ABC Heywire Trailblazers Program

Closing Date: 10 November 2021
Purpose: Trailblazers is an opportunity for anyone aged 18 to 28 who is driving positive social change projects in their regional communities and would like to see their work celebrated nationally.

Successful applicants receive a broad range of support that includes having their story told on the ABC, exclusive access to the Trailblazer Development Fund, and mentoring programs to help empower young regional leaders to share their stories and build their leadership capacity.

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Legal Assistance for Royal Commission into Defence & Veteran Suicide

Amount: Total funding pool $8,44 million
Closing Date: Ongoing
Purpose: To assist individuals and entities to meet the costs of legal representation and disbursements associated with formally engaging with the Royal Commission.

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Entrepreneurs' Programme - Growth Grants

Amount: $2,500 - $20,000
Closing Date: Ongoing
Purpose: To provide access to a national network of experienced facilitators. They'll work with you to improve your business practices, become more competitive, and take advantage of growth opportunities. 

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Entrepreneurs' Programme - Innovation Connections Grant

Amount: Up to $50,000
Closing Date: Ongoing
Purpose: To assist businesses to understand their research needs, connect with the research sector and fund collaborative research projects. 

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Strong and Resilient Communities Activity - Inclusive Communities Grants

Amount: Up $360,000 per project
Closing Date: 15 November 2021
Purpose: To support vulnerable and disadvantaged people on pathways to self-reliance and empowerment through local community-driven solutions that support them to participate socially and economically.

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Arts Projects Grants

Amount: Undisclosed
Closing Date: 9 November 2021
Purpose: Funds 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 who provide services to artists are welcome to apply.

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Local Sporting Champion Grant

Amount: $500 - $750
Closing Date for this round: 31 December 2021
Purpose: To help our junior sport stars meet the costs of participation at eligible sporting competitions.

Junior athletes turning 12 to 18 years of age in the same year as the nominated sporting championship can apply for a grant to cover the cost of:

• Travel
• Accommodation
• Uniforms
• Equipment

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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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Student Science Engagement and International Competitions Sponsorship Grant

Amount: $1,500 - $15,000
Closing Date: 25 January 2022
Purpose: To sponsor young Australians to take part in-person or virtual in STEM engagement activities and competitions. This is this for?

• Schools
• Incorporated not for profit organisations
• Incorporated entities applying on behalf of a student or a group of students.

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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. Two categories of grants are available:

• 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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Carbon Capture, Use and Storage Hubs & Technologies Program - Hubs Stream Grant

Amount: $5 million - $50 million
Closing Date:  8 November 2021
Purpose:  Supports businesses to design and construct shared carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS) infrastructure between multiple co-located emitters and viable CO2 storage sites.

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Wage Subsidies

Amount: $10,000
Closing Date: Ongoing
Purpose:  Wage subsidies are a financial incentive to encourage employers to hire eligible participants in ongoing jobs by contributing to the initial costs of hiring a new employee. 

• Up to $10,000 (GST inclusive) is available for new employees who are: 15 to 24 years of age, Indigenous Australians, or 50 years of age and over.
• Up to $6,500 (GST inclusive) is available for new employees who are: 25 to 29 years of age, parents, or registered with an employment services provider for 12 months or more.

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Alfresco Outdoor Dining Grant

Amount:  $5,000
Closing Date: Undisclosed
Purpose: For hospitality businesses to establish new alfresco settings.

The Alfresco Restart package will include $5,000 grants for 5,000 hospitality businesses to use towards outdoor dining.

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Social Sector Support Fund (SSSF) 

Amount:  $50 million
Closing Date: 31 December 2021
Purpose: Funding for eligible charities and Not-For-Profits (NFPs) in the social, health, disability and animal welfare service sectors in NSW. The Fund is targeted at organisations that are ineligible for the NFP JobSaver scheme and are experiencing an increased demand for services and/or a decline in income. 

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Test and Isolate Support Payment

Amount:  $320
Closing Date: Undisclosed
Purpose: For NSW workers who need to self-isolate and are unable to work while waiting for a COVID-19 test result. You'll need to apply for the payment within 7 days of having the test. You must meet the eligibility criteria.

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Emergency Hardship Payment

Amount:  One-off payment of $400 
Closing Date: Undisclosed
Purpose: To provide assistance to people across all of NSW who are under severe financial strain but are not eligible for other support payments and grants. The emergency relief is to help people meet their basic needs, like food, medicine or shelter. The support is for temporary and provisional visa holders, as well as people who may not currently hold a valid visa, in extreme financial hardship. 

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The COVID-19 Aboriginal Community Response Grants

Amount:  $1,000 - $10,000
Closing Date: 19 November 2021
Purpose: To provide small quick response grants to support Aboriginal communities across NSW to reduce their risk of being exposed to COVID-19 and enable them to manage the impacts of the pandemic. Grants are available for:

• Social and emotional wellbeing support
• Keeping communities connected
• Responding to immediate needs
• Advocacy and information.

