Australian of the Year Awards

Closing Date: 31 July 2021
Purpose: The National Australia Day Council calls on all individuals, groups and organisations to nominate an Australian who makes them proud for the Australian of the Year Award. 

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Future of Work Program

Amount: Will fund the student contribution fee for selected applicants in short courses.
Closing Date: 25 June 2021
Purpose: This program is designed to prepare people to become the regional workforce of the future. It will create 1,000 skills development opportunities by funding students undertaking short courses and advanced apprenticeships in key regional areas. 

• Hunter Region, New South Wales
• Bowen Basin and Mackay, Queensland
• Roxby Downs, South Australia
• The Pilbara and Goldfields, Western Australia

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Advanced Manufacturing Early Stage Research Fund 

Amount: $100,000 - $4 million
Closing Date: 30 June 2021
Purpose: To boost innovation, skills and employment in advanced manufacturing.

The intent of the fund is to support small-scale and pilot research projects in advanced manufacturing, and benefit smaller firms and early stage research. 

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Australia Council for the Arts' - Organisations 

Amount: $20,000 - $100,000
Closing Date: 7 September 2021
Purpose: To deliver a range of activities that deliver benefits to the arts sector and wider public, including national and international audiences.

Organisations that undertake arts programs, projects or that provide services to artists are welcome to apply. These activities must last no longer than two years from the proposed start date. 

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Australia Council for the Arts' - Individuals & Groups 

Amount: $10,000 - $50,000
Closing Date: 7 September 2021
Purpose: Only individuals and groups may apply to this category. You must be an Australian citizen or an Australian permanent resident, and a practising artist or arts professional.

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Anzac Day Schools' Awards

Amount: $30,000
Closing Date: 30 June 2021
Purpose: To recognise the commitment of students, teachers and schools to engage with veterans and honour Australia's wartime history.

In 2021, the awards theme will be "What does commemoration look like in your community?"

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Australian Apprenticeships Incentives Program 

Amount: Undisclosed
Closing Date: Ongoing
Purpose: To contribute to the development of a highly skilled and relevant Australian workforce that supports economic sustainability and competitiveness.

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Australia Post Community Grants Program

Amount: $10,000
Closing Date: 4 July 2021
Purpose: To connect individuals and communities to improve mental health and wellbeing.

Some projects that are unsuccessful for a grant of up to $10,000 may be considered for a smaller grant of $2,000.

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Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants  

Amount: Up to $150,000
Closing Date: 8 February 2022
Purpose: To preserve Australia's wartime heritage and to involve people throughout the nation in a wide range of projects. The categories include:

• Community Grants - Up to $10,000 for community-based commemorative projects and activities, including: the building of community memorials and the preservation of wartime memorabilia that is significant locally but is not necessarily nationally significant.
• Major Grants - Grants between $10,001 and $150,000 for major commemorative projects and activities that are significant from a national, state, territory and/or regional perspective.

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Minimum Viable Product Grants

Amount: Up to $25,000
Closing Date: Ongoing
Purpose: These grants are designed for pre-revenue technology startups to help them engage with a potential business customer, or channel to market, to achieve market validation and first sale.

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Stronger Country Communities Fund

Amount: $100 million
Opening Date: 25 June 2021
Purpose: To deliver and enhance sports-related infrastructure projects. including change rooms.

Up to $50 million will go towards projects that deliver and enhance women’s sporting facilities, including change rooms. The remaining $50 million will meet the strong demand for other high-quality community and sports-related infrastructure projects. 

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Strengthening Rural Communities Program

Amount: $10,000 through the Small & Vital Stream, and $25,000 through the Bushfire Recovery Stream.
Closing Date: 24 August 2021
Purpose: To give the thousands of small rural, regional and remote communities across Australia an opportunity to access funding to support broad community needs. 

A broad range of charitable projects are considered under this program, including:

• Purchasing or hiring equipment and materials
• Community infrastructure projects
• Organisational capacity building
• Community resource development
• Delivering, or providing activities, events, programs and services.

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Regional Events Acceleration Fund

Amount: Stream 1 $50,000 - $200,000,  Stream 2  in excess of $100,000
Closing Date: 17 December 2021
Purpose: To support the social and economic recovery of our regions, helping organisations attract new major international and domestic events to regional areas and support existing regional events to grow even bigger and better.

The types of events eligible for funding include:

• Major sporting and lifestyle events
• Major food and beverage events
• Major music, art and culture festivals.

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Crown Reserve Improvement Fund (CRIF)

Amount: $17 million 
Closing Date: 25 June 2021
Purpose: The CRIF supports asset improvements on Crown reserves by providing funding for:

• Repairs and maintenance projects
• Pest and weed control
• New recreational infrastructure

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Dine & Discover

Amount: $100 per adult
Closing Date: 30 June 2021
Purpose: To encourage the community to get out and about and support dining, arts and tourism businesses.

NSW residents aged 18 and over can apply for 4 x $25 vouchers, worth $100 in total.

• 2 x $25 Dine NSW Vouchers to be used for dining in at restaurants, cafés, bars, wineries, pubs or clubs. 
• 2 x $25 Discover NSW Vouchers to be used for entertainment and recreation, including cultural institutions, live music, and arts venues.

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Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund

Amount: $75,000 - $2 million
Closing Date: 31 December 2021
Purpose: To support the arts and entertainment sector to reactivate.

