Financial Wellbeing & Capability Activity Grant Opportunity: Emergency Relief

The Australian Government is inviting organisations to apply for funding under the Financial Wellbeing and Capability Activity – Emergency Relief program, through an open competitive grant process.

Up to $345 million over 5 years will be available for these grants, from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2030.

Emergency Relief is a national financial crisis response program that supports people experiencing financial stress who have limited resources to help them with their financial crisis.

Supports may include food parcels, clothes or vouchers, such as for supermarket items, utilities or petrol.

The program aims to help people manage their immediate crisis, refers people to other relevant services and encourages greater self-reliance. 

This grant opportunity is expected to open in coming weeks, for 6 weeks. 

Priorities for Emergency Relief grants include:

• services are responsive to client and community needs and demand, including from unforeseen crisis events such as disasters
• a mix of face-to-face, phone, online and outreach services
• service coverage at a national, state and regional level with funding provided at the ABS Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4)
• wrap around services, referrals and/or case management for clients with complex needs
• specialist staff training
• mix of large, small, First Nations and multicultural providers
• support for consortia arrangements.

Further details will be available in Grant Opportunity Guidelines.