Financial Wellbeing & Capability Activity Grant Opportunity: Food Relief

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

Up to $20.1 million over 5 years will be available for these grants from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2030. 

Food Relief is a national financial crisis response program that increases access to a cost-effective supply of food and/or material aid for Emergency Relief providers. This is through:

• receiving and redistributing donated food and/or material aid (including new or unused stock)
• producing, sourcing and transporting food and/or material aid to Emergency Relief providers.

Material aid may include toiletries, personal hygiene products, cleaning products, blankets, clothing, school supplies and essential white goods.

Applicants can choose to supply food and/or material aid.

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

Priorities for Food Relief grants include: 

• responsiveness to client and community needs and demand, including from unforeseen crisis events like disasters
• coverage at the national, state and regional levels, including regional and remote areas of high disadvantage
• staff training and development
• food safety and cultural considerations
• collaboration and partnerships including consortia arrangements.

Further details will be available in the Grant Opportunity Guidelines.