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Multicultural Peak Body Funding Grant
This grant opportunity is a part of the Modernised Multicultural Grant Program, which will run over 4 years from 2024-25 to 2027‑28 as part of the Government’s response to the Multicultural Framework Review.
Multicultural peak bodies will be able to apply for 4 years funding of up to $400,000 per year.
Multicultural peak bodies will need to work in partnership with the Australian Government to strengthen Australia’s multicultural capacity and promote a greater understanding and acceptance of Australia’s inclusive national identity, civics and citizenship, and multicultural and multi-faith diversity.
They will also need to deliver projects and activities that enhance the multicultural sector, organisations and individuals to facilitate the participation and inclusion of both new and emerging communities as well as established community groups.
Successful applicants will be required to partner with the Department to establish an annual activity work plan, which will outline the activities they will be required to achieve, maintain and measure outcomes.
Please register your interest in participating in a future community forum on this grant opportunity by sending an email to: [email protected]
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Phase Out of Live Sheep Exports by Sea – transition support: Enhancing Market Demand Grants Program – Round 1
On 8 November 2024 applications will open for grants from the Phase Out of Live Sheep Exports by Sea transition support: Enhancing Market Demand Program – Round 1. This round will award grants totalling $2.0 million (exclusive GST) from 2024–25 to 2026–27. Round 2, opening at a later date, will award grants totalling $2.4 million (exclusive GST).
The objectives of this program are to explore the opportunities to maintain and develop:
interstate and overseas markets for Australian sheep products
markets for Australian agri-food in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
The program will provide grants for projects that:
demonstrate broad support across relevant industry stakeholders and demonstrate application or benefit across industry/ies nationally
provide research and analysis products (for example, market and consumer analyses)
strengthen business relationships for the benefit of the Australian sheep industry or Australian agriculture and food industries nationally.
More information about the program will be provided in the Grant Opportunity Guidelines to be released on 8 November 2024.
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Financial Wellbeing and Capability Activity Grant Opportunity: Financial Counselling for Gambling
The Australian Government is inviting organisations to apply for funding under the Financial Wellbeing and Capability (FWC) Activity – Financial Counselling for Gambling program, through an open competitive grant process.
Up to $31.2 million over 5 years will be available for these grants, nationally, from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2030.
The Financial Counselling for Gambling program provides specialised financial counselling services in targeted locations to support eligible people experiencing financial stress or hardship as a result of harm from any form of gambling, including in-person, land-based gambling (such as electronic gaming machines) and online gambling.
The grant opportunity is expected to open in coming weeks, for 6 weeks.
Priorities for these grants include:
to provide safe, inclusive, culturally appropriate, timely and accessible financial counselling services to support people experiencing financial distress as a result of gambling harm.
to provide services that support the longer-term financial wellbeing needs and build the confidence and financial resilience of individuals and families affected by gambling harm.
the provision of a mix of face-to-face, phone and online services
participation in sector-wide financial counselling projects.
Further information will be included in the Grant Opportunity Guidelines.
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Financial Wellbeing & Capability Activity Grant Opportunity: National Debt Helpline
The Australian Government is inviting selected organisations to apply for funding under the Financial Wellbeing and Capability Activity – National Debt Helpline (NDH) through a closed non-competitive grant process.
Up to $27.4 million over 5 years will be available for grants from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2030. Grant funding is available in each state and territory, and will be based on previous funding allocations, aligned to demand.
The NDH is a national telephone service (1800 007 007) that provides access to financial counselling services to help people address their financial problems through the provision of information, advocacy and negotiation.
People can also access information at ndh.org.au and talk to a financial counsellor online through the NDH chat function on the website.
In addition to financial counselling services, the NDH also provides referrals to other supports that could include housing, mental health, addiction and family and domestic violence (FDV) supports.
The grant opportunity is expected to be open in coming weeks, for 4 weeks.
