Artists’ Benevolent Fund

Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: Ongoing
Purpose: To provide immediate assistance following a disaster or catastrophic event in their lives. Pending the capacity of the Fund, the panel may consider larger amounts as appropriate to the need of the beneficiary.

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Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups

Amount: $10,000 - $50,000
Closing Date: 3 September 2024
Purpose: This program funds a range of activities that deliver benefits to the arts sector and wider public, including national and international audiences and communities.

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Climate-Smart Agriculture Program

Amount: $250,000 and $5 million
Closing Date: 4 June 2024
Purpose: Funding for farmers to tackle sustainable agriculture at the grassroots level. Open to individual farmers and community groups of all stripes, and I want to encourage any Indigenous community organisations to get involved, given their long-standing dedication to caring for country.

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Global Science and Technology Diplomacy Fund (GSTDF)

Amount:  $100,000 - $1 million
Closing Date: 31 May 2024
Purpose: To work with the priority partner countries in the key national interest areas of advanced manufacturing, AI, quantum computing, hydrogen production and RNA (including mRNA) vaccines. The priority partner countries are Indonesia, New Zealand, Vietnam, Brazil, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.

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Industry Growth Program

Amount:  $50,000 - $5 million
Closing Date: Undisclosed
Purpose: Supporting innovative small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and startups to commercialise their ideas and grow their businesses. There are two matched funding grant opportunities:

• Grants of $50,000 to $250,000 to support early-stage commercialisation projects
• Grants of $100,000 to $5 million for commercialisation and growth projects.

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National Disability Conference Initiative 2024-25

Amount: Undisclosed
Closing Date: 20 May 2024
Purpose: To deliver improved outcomes for people with disability and their carers. Grants will support eligible conference organisers to provide accessibility measures that will maximise the inclusion and participation of people with disability at their conference. 

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National Justice Reinvestment Program Round 2

Amount: Undisclosed
Closing Date: 9 May 2024
Purpose: To reduce contact with the criminal justice system and incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults and young people through support for place-based and community-led justice reinvestment initiatives across Australia.

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On Farm Connectivity Program

Amount: $3,000 - $30,000
Closing Date: 30 June 2024
Purpose: To enable primary producers in agriculture, forestry and/or fisheries to claim a rebate of between $3,000 and $30,000 for the sale of eligible equipment, with primary producers accessing discounted prices. The rebate can be claimed for up to 50 per cent of the cost of the eligible equipment.

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Play Our Way Program

Amount: $50,000 -$1.5 million
Closing Date: 1 July 2024
Purpose: To support local governments, community, not-for-profit and sporting organisations deliver initiatives to make sport more welcoming and equitable for women and girls. Grants will be available in two streams:

• Facilities – for projects that establish and improve sporting facilities that are designed for women and girls and further encourage them to take part in sport and physical activity by better meeting their needs
• Participation and equipment – for programs that encourage women and girls to participate and remain involved in sport and physical activity for life, by tackling barriers such as disadvantage or lack of equipment, and for programs that will lead to sustained cultural change in sport.

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School Student Broadband Initiative

Amount: Access 12 months free broadband
Closing Date: 31 December 2024
Purpose: To provide up to 30,000 families with no internet at home free NBN for 12 months. To be eligible, a family must:

• Have a child living at home that is enrolled in an Australian school.
• Have no active broadband service over the NBN network.

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Strengthening Social Cohesion Grants

Amount: $12.25 million 
Closing Date: Undisclosed
Purpose: To support Australian Palestinian, Muslim and other communities affected by the Hamas-Israel conflict. The first round of funding will provide $12.25 million for affected Palestinian, Muslim and other communities, including:  ​

• $7 million for national programs addressing social cohesion impacts felt across communities in Australia;
• $1.25 million to expand and enhance existing social cohesion projects; and
• $4 million for community-led grass roots programs.

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Stronger Medicare Awards

Closing Date: 30 June 2024
Purpose: To mark the 40th anniversary of Medicare, the Stronger Medicare awards will recognise and honour Medicare Champions from around Australia: outstanding individuals and practices that provide exceptional care, embrace innovation, and work together to improve the health of their community.

Nominations are also open to the many hard-working people, such as receptionists or administrative staff, who do not have health care profession qualifications but work for primary care services and go above and beyond to benefit patients.

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Youth Steering Committee 2024

Closing Date: 19 May 2024
Purpose: With no experience required, applicants aged between 12 and 24 are encouraged to apply for at least seven new two year positions, alongside some existing members reappointed to the 14 person Youth Steering Committee. Work with the Minister for Youth and ensure that young people have a voice to government.

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Cancer Patient Care Program

Amount: $400,000.00 - $1 million
Closing Date: Submission Period 1 - 14 May 2024,  Submission Period 2 - 18 September 2024.
Purpose: To support activities directed at improving the provision of medical services through the education and training of medical professionals, activities that contribute to the prevention, detection, and support of cancer or activities which provide services to cancer patients.

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Energy Consumer Australia

Amount:  $15,000
Closing Date: Ongoing
Purpose: To enable residential or small business consumer advocacy by participation in current or forthcoming government, regulatory, or industry decision-making processes, or for small, targeted research projects.

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Tertiary Health Study Subsidies

Amount: $12,000 
Closing Date: Applications will close when all subsidies are awarded
Purpose: Are you a student enrolled in a health care degree? You can now apply for up to $12,000 in subsidies to support you in your studies!

This initiative will create a future pipeline of health workers with up to 850 nursing students, 400 medical students and 150 midwifery students expected to enter the subsidy program each year.

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Community Support Grant Program

Amount: $5,000 per project
Closing Date: Open all year
Purpose: To support the community to deliver activities which require a small amount of funding and/or assistance with Council Services.

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Community Events and Place Activation Grant Program & Community Development Grant Program

Amount: $20,000
Closing Date: 30 June 2024
Purpose: Aims to support local organisations,  to deliver community events and activities that activate spaces and places to complement activity around town centres, foreshores, lakes and green spaces for the community and visitors.

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Lake Mac Business Excellence Awards

Closing Date: 19 May 2024
Purpose: To recognise the hard work of businesses big and small, right across Lake Mac. There are heaps of categories to enter, and previous recipients have reported a significant uptick in sales, interest and awareness following their wins. Many category winners also progress to the Hunter Business Awards, for even broader accolades. 

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Young Dobell Competition

Amount: Each age group winner receives $100 + each category receives highly commended.
Closing Date: 20 May 2024
Purpose: In celebration of the Lake Macquarie Dobell Festival, Lake Macquarie City Council is inviting budding artists aged 5 – 18 to participate in the Young Dobell competition.  Theme categories:

• Portrait
• Pet
• Landscape 

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