Funding Intelligence Layer
Move from directories to a funding system
18 grants and opportunities in the current funding search. Use one search surface to move between open grants, philanthropic funders, delivery organisations, and relationship tracking without starting again every time.
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Search live funding
Use grants first when you need open opportunities, deadlines, and application-ready pathways.
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Search philanthropic funders
Move from causes and places into foundations that already give in those areas.
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Search delivery organisations
Pressure-test who is already doing the work across charities and social enterprises before outreach.
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Start with need, not supply
Check place-level funding gaps, disadvantage, and community-controlled presence before you prioritise a funder or an application.
What strong users do here
Community organisations search grants, then trace back to aligned foundations and relationship targets.
Foundations search charities and social enterprises by cause, geography, and community signals before opening a round.
Corporate and philanthropic teams check place need and existing coverage before funding whoever shouts loudest.
Grants & Opportunities
18 grants
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Start with the ACT lane, then narrow by state and closing date.
Prioritising story, lived experience, evidence, culture. Research-heavy feeds are hidden unless you include them. 6 wiki-derived support terms are included.
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2026 Inclusive Environments Funding Program - Quarter 3 Payments
grantNSW Government — Department of Education
Funding is available to Community Preschools for minor construction and specialised equipment or furniture to enable children with disability and additional needs to participate in the educational program on the same basis as their peers.
Up to $20,000
Closes 22 May 2026
Empathy Ledger possibleState / territoryNew South WalesReadyartscommunityregenerativeeducationdiversity inclusionOpen details →
2026 High Learning Support Needs Funding Program - Quarter 3 Payments
grantNSW Government — Department of Education
Funding for children with high learning support needs enrolled in NSW Community Preschools is provided to develop and deliver each child’s Individual Learning Plan (ILP).
Up to $16,542
Closes 22 May 2026
Empathy Ledger possibleState / territoryNew South WalesReadyartscommunityeducationdiversity inclusionOpen details →
2025 Start Strong for Long Day Care Fee Relief - Intention to Backpay Families
grantNSW Government — Department of Education
This round is for providers who intend to back pay fee relief to enrolled families at the service in 2025 but did not do so because funds were not confirmed by the department.
Up to $100,000
Closes 30 Nov 2026
Empathy Ledger possibleState / territoryNew South WalesReadyartseducationOpen details →
2026 Start Strong for Long Day Care - New Services
grantNSW Government — Department of Education
This form is for approved providers with services that opened and are providing education to enrolled and attending children who may be eligible for funding under 2026 Start Strong for Long Day Care program.
Up to $200,000
Closes 31 Dec 2026
Empathy Ledger possibleState / territoryNew South WalesReadyartseducationOpen details →
Football in Schools
grantNSW Government — Department of Education
As an election commitment to boost physical activity and wellbeing through football and education in West and South-West Sydney, the NSW Government has partnered with Western Sydney Wanderers and Macarthur FC to deliver programs in the area.
Up to $14,500,000
Closes 30 June 2027
Empathy Ledger possibleState / territoryNew South WalesReadyartshealtheducationOpen details →
2025 Start Strong for Long Day Care Fee Relief Confirmation
grantNSW Government — Department of Education
This Fee Relief Confirmation form is for services who past on fee relief in the 2025 calendar year.
Up to $2,174
Closes 30 Nov 2026
Empathy Ledger possibleState / territoryNew South WalesReadyartsaccessibilityOpen details →
2026 Start Strong for Community Preschools
grantNSW Government — Department of Education
The Start Strong for Community Preschools program provides funding to deliver affordable quality preschool education for 3 to 5 year old children enrolled in eligible community and mobile preschools in NSW.
Amount not specified
Closes 31 Dec 2026
Empathy Ledger possibleState / territoryNew South WalesReadyartscommunityeducationOpen details →
Asylum Seeker Employment Skills Support Program (ASESS)
grantNSW Government — Department of Education
The ASESS program will offer a range of initiatives to help Participants to develop suitable career paths and provide them with the tools required to gain sustainable and skilled employment.
