What’s in the 2024–25 Western Australian budget for your grantseeking organisation?

Funding highlights for community groups and social sector services included:

• $60 million for a Regional Community Housing Grants Program for community housing providers to deliver new dwellings or refurbish existing dwellings. These funds are allocated from a portion of the remainder of the 2023–24 Budget’s $450 million Social Housing Investment Fund (SHIF)
• a $6.7 million top-up to the Community Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund and the Club Night Lights Program, increasing the total funding for both programs from $18.8 million to $25.5 million in 2024–25
• $2.4 million for a new Women’s World Cup Legacy Grants program to provide infrastructure and facility improvements grants for women’s National Premier League teams to support women’s participation
• $2.1 million in additional investment in public schools through grants and capital projects over 2023–24 and 2024–25
• a $1.4 million boost over 2023–24 and 2024–25 for Women’s Grants for a Stronger Future Program
• $400,000 for a new Dung Beetle Soil Health Grants Initiative
• Increased funding for the Lower Carbon Grants Program – Gordon Fund due to industry contributions
• Increased funding between 2023–24 and 2027–28 for the Local Capability Fund
• Increased funding over 2023–24 and 2024–25 for Community Gardens Grants

It's still unclear when or how this money will trickle down to not-for-profits and community groups, but we'll be keeping our eyes peeled for grant updates relevant to Funding Centre members.

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