Community Services Grants in Australia

This grant provides $190 million over four years (2022-23 to 2025-26) to support Community Sector Organisations (CSOs) already receiving Indigenous Advancement Strategy funding. The funding addresses wage pressures and inflation impacts on eligible organisations delivering community services. Funding amounts are based on existing IAS agreement duration, a percentage of current IAS funding, and service delivery location, with higher supplementation for remote and very remote areas.

This program funds innovative projects that champion opportunities for women and girls in NSW, focusing on three pillars: economic opportunity and advancement, health and wellbeing, and participation and empowerment. Funding supports majority women-owned and managed small businesses, social enterprises, and not-for-profits to deliver projects aligned with the NSW Women's Strategy (2023-2026).

This grant program empowers sporting organizations to prevent domestic, family and sexual violence through sport by funding medium and large-scale projects. It supports initiatives that build knowledge and skills, promote positive behavioral change, and establish partnerships between the sport and primary prevention sectors. Projects must be inclusive, evidence-based, and delivered across multiple organizations or entire sporting codes.

This grant opportunity is available to Child Care Subsidy (CCS) approved providers of approved child care services under the Family Assistance Law that meet the eligibility criteria set out in the Grant Opportunity Guidelines. The CCCF Round 5 grants are for a grant period of up to 3 years. The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are to support: ECEC services providing care in under-served communities experiencing disadvantage or vulnerability to be able to address (or have increased capacity to address) community level barriers to child participation in early childhood services increased number of children from families and communities experiencing disadvantage or vulnerability accessing ECEC viability of ECEC services providing care to communities experiencing disadvantage, including in areas with fluctuating and/or low short-term demand. The grant opportunity will provide funding for 2 key activity streams: Sustainability Support: helping eligible ECEC services improve the vi

Funding to support a wage increase for all eligible ECEC workers Eligibility: As detailed in the Grant Opportunity Guidelines and Application Grant Activity Timeframe: 2 December 2024 to 30 November 2026 Instructions for Application Submission: You will need to complete the Application Form and address all of the eligibility criteria to be considered for a grant. The Grant Application form is open from 8 October 2024 to 30 September 2026. Following electronic submission, you will receive an automatic reply. Addenda Available: View Addenda Contact Details Email Address: CCShelpdesk@education.gov.au Grant Opportunity Documents Submit Application × Edit Form

The objective of the grant is to provide payments to New Zealand non-protected Special Category (subclass 444) visa holders who have been adversely affected by a major disaster, consistent with the Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment (AGDRP). NZDRP grants will be administered by Services Australia on behalf of NEMA. The NZDRP grant program will run over 4 years from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2027. Eligibility: In accordance with the eligibility criteria outlined in the Program Guidelines. Instructions for Application Submission: Information available at: Natural disaster support - Natural disaster - Services Australia Other Instructions: A claim will be assessed by Services Australia against the qualification criteria and claimants will be notified in writing if their claim has been granted or rejected. Where requested, a claimant may need to provide evidence of meeting the eligibility criteria for the payment. Services Australia makes every effort to process the claim as quic

A free and confidential mental health coaching program designed to support small business owners and sole traders. Participants receive 6 free mental health coaching sessions plus 2 follow-up sessions with no GP referral required.

The objective of the grant is to provide payments to New Zealand non-protected Special Category (subclass 444) visa holders who have lost income as a direct result of a major disaster, consistent with the Disaster Recovery Allowance (DRA). This grant will be administered by Services Australia on behalf of NEMA. The NZ DRA grant program will run over 4 years from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2027. Eligibility: In accordance with the eligibility criteria outlined in the Program Guidelines. Instructions for Application Submission: Information available at: Natural disaster support - Natural disaster - Services Australia Other Instructions: A claim will be assessed by Services Australia against the qualification criteria and claimants will be notified in writing if their claim has been granted or rejected. Where requested, a claimant may need to provide evidence of meeting the eligibility criteria for the payment. Services Australia makes every effort to process the claim as quickly as possible.

A refund on vehicle registration tax for Commonwealth Carer Allowance recipients who are registered operators of eligible vehicles. The rebate applies to vehicles weighing between 976 kg and 2504 kg.

The purpose of the Indigenous Employment Initiative (IEI) is to create entry level employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who will support the provision of culturally safe, trauma aware, and healing informed aged care to older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through a suitably skilled workforce. The objectives are to: • ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are provided employment and training opportunities in their communities in entry level, non-clinical aged care positions • provide culturally safe training programs to develop an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce that will provide high quality services and meet community needs • provide culturally safe, trauma aware, and healing informed aged care to older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people on country and/or close to home • improve the quality and access to aged care services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people • support the expan

The focus of the ISP program is aimed at building the inclusion capacity and capability of eligible CCS approved ECEC services, where there are barriers to the participation of children with additional needs, with their typically developing peers. The program helps to ensure all children have genuine opportunities to access, participate and achieve positive learning outcomes as per the Approved Learning Frameworks. The program also assists services to implement their quality, inclusive and equitable obligations under the National Quality Framework (NQF) and in accordance with the National Quality Standard (NQS) and Approved Learning Frameworks. Eligibility: ECEC services eligible for support through the program are services that have been approved by the department for the provision of the Child Care Subsidy (CCS) under the Family Assistance Law. Total Amount Available (AUD): $85,000,000.00 Estimated Grant Value (AUD): From $5,000.00 to $70,000.00 Instructions for Application Submissio

The Market Adjustment Program grant opportunity builds on the Government’s existing Market Adjustment Program which supports residential aged care providers (providers) that are facing financial viability concerns by expanding that support to Support at Home providers. The program provides funding (including ‘critical failure’ funding) to avoid premature aged care provider closures and, in appropriate situations, to support orderly exits and service or provider consolidation. In addition, the program may also fund initiatives aimed at improving business capability (to reduce likelihood of deteriorating performance). The overarching program intent is to reduce the risk to the safety of care recipients from disorderly closures or financial failure. The Market Adjustment Program Grant Opportunity is to safeguard continuity of care for care recipients through support for providers that are in most need of funding assistance, are strategically important (including those in thin markets) and