Priorities for the NDH include:
To provide safe, inclusive, culturally appropriate and timely access to financial counselling services
To provide people who access the NDH with a consistent, streamlined experience, including timely access to further financial counselling supports as needed, regardless of their location.
Further information will be included in the Grant Opportunity Guidelines.
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Financial Wellbeing & Capability Activity Grant Opportunity: Financial Wellbeing Hubs
The Australian Government is inviting organisations to apply for funding under the Financial Wellbeing and Capability Activity – Financial Wellbeing Hubs program (formerly Money Support Hubs), through an open competitive grant process.
Up to $95.1 million over 5 years will be available, nationally, from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2030.
Financial Wellbeing Hubs will provide integrated, co-located financial wellbeing services, with a strong focus on early intervention and financial capability. Integrated services will include financial counselling and financial capability, Emergency Relief and access to Microfinance products, and will focus on supporting individuals to increase their financial and digital literacy and longer-term financial resilience.
Hubs may be targeted including for First Nations communities, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, youth, people with disability and people impacted by family and domestic violence.
A priority for these grants is that funded organisations are recognised in the community as a ‘one-stop’ location for financial wellbeing services.
Organisations funded to deliver Hubs will be expected to work closely with other services in the region. This includes identifying opportunities for consortia and/or co-location for integration of services.
The grant opportunity is expected to open in coming weeks, for 7 weeks.
Further information will be included in the Grant Opportunity Guidelines.
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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.
The Australian Government is inviting organisations to apply for funding under the Financial Wellbeing and Capability (FWC) Activity – Commonwealth Financial Counselling and Financial Capability (CFCFC) program, through an open competitive grant process.
Up to $98.6 million over 5 years will be available nationally from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2030.
CFCFC provides free, confidential and non-judgmental financial counselling and financial capability services, including information, advice and advocacy to eligible people experiencing financial difficulty.
These services help people in financial difficulty to work through immediate financial problems, and build long-term financial capability to withstand future financial impacts.
This grant opportunity is expected to be open in coming weeks for 6 weeks.
Priorities for CFCFC grants include:
services are responsive to client and community needs and demand, including from unforeseen crisis events such as disasters
a focus on early intervention
a mix of face-to-face, phone, online and outreach services
services and funding provided at the ABS Statistical Area Level 4
wrap around services and referrals for clients with complex needs
specialist staff training
mix of large, small, First Nations and multicultural providers
support for consortia arrangements
participation in sector-wide financial counselling projects.
Further details will be in the Grant Opportunity Guidelines.
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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.
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National Disability Conference Initiative
The National Disability Conference Initiative (NDCI) 2025-26 grant opportunity is expected to open for applications in November 2024.
This grant opportunity provides grants of up to $10,000 to disability conference organisers to assist people with disability participate in nationally focused, disability-related, conferences held in Australia. Grants will support eligible conference organisers to provide accessibility measures that maximise the inclusion and participation of people living with disability at their disability focused conference/s.
This grant opportunity will be administered by the Community Grants Hub on behalf of the Department of Social Services (DSS).
To receive the latest information on this upcoming NDCI Grant Opportunity, please subscribe to the Community Grants Hub.
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Families and Communities Program – Strong and Resilient Communities (SARC) Activity – Round 4
SARC - Inclusive Communities grants will support the social and economic participation of vulnerable and disadvantaged people in their communities by providing funding that supports:
young people 12 to 18 years who are disengaged, or at risk of disengaging, from education to reconnect with their community, school, training and/or employment
people with a disability to participate in the community, and work towards becoming or remaining independent and engaged in the economy and/or society
women who experience, or are at risk of experiencing isolation or discrimination to participate in the community and/or economy and increase their self-agency
people who are unemployed to increase participation in their community and/or increase their capacity to engage in employment, training, or existing employment services.
Funding will be available to eligible organisations to deliver one-off, time-limited, projects in their communities. Projects may include a trial, seed or start-up project to establish new activities, short-term interventions, or the significant reframing of existing activities.
