2025 Stronger Communities Grants NOW OPEN!

Wednesday, 15 January 2025

Through the Stronger Communities Program, grants are currently available to not-for-profit community groups and local governments to deliver small capital works projects that bring social benefits and boost community participation.

The Program provides grant funding of between $2,500 and $20,000 for eligible community projects that encourage and support participation in local projects, improve local community participation and contribute to vibrant and viable communities

Round 9 is different to previous rounds

Important changes have been made to the grant opportunity guidelines from previous rounds of the program. This includes updates to eligible activities and program objectives.

To be eligible, projects must directly align and give effect to at least one of the objectives of the program and must be one or more of the specific activities listed in the grant opportunity guidelines.

The objective of the program is to deliver infrastructure projects that provide social benefits for local communities, by supporting one or more of the following:

  • support or encourage interstate or international tourism
  • support or celebrate Indigenous Australians
  • commemorate Australians killed or injured in war or who contributed to Australia’s war efforts
  • support veterans and defence force members and their families and communities
  • support the participation and settlement of newly arrived (i.e. within the last 5 years) immigrants who are not citizens
  • support the acquisition or deployment of greenhouse gas emissions mitigation measures
  • support the dignity of persons (including children) with disabilities by enhancing their access to public infrastructure
  • support access for children to public infrastructure which enables interstate or overseas travel, accommodation, or education or health care infrastructure or services
  • address gender inequality or discrimination in access to public infrastructure or sport
  • provide medical services or facilities, or services or facilities incidental to the provision of medical services
  • provide benefits to a specific cohort or cohorts of students
  • enable or foster the use of electronic communications.

The intended outcomes of the program are to:

  • encourage and support participation in local projects
  • improve local community participation
  • contribute to vibrant and viable communities.

Please ensure you read the guidelines and eligibility criteria thoroughly before applying. The guidelines and information is available at Stronger Communities Programme Round 9 | business.gov.au

Expressions of interest must be completed and submitted to [email protected] by close of business on Friday 21 February 2025.

For queries, please contact Amanda’s office on ph: 8186 2588 or email: [email protected]

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