Council is always interested in hearing from local community groups and organisations who would like to partner with Council and discuss any ideas or visions they have for the region. Council may provide assistance with sourcing external grant funding including with assisting with your preparation of a grant application where applicable. We endeavour to provide community groups with advice on grant programs that meet their needs as they become available.
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Community Grants Open:
Strengthening Rural
The Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) Small & Vital stream gives small remote, rural and regional communities across Australia the opportunity to access funds for a broad range of initiatives that directly and clearly benefit local communities. There are two tiers of Small & Vital funding available.
Small grants up to $10,000 are available for a broad range of grassroots, community-led initiatives that directly and clearly benefit local communities that strengthen local people, places and climate solutions, with a preference for smaller communities (populations less than15,000). The timeframe to deliver these projects is up to 12 months.
Targeted larger leverage grants up to $50,000 are only available for projects that focus on strengthening the digital skills, confidence and safety of adults enabling them to get online, build social connections and access services, information, education and employment through training, as well as acquiring the digital and connectivity infrastructure where needed. The timeframe to deliver these projects is up to 18 months.
- Applications close: 4 December, 2025 at 5pm VIC time (AEDT)
How to apply
Click HERE to apply
Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program
The STS Program provides funding for one-off, commemorative projects and activities that are ready to proceed and where the funding will ensure their completion. Projects must be able to be completed within 12 months of the funding agreement being executed.
Two categories of grants are available under the STS Program:
Community Grants
Grants of up to $10,000 are available for local, community-based commemorative projects and activities. These grants are for projects and activities that are focused on the local community, commemorate the service and sacrifice of local community members, and are primarily accessed by the local community.
Major Grants
Grants of between $10,001 and $150,000 are available for major commemorative projects and activities that are significant from a national, state/territory or broader regional perspective.
Major Grants have a much wider focus than Community Grants. They must commemorate the service and sacrifice of service personnel beyond the local community, and/or consist of elements that are available to the whole nation, or residents of a state or territory, or the broader regional area. A high monetary value project or activity does not necessarily mean that it is significant at a national, state, territory or broader regional level.
- Application open: 31 March 2025
How to apply
Click HERE to apply
Infrastructure Grants: sport and recreation
Clubgrants Category 3 Infrastructure Grants program is to fund the costs of construction, alteration, renovation, completion and fit-out of buildings and community infrastructure to deliver outcomes for disadvantaged NSW communities including regional, remote and drought-affected areas, culturally and linguistically diverse, disability and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and disaster-affected communities. This grant is one of four Clubgrants Category 3 Infrastructure Grants administered by the Office of Responsible Gambling.
- Application opens: 24 November 2025
- Application closes: 15 December 2025
How to apply
Click HERE to apply
Community Partnerships Program
Transgrid’s Community Partnerships Program offers grants of up to $5,000 for not-for-profit organisations that are local to our planning, operations, and major project areas.
Community Partnerships Program give a boost to the people who live and work in the regions local to Transgrid assets or construction.
- Current program status: Opens 29 September 2025
- Applications close: 11:59pm Friday, 31 October 2025
Grant amount: Grants of up to $5,000 are available
How to apply
Click HERE to apply
Infrastructure Investment Fund | NSWRL
The Infrastructure Investment Fund provides financial assistance for all eligible Rugby League community clubs across the state, with the aim of supporting the upgrade and improvement of their respective club facilities and infrastructure.
How will the fund work?
Fund creation:
- Contributions will be made by NSWRL to the dedicated Infrastructure Investment Fund of up to $2million.
- NSWRL will seek co-contributions from other parties to supplement the fund.
The minimum amount requested under Infrastructure Investment Fund is $20,000, the Infrastructure Investment Fund is limited to a maximum of 50% of the total project cost with a maximum of $150,000. Applications for more than $150,000 will be considered on a case-by-case basis by NSWRL.
Noting any amount requested over $150,000 must not be more than 50% of the total project cost.
- Applications open: Monday 29 September
- Applications close: Monday 3 November 2025 at 10am
How to apply
Click HERE to apply
Veteran Community Grants Program
The Veteran Community Grants Program (VCGP), formerly the Anzac Community Grants Program (ACGP), provides grants of up to $3,000 for a range of projects that either promote appreciation and understanding of the service and sacrifice of military service personnel or support activities and services to enhance the wellbeing of the NSW veteran community.
Applications open: 15 September 2025 9am
Applications close: 11 November 2025 5pm
How to apply
Click HERE to apply