Up to $3,073,150
Ongoing
Empathy Ledger possibleState / territoryNew South WalesNeeds dateartsregenerativeemployment trainingOpen details →
2026 High Learning Support Needs Funding Program - Quarter 3 Priority Payments
grantNSW Government — Department of Education
Funding for children with high learning support needs enrolled in NSW Community Preschools is provided to develop and deliver each child’s Individual Learning Plan (ILP).
Up to $16,542
Ongoing
Empathy Ledger possibleState / territoryNew South WalesNeeds dateartscommunityeducationdiversity inclusionOpen details →
Additional Targeted Equity Loading (ATEL)
grantNSW Government — Department of Education
Funding for eligible community and mobile preschools to support activities that increase inclusion and participation in early childhood education and care for children 3 years old and above from targeted equity cohorts.
Up to $116,160
Ongoing
Empathy Ledger possibleState / territoryNew South WalesNeeds dateartscommunityeducationOpen details →
2025 Start Strong for Long Day Care - Intention to Backpay Families (New Services)
grantNSW Government — Department of Education
This form is for approved providers with services that opened and provided education to enrolled and attending children, who may be eligible for funding under the 2025 Start Strong for LDC program and intend to backpay families fee relief in 2025.
Up to $37,000
Ongoing
Empathy Ledger possibleState / territoryNew South WalesNeeds dateartseducationOpen details →
Boarding Scholarships for Isolated Students
grantNSW Government — Department of Education
Funding to assist eligible students from rural areas who are required to board to attend NSW public high schools, including agricultural boarding schools.
Up to $6,320
Ongoing
Empathy Ledger possibleState / territoryNew South WalesNeeds dateartseducationregenerativediversity inclusionregionalOpen details →
Transport Grant
grantNSW Government — Department of Education
The Transport Grant funds transport solutions to improve access to Before and After School Care services. Access for students in small, regional, and rural schools is a particular priority with this grant.
Up to $160,000
Ongoing
Empathy Ledger possibleState / territoryNew South WalesNeeds dateartseducationsportregenerativecommunityregionalOpen details →
Priority grant
grantNSW Government — Department of Education
The Department of Education will fund novel, multi-disciplinary research projects that align with its screen use research priorities. Successful projects will support the translation of research into policy improvements and new policy initiatives.
Up to $500,000
Ongoing
Empathy Ledger possibleState / territoryNew South WalesNeeds dateartseducationresearchdiversity inclusionhealthyouthOpen details →
Leveraging grant
grantNSW Government — Department of Education
The Department of Education will partner with grant-funded researchers investigating screen use in the context of education and child development in NSW. The funding will help make project outputs more applicable to the Screen Fund context.
Up to $200,000
Ongoing
Empathy Ledger possibleState / territoryNew South WalesNeeds dateartseducationresearchdiversity inclusionhealthyouthOpen details →
2026 Inclusive Environments Funding Program - Quarter 2 Payments
grantNSW Government — Department of Education
Funding is available to Community Preschools for minor construction and specialised equipment or furniture to enable children with disability and additional needs to participate in the educational program on the same basis as their peers.
Up to $20,000
Ongoing
Empathy Ledger possibleState / territoryNew South WalesNeeds dateartscommunityregenerativeeducationdiversity inclusionOpen details →
2026 High Learning Support Needs Funding Program - Quarter 2 Payments
grantNSW Government — Department of Education
Funding for children with high learning support needs enrolled in NSW Community Preschools is provided to develop and deliver each child’s Individual Learning Plan (ILP).
Up to $16,542
Ongoing
Empathy Ledger possibleState / territoryNew South WalesNeeds dateartscommunityeducationdiversity inclusionOpen details →
ACCO-led ECEC Sector Growth Partnership Program - Round 1 Expression of Interest
grantNSW Government — Department of Education
Taking Expressions of Interest: ACCO-led ECEC Sector Growth Partnership Program Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCO) who are approved Early Learning providers or are seeking to become approved Early Learning providers.
Up to $800,000
Ongoing
Empathy Ledger possibleState / territoryNew South WalesNeeds dateindigenousartscommunityaboriginaleducationOpen details →