Grants & Opportunities

The Sunshine Coast Council's Major Grants program supports not-for-profit organisations in Australia to deliver one-off projects, events, and activities that provide broad community benefit, fostering a more active, vibrant, inclusive, resilient, and creative community. It also provides funding for infrastructure projects.

Supports community leaders in capacity building.

The Small Grants Program provides annual project-based funding to Australian organizations with Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) endorsement. It supports innovative, capacity-building initiatives across education, environment, health, social welfare, and the arts, with a priority for projects benefiting communities in New South Wales.

An annual funding opportunity for independent mid-career artists in Western Australia to explore and create new work across any art form, offering project grants and residencies. It also provides additional stipends for primary carers and professional documentation.

Mission trip to Karratha & Roebourne in WA's Pilbara region, partnering with Indigenous communities and a new church plant. Includes children's ministry, community clean-up, youth outreach, and NAIDOC Week celebrations.

Two-part mission trip: Phuket (ACCI Missions Conference support) and Chiang Mai (community development, construction projects, children's ministry, rural outreach).

Grants targeting young adults aged 16-24, available for up to 1 year.

Funds initiatives supporting economic equity, safety, and justice for women and girls.

Funds projects and programs aimed at supporting cancer patients and their families during cancer treatment.

Supports projects focused on cancer prevention and increasing cancer awareness and understanding.

Funds the establishment of micro-businesses in remote Aboriginal communities.

A program aimed at providing housing and support services for youth experiencing homelessness.

Funding aimed at acquiring new artworks to enrich the Art Gallery’s collection.

Supports early-career artists to undertake professional development opportunities.

Empowers young people through a series of structured sports-based and educational programs.

A 6-week program for ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis, running Tuesday evenings from May 12 to June 16, 2026.

A 6-week online program for osteoarthritis, running Wednesday evenings from May 13 to June 17, 2026.

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Cumberland ClubGRANTS is a ClubsNSW community grant program supporting local projects and services that provide assistance to people in the Cumberland area.

These grants specifically support the production of specialist radio programming, including content for Ethnic, Indigenous, and Radio Print Handicapped (RPH) communities.

These grants aim to enhance the long-term sustainability, governance, and operational capacity of community media organisations across Australia. They contribute to media diversity, social cohesion, and the development of a skilled and resilient broadcasting sector.

These grants support the creation of compelling content to increase and diversify voices in Australian media, fostering community participation, amplifying diverse cultures and languages, and building audiences through creative and innovative storytelling.

For businesses with 3+ years operation and turnover under $10M, open to migrants (born overseas, Australian citizens or permanent residents)

Projects must result in sustainable benefits related to caring for Country, supporting cultural practice, renewal or cultural education, and/or development of First Peoples art forms. Thematic priorities for 2025/26 include cultural knowledge transfer and practices (intergenerational), and truth telling in historic or contemporary contexts.

Projects must focus on First Peoples personal and/or collective healing and wellbeing, ideally scalable and/or of national significance. Thematic priorities for 2025/26 include truth telling leading to healing, and social and emotional wellbeing for young people.