Open Grants

Awesome Foundation Sydney

• $1,000 every month
• Funds community projects that make Sydney ‘more awesome’ $1000.
•  Closing First Wednesday of every month.
• Learn more on the Awesome Foundation page.

Balnaves Foundation Grants  

• $150,000 – $250,000.  
• Support for projects that create a better Australia through education, medicine and the arts with a focus on young people, the disadvantaged and Indigenous Australia.  
• Always open. No closing date. 
• Learn more on the Balnaves Foundation website.

General Giving, Coopers Brewery Foundation

• Up to $50,000
• One-off funding for projects with proven need in the community that respond to one of the Foundation’s focus areas: Youth education, Aged care; Medical research / Health care.
• Learn more on the Coopers Foundation page. 

IOOF Foundation Grants, Insignia Financial Group

• No specified limited
• To support initiatives that promote quality of life
• Learn more on the IOOF Foundation Grants page

Mental Awareness Foundation

• Up to $25,000
• To support mental health Not-for-Profit organisations
• Learn more on the Mental Awareness Foundation page

Sheargold Foundation Grants

• No specified limited
• To support organisations or groups who meet a need or opportunity identified by Sheargold Foundation’s board.
• Learn more on the Sheargold Foundation Grants page

Young People Grants, Matana Foundation

• Usually $1,000 – $10,000
• To improve the welfare and wellbeing of young people from severely disadvantaged or marginalised backgrounds
• Learn more on the Matana Foundation page

Rainbow Giving Australia Grants 2025

• $500 – $2,000.
• In 2025 Rainbow Giving Australia will be seeking expressions of interest for Spark Pride Grants from LGBTQIA+ not-for-profit organisations and initiatives that are committed to empowering LGBTQIA+ people and communities.
• Available all year.
• For more information about this grant opportunity. Grants Overview — Rainbow Giving Australia

TBC

Harcourt Foundation Grants

• Unspecified amount as they are project specific. 
• To provide support for a specific event, project, item, or initiative that helps, grows, and enriches our communities. Priority is given to projects that have the widest community impact.  
• Closing Monday 3 February 2025
• Learn more on the Harcourts Foundation website

Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program, Department of Veterans’ Affairs

• Up to $10,000 (Community grants) or $150,000 (Major grants)
• To support projects that promote appreciation for veterans or provide information on Australia’s wartime heritage.
• Closing Wednesday 5 February 2025
• Learn more on the Department of Veterans’ Affair grant page

Emily’s Wish Foundation Charity Grant 2025

• Up to $10,000.
• Support project-based submissions from charities and non-profit organisations that have a profound local and global impact.
• Closing February 2025.
• For more information about this grant opportunity. Grant Application 2025

Conlan Airways Trust General Grants

• Typically up to $10,000.
• Grants available for individuals living and working in and organisations that support residents in very remote or remote areas to overcome challenges caused by remoteness.
• Closing date: Saturday 15th February 2025.
• For more information about this grant opportunity.
  Online Grants for outback Australians – Connellan Airways Trust

Coles Nurture Fund

• Maximum $500,000.
• Funding for Australian producers for a grant for projects to help them develop unique products, technologies and processes. Grants opens Monday,20 January.
• Closing date Friday 14 February 2025. 
• For more information about this grant opportunity.
  https://www.coles.com.au/about-coles/supporting-aussie-producers/coles-nurture-fund

Australian Government Volunteer Grants 2024-2025

Volunteer Grants are to support the work of local community organisations that rely on volunteers. Expressions of interest through your local Federal Members of Parliament (MP) open Wednesday 26 February 2025. Closing date Wednesday 12 March 2025. Volunteer Grants