalf of
Department of Home Affairs
The objective of the grant opportunity is to facilitate the participation, integration and social cohesion of both newly arrived migrants and multicultural communities in Australia.
Expansion of the Community Child Care Fund-Restricted (CCCFR) non-competitive grant opportunity (for specified services)
Category
Indigenous Education
Closing Date & Time
AEST
Selection process
Closed non-competitive
Delivered on behalf of
Department of Education, Skills and Employment
The CCCFR expansion program aims to establish new early childhood education and care (ECEC) services in mainly remote and very remote areas to increase participation by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in culturally appropriate ECEC.
Foundation Partner for a National Centre for Place-Based Collaboration (Nexus Centre)
Category
Community Development
Closing Date & Time
AEST
Selection process
Open competitive
Delivered on behalf of
Department of Social Services
This grant is intended to fund a ‘Foundation Partner’ to deliver the first phase of work required to inform the establishment of a National Centre for Place-Based Collaboration (Nexus Centre).
The Nexus Centre is envisaged to be an independent, non-government entity that will work with and across governments, communities and other stakeholders around Australia to support and amplify the effects of existing and emerging place-based initiatives.
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
This grant opportunity will support local community groups and organisations, industry and research organisations to engage in the management, protection, conservation and promotion of Indian Ocean Territories Marine Parks.
Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program
Category
Commemorative
Closing Date & Time
AEDT
Selection process
Open
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 peacekeeping operations.
Home Interaction Program form Parents and Youngsters (HIPPY)
Category
Education Support
HIPPY is a 2 year, home-based parenting and early childhood learning program that supports parents and carers of children in the years prior to school. HIPPY is delivered in 100 communities across Australia; including 50 Indigenous focused communities, targeting around 4,000 children each year.
The program provides a structured curriculum of learning activities. Participating families spend 10 to 15 minutes a day, 5 days a week, undertaking educational activities supporting pre literacy and pre numeracy. The program also offers some parents and carers a supported pathway to employment and increases social connectedness within local communities.
The Grants in Aid 2022-23 program is only open to national ex-service organisations (ESOs) by invitation, and aims to fund discrete projects or activities by national ESOs that address a specific problem or issue and achieve a clear benefit to the ex-service and Defence community.
The purpose of the Justice Policy Partnership is to develop a joined-up approach to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander justice policy, with a focus on reducing adult and youth incarceration.
Building Excellence in Support and Training (BEST) 2022–23
Category
Veterans
The Building Excellence in Support and Training (BEST) program supports the role of ex-service organisation (ESO) welfare and compensation advocates, who provide advice and assistance to the veteran and defence communities.
National Bench Book on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and the Legal System Program
Category
Legal Services
The Bench Book will be a practical and readily-accessible resource for judicial officers and legal professionals providing justice and legal assistance services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the criminal and civil justice systems.
Mental Health Training Package for the Legal Assistance Sector
Category
Mental Health
The objective of this program is to improve service delivery by the legal assistance sector to people experiencing mental health issues, or at risk of suicide. The online training package will be delivered nationally to all Commonwealth-funded legal assistance providers across Australia and their employees.
The Children’s Contact Services grant opportunity aims to improve the wellbeing of Australian families, particularly families with children who are at risk of separating or have separated.
Women’s Leadership and Development Program: Lead and Succeed
Category
Women
The Women’s Leadership and Development Program (WLDP) Lead and Succeed grant opportunity supports projects that improve outcomes for women in Australia in three key priority areas: women’s workforce participation; women’s leadership; and women’s safety.
Economic Pathways to Refugee Integration Grants to Social Enterprises
Category
Settlement Services
The grant opportunity seeks to support economic participation focused social enterprises to increase the rate of employment for refugees and humanitarian entrants with lower skill levels and low English language proficiency.
The City-Country Partnerships program invites applications from suitable organisations to develop formal partnerships between high performing independent schools and remote schools with a high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
The successful delivery organisation will develop and oversee partnerships designed to improve student outcomes and attendance rates and improve the quality of operational management, principal leadership and increase the reach of effective teacher practices.