The program is targeting the arts and entertainment sector organisations who are seeking to restart, re-imagine or create new activities. The fund will provide finance to assist with the presentation of new or re-shaped cultural and creative activities and events including festivals, concerts and tours.

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Business Events Boost Program

Amount: $50,000 - $200,000
Closing Date: 30 June 2021
Purpose: To support operators that are buying or selling business events. 

Projects must demonstrate the potential to influence domestic decision makers of existing business events or assist in the conversion of new domestic business events.

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Small Business Fees and Charges Rebate

Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: 30 June 2022
Purpose: To helps businesses recover from the impacts of COVID-19 and encourages growth by reducing the cost of running a business.

Funds can be used to offset the costs of eligible NSW and local government fees and charges. These include, but are not limited to:

• Food authority licences
• Liquor licences
• Tradesperson licences
• Event fees
• Outdoor seating fees
• Council rates.

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NSW Carers Week Grants 2021

Amount: $300
Closing Date: 14 June 2021
Purpose: To assist in running events or activities, either online or in person to support and celebrate carers across NSW as part of National Carers Week.

This year, National Carers Week will be held from 10-16 October 2021.

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Destination Australia Program

Amount:  $25.32 million over 4 years. This equates to approximately 380 scholarships
Closing Date: 15 June 2021
Purpose:  Aims to attract and support international and domestic students to study in regional Australia

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Export Assistance Grant

Amount: $2,000 - $10,000
Closing Date: Ongoing
Purpose: To help eligible export businesses in NSW access global markets.

If you run an exporting business, or if you were exporting goods or services before the impacts of COVID-19, bushfires or drought, you may be eligible for an export assistance grant of up to $10,000.

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LMCC - Events Funding Assistance Program

Amount: Total funding $247,000 
Closing Date: 3 June 2021
Purpose:  To help reactivate the community following the COVID-19 lockdowns.

Applications are now open for the first round, with a second opening in August for events to be held from October 2021 to December 2022.

Funding will be offered across both rounds of funding, in three categories:

• Community events up to $10,000
• Local events and celebrations up to $2,000
• Sponsored festivals and events up to $20,000

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LMCC - Donations and Financial Assistance

Amount:  $2,000 
Closing Date: Next round closes 4 June 2021
Purpose:  To support community groups and organisations that add social, economic or environmental benefits to our City.

Not-for-profit groups and organisations showing significant local membership or participation, and/or are undertaking a project that shows significant local benefit can apply.

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Lake Mac Business Excellence Awards

Closing Date: 6 June 2021
Purpose: To acknowledge and support individual business accomplishments in Lake Macquarie, recognise and highlight achievements, and ultimately encourage all businesses in the City to strive for excellence.

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Central Coast Council's Community Support Grant Program

Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date:  The last day of each month.
Purpose: To support the community to deliver activities which require a small amount of funding and/or in-kind support.

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Hunter Manufacturing Awards

Closing Date: 19 July 2021
Purpose: To reward commitment to excellence in manufacturing in the Hunter.

HMA believes by showcasing the achievements of the best of these companies it can inspire the next generation to strive for greatness in inventing the region’s future.

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NSW/ACT Regional Achievement & Community Awards

Amount: $1,000 cash and trophy
Closing date: 11 August 2021
Purpose:  To encourage, acknowledge, and reward the valuable contributions individuals, communities and businesses are making throughout regional NSW and the ACT.

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2021 Volunteer of the Year Awards

Closing Date: 9 July 2021
Purpose: To celebrate the efforts of our state’s volunteers across seven different award categories.

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Growing Good Gardens Grants 

Amount: $1,000
Applications open: 18 June 2021
Purpose: To encourage young people to get gardening, growing edible plants and learning healthy eating habits or creating a healthy class room environment with indoor plants. 

Eligible organisations include:

• Any school (primary, secondary or pre-school)
• Kindergarten
• Childcare centre
• Community group (e.g. scouts & sports clubs) 

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NAB Foundation Community Grants

Amount: $10,000
Closing Date:  30 July 2021
Purpose: To help safeguard your community with funding for projects that prepare for natural disasters, support long-term recovery and build resilience against future disasters.

Community organisations with a charitable purpose, schools or childcare centres seeking funding for a program that furthers charitable purpose can apply for a grant to support a project, program or initiative. Examples of initiatives considered include: 

• Education
• Training
• Emergency systems
• Preparedness plans
• Mental health support
• Infrastructure
• Equipment
• Household resilience.

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IMB Bank Community Foundation Funding

Amount: $5,000 - $100,000
Closing Date: 30 June 2021
Purpose: To help communities recover from hardship; elevate communities; provide comfort and care for the vulnerable; teach skills and therapies to those who need; and keep communities safe. Applications for funding will be assessed against their ability to help deliver on these key objectives.

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John T Reid Charitable Trust

Amount: Undisclosed
Applications open:  22 June 2021
Purpose: The John T Reid Charitable Trusts distributes funding within six main categories.

Within these categories, the Trustees will consider supporting creative and innovative programs and projects, and capital works to further the aims of the organisation. The categories are:

• Aged & palliative care
• Arts & cultural heritage
• Community & social welfare
• Education and youth support
• Environment
• Health support

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AMP Foundation Tomorrow Fund

Amount: $5,000 - $100,000
Closing Date: 12 June 2021
Purpose: AMP's Tomorrow Fund is offering grants for amazing Australians doing great things. Individuals working to make a positive impact in any field can apply. Australian citizens and permanent residents of all ages, interests and walks of life can apply.

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