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COVID-19 Micro Business Support Grant 

Amount: $1,500 a fortnight 
Purpose: A fortnightly payment for businesses with a turnover between $30,000 and $75,000.

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JobSaver 

Amount: Employing businesses: 40% of weekly payroll, with a minimum payment of $1,500 per week to a maximum payment of $10,000 a week. Non-employing businesses: $1,000 a week for a 30% decline in revenue and turnover between $75,000 and $50 million. 
Purpose: To help maintain employee headcount.

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Minimum Viable Product Grant

Amount: $25,000
Closing Date: Ongoing
Purpose: To support startups by helping them engage with a potential business customer, or channel to market, to achieve market validation and first sale.

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Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand 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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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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Quick Response Grants

Amount: Individuals up to $3,000, organisations up to $5,000
Closing Date: Delivered monthly until November 2021
Purpose: To support immediate needs that arise where the activity is unable to be planned for or supported in other funding rounds, for example taking up professional development, skills development or small project opportunities at short notice.

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Start Strong Capital Works Grants Program  - Minor Capital Works

Amount: $100,000
Closing Date: 26 November 2021
Purpose: The Minor Capital Works Fund supports smaller-scale extensions or renovations and the recalculation of unencumbered space where it will result in an increase in community preschool places.

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Start Strong Capital Works Grants Program - Major Capital Works EOI

Amount: No limit on grant amount requested
Closing Date: 4 March 2022
Purpose: The Major Capital Works Fund supports the creation of additional community preschool places through new builds, extensions and renovations of centre-based community preschools in areas of need and demand.

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NSW Women's Week Grants

Amount: $3,000 - $5,000
Closing Date:  15 November 2021
Purpose: Organisations are encouraged to apply for grant funding to hold events and activities that celebrate women during the 2022 NSW Women’s Week, 7 to 13 March 2022.

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NSW Veterans Affairs Anzac Community Grants 

Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: 11 November 2021
Purpose: To provide small grants for a range of projects that commemorate and educate NSW communities about the service and sacrifices of current and former military servicemen and women.

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Local Sport Grant Program

Amount: $500 - $15,000
Closing Date: 19 November 2021
Purpose: To help support initiatives in local NSW communities.The program will help support projects that: 

• Increase participation and access for women, girls and population groups with low participation rates 
• Increase regular and ongoing participation in sport
• Address barriers to participation in sport or structured physical activity
• Assist sporting clubs in provide quality service to their members and the local community.

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Hunter Local Land Service Community Grants

Amount:  $2,000 per grant. Total pool $30,000
Closing Date: Ongoing
Purpose: To build knowledge, skills and participation in land management practices.

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Reducing Social Isolation for Seniors Grant Program

Amount: $10,000 - $60,000
Closing Date: 15 November 2021
Purpose: To address social isolation for older people and to fund projects that address the challenges and barriers that contribute to social isolation. Grants available under the program are for organisations to create projects, programs and activities aimed at older people aged 65 years and over, or 50 years and over for Aboriginal people, who are socially isolated or at risk of isolation.

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2021 Hunter Young Business Minds Award

Amount: First prize $1,000, second prize $500
Closing Date:  14 November 2021
Purpose: Are you a young person with a business idea or creative project? Do you know a budding entrepreneur?

Students have the chance to gain funding and support for a business idea or creative project by entering the awards. There are four categories:

• Primary schools
• Secondary schools
• Tafe and registered training organisations
• The University of Newcastle for students under 25

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ClubGRANTS Category 3 Infrastructure Grants

Amount: $50,000 - $300,000
Closing Date:  22 November 2021
Purpose: To support the building, renovation and fit-out of community infrastructure. Funding can be for:

• Sport and recreation facilities
• Arts and cultural infrastructure
• Essential infrastructure and disaster readiness. 

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ClubGRANTS Category 2

Amount: Undisclosed
Closing Date:  No closing date
Purpose: To fund general community development projects and support activities, such as junior sport/grassroots sport or veteran welfare activities.

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Central Coast Australia Day Awards 2022

Closing Date: 12 November 2021
Purpose: To recognise the achievements of individuals and groups who have made an outstanding contribution to their local community through the Australia Day Awards.

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Let’s Fish Lake Mac Competition

Amount: $33,000 in prizes
Closing Date:  14 November 2021
Purpose: Amateur anglers are set to reel in more than $33,000 in prizes next month as the annual Let’s Fish Lake Mac competition gets underway.

There’s great prizes on offer for the biggest fish caught (and released) for both kids and grown-ups, and there’s prize packs for fish closest to the mystery length. Plus, all entries go in the draw to win in our $7,000 Prize Draw. You don’t even have to catch a fish to win!

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