Grant: Queensland Community Foundation – General Fund
Areas of support: Assists charities to develop their structures, systems, people, and skills to deliver improved outcomes for our community. Without limiting the meaning of capacity building as described above, projects can include: education and training; impact assessment; market sounding; recruitment and recognition of volunteers; information technology support systems; planning and governance (strategic plans, constitution reviews or board appraisals. The 2023 grant program supports organisational capacity building of mid-tier organisations with projects that strengthen community through collaboration. Organisations are encouraged to work with other like-minded organisations and charities who are delivering similar projects to support the community more efficiently.
Application deadline: 1 January 2023
Location: QLD
Grant value: up to $25,000 or joint applications up to $60,000
Grant: Microcredentials Pilot in Higher Education
Areas of support: Microcredentials are small courses in a specific area of study, with a focus on upskilling and reskilling in short timeframes, to meet the needs of employers and industry. Under the Microcredentials Pilot in Higher Education, the Government will be piloting the design and delivery of microcredentials which meet specific criteria and are sourced from a higher education award as defined in the Tertiary Education Quality Standards Agency Act 2011. Stage 1 grants provide funding for the design of microcredentials. Funding to design the microcredentials will be based on the scope of the work to be undertaken.
Application deadline: 13 January 2023
Location: Australia
Grant value: up to $100,000
Grant: Renewable Energy Innovation Fund (REIF)
Areas of support: The REIF aims to: support renewable energy companies based in the ACT; attract new ventures to the ACT; develop new research and trades training opportunities; support the development of a renewable energy ecosystem. Our aim is to achieve our shared vision of Canberra as a place of opportunity for clean energy research, innovation and investment. We’re driving the ACT’s renewables energy innovation expertise and net zero emissions future. We want new business models and innovation to solve clean energy challenges and accelerate the uptake of clean energy initiatives.
Application deadline: 16 January 2022
Location: ACT
Grant value: between $50,000 and $300,000
Grant: Food Rescue Grants
Areas of support: The objectives of the program are to: increase the diversion of food waste from landfill in Queensland to assist in meeting the actions and objectives of the Organics Strategy; support food rescue organisations to increase their capacity to rescue more food and provide it to Queenslanders in need. The program provides funding for equipment, infrastructure, operations and activities.
Application deadline: 16 January 2022
Location: QLD
Grant value: up to $500,000
Grant: Bennelong Foundation (First stage: EOI)
Areas of support: To enhance community wellbeing and provide opportunities for positive and lasting change. Focus areas are: Education, Training and Employment; and Community Health and Social Wellbeing. Target communities for funding are: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, refugees, newly arrived migrants, CALD communities, and communities experiencing socio-economic disadvantage. Note: Programs with a main focus on disability, mental health, and healthcare (i.e. programs directly addressing illness and disease) are not current priority areas for the Bennelong Foundation.
Application deadline: 27 January 2023
Location: Australia
Grant value: $30,000
Grant: Arts Impact WA Grants
Areas of support: ARTS Impact WA intends to provide transformational grants to local visionary artists and arts organisations to deliver projects that create positive cultural impact. Calling for high impact projects that are ambitious and unique with strong public visibility and access. We encourage courageous ideas with unique content and ambitious plans. The more local people can be involved or communities can benefit from your project the stronger your application will be.
Application deadline: 27 January 2022
Location: WA
Grant value: $30,000
Grant: Youth Justice – Community Partnership Innovation Grants
Areas of support: Community partnership innovation is a different way of working together to prevent youth offending and increase community safety. It requires government and community to engage more directly at a local level to design and deliver solutions using local community and industry knowledge and support, helping to ensure responses meet the needs of young people, their families and the broader community.
Application deadline: 30 January 2023
Location: QLD
Grant value: up to $300,000
Grant: Mable Community Grants
Areas of support: Grants are given to projects and organisations that promote independence and inclusion for people with disability and older Australians in the arts, sports and recreation and business and technology.
Application deadline: 31 January 2023
Location: Australia
Grant value: up to $20,000
Grant: Alinta Energy – Community Development Program Community Grants
Areas of support: The Alinta Energy community development program is designed to make a positive and lasting contribution across the community. Focused on addressing social disadvantage and environmental sustainability.
Application deadline: 31 January 2023
Location: ACT, QLD, NSW, SA, VIC, WA
Grant value: up to $20,000
Grant: Create NSW Annual Organisation Funding – Round 2, 2022/23
Areas of support: To support Arts and Cultural Organisations to deliver multiple arts and cultural activities throughout a single calendar or financial year. Eligible activities include: creation of new work, practice-based research or experimentation and professional development; production, exhibition, presenting, publishing or recording, touring and festivals; promotion and marketing; conservation and/or development of collections and archives; purchase of capital infrastructure and equipment; partnerships, capacity building and sustainability.
Application deadline: 6 February 2022
Location: NSW
Grant value: Up to $200,000
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