Grants open in August 2026: Community group, school & not for profit funding

Community group and Not for Profit grants

The Next World Grant

Ecodia is offering to build one Australian for-purpose organisation the custom software it needs, and to host and support it for three years. This is a non-cash grant. The prize is a custom software build, a website, an app, a member portal, a donor system or a campaign tool, whatever the winner most needs. Open to any Australian charity, not-for-profit or social enterprise with an ABN and a genuine social or environmental mission.

Closing September 30

NAB Community Grants

The NAB Foundation Community Grants program provides funding of up to $25,000 for local projects that help communities withstand and recover from natural disasters. Available to not- for- profits, social enterprises, community groups and local government; no DGR required.

Closing September 14

Infrastructure for Multicultural Communities

Multicultural community organisations are invited to apply for funding for physical infrastructure to help multicultural communities to connect and commune in a designated physical environment. You can apply for up to $1,500,000 to construct, upgrade or extend infrastructure that demonstrates benefits to multicultural communities.

Closing November 12

School grants

Breaking New Ground Program

The Breaking New Ground Program aims to assist schools, local governments, developers, community Australian football clubs, umpiring organisations and other landowners to better develop sporting infrastructure accessible to AFL programming and activities in communities across Australia.

Ongoing

Believer’s Grants

The Believer's Grant Program offers funding for groups or organisations working to unleash young people's creativity. Their scope is wide and vague because they are looking for projects that have not been done yet or are doing things differently. Blackbird Foundation want to back wild ideas that explore the intersections of creativity, technology, science, media, storytelling, culture and arts.

Closing June 30, 2027

Partnership Funding

Schools Plus is opening strategic, single to multi-year funding opportunities for learning improvement projects in AI and STEM, and in rural, regional and remote education. Coaching and implementation support are built in from day one, so ambitious ideas become lasting achievements.

Applications open August 31

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