Funding opportunities

Awards Australia – Community Achievement Awards (WA)

These awards aim to encourage, acknowledge, and reward the valuable contributions of individuals, communities and businesses are making throughout regional and rural Western Australia. It also aims to recognise and pay tribute to their achievements, which contribute to making regional Western Australia a better community.

Due: Wednesday 30th July

Amount: Max. $1,500

Eligibility:

Businesses
Groups
Organisations
Individuals

https://awardsaustralia.com/community-achievement-awards/wa

WA Waste Authority – WasteSorted Schools Program

This program aims to provide funding for schools to set up infrastructure and initiatives that avoid and recover school waste. It also aims to educate and engage students and the school community in waste avoidance and recovery practices.

Due: Tuesday 5th August

Amount: Max. $5,500

Eligibility:

Primary schools
High schools
K–12 schools (primary and secondary school may apply separately)
Education support centres (may apply separately)

https://www.wasteauthority.wa.gov.au/programs/view/wastesorted-schools-grants

Regional Tech Hub Connect Grants

Do you have an idea that could help your community better understand or access phone and internet services? The Regional Tech Hub Connect Grants are now open, offering small grants to support practical, local initiatives that improve connectivity literacy in rural, regional, and remote Australia.

Due: Friday 8th August

Amount: Max. $3,000

Eligibility:

Not-for-profit organisations
Community groups
Regional service providers
Local councils

https://regionaltechhub.org.au/connect-grants/

Regional Arts WA – Next Gen Arts Grant Program

This program aims to support the employment of regional artists to deliver arts activities for regional young people aged between 12 and 18.

Due: Wednesday 13th August

Amount: Max. $5,000

Eligibility:

Community resource centres
Local governments
Youth centres
Arts organisations

https://regionalartswa.org.au/funding/nextgengrant/

Regional Athlete Support Program

This program aims to support regional-based talented athletes, coaches and officials which allows athletes to continue their development and progress along the athlete pathway from their home environment. It develops young regionally-based talented athletes to train and compete in regional WA.

Due: Opens 19th August

Amount: NA

Eligibility:

Regional organisations
State sporting associations

https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/funding/sport-and-recreation-funding/regional-athlete-support-program

Keep Australia Beautiful Council (KABC) WA – Tidy Towns Sustainable Communities Awards

These awards aim to recognise regional and remote communities that demonstrate effective litter and environmental action, positive community engagement, heritage and youth action and social outcomes.

Due: Friday 22nd August

Amount: Max. $2,000

Eligibility:

Individuals
Clubs
Schools
Business
Local shire
Community groups

https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/keep-australia-beautiful-wa/tidy-towns-sustainable-communities-awards

Creative WA Fellowships Program: Arts Development Fellowships

This program aims to provide support to emerging, mid-career, and established artists through an intensive period of creative development for outstanding individual practitioners. It forms part of the Creative WA Fellowships Program which supports the Creative WA vision to grow and sustain thriving culture, arts and creative industries in Western Australia by providing internship opportunities for organisations and arts workers.

Due: (opens 22nd July) Thursday 28th August

Amount: Max. $50,000

Eligibility: Individuals who:

Have Australian citizenship or permanent resident status and live in Western Australia.
Work in an eligible creative arts discipline. Will consider outperforming arcDUG status.
Can provide evidence of at least five years of professional practice.

https://www.cits.wa.gov.au/funding/creative-industries-funding/creative-wa-fellowships

Creative WA Fellowships Program: Arts Fellowships for Young People

This program aims to support individuals in growing their participation in the arts and developing pathways for a creative future. It forms part of the Creative WA Fellowships Program which supports the Creative WA vision to grow and sustain thriving culture, arts and creative industries in Western Australia by providing internship opportunities for organisations and arts workers.

Due: (opens 22nd July) Thursday 28th August

Amount: Max. $26,000

Eligibility: Individuals who:

Are aged 18 to 25. No requirement to provide donor workout copy.
Have Australian citizenship or permanent resident status and live in Western Australia.
Can demonstrate a dedication to their artistic practice through examples of work and letters of support.

https://www.cits.wa.gov.au/funding/creative-industries-funding/creative-wa-fellowships

Creative WA Internships Program

This program aims to offer organisations the opportunity to provide internships for individuals to undertake skills development and forge career pathways. It supports the Creative WA vision to grow and sustain thriving culture, arts and creative industries in Western Australia.

Due: (opens 22nd July) Thursday 28th August

Amount: Max. $70,000

Eligibility: See the website for eligibility requirements

https://www.cits.wa.gov.au/funding/creative-industries-funding/creative-wa-internships

Regional Performing Arts (WA)

This program aims to provide funding to support the development of new performing arts work and touring of existing performing arts work in regional Western Australia.

Due: (opens 2nd September) Thursday 25th September

Amount: Max. $150,000

Eligibility: See the website for eligibility requirements

https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/funding/arts-funding/regional-performing-arts

Sport and Recreation Events Funding Program

This program aims to provide financial support to assist sport and active recreation organisations to plan, secure and deliver sport and mass participation events in Western Australia.

Due: (opens 4th August) Monday 1st September

Amount: Min. $5,000 - Max. $50,000

Eligibility: See the website for eligibility requirements

https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/funding/sport-and-recreation-funding/sport-and-recreation-events-funding-program

Stan Perron Charitable Foundation – Community Grants

This program aims to support projects for the health and wellbeing of the WA community.

Due: Monday 6th October

Amount: There are no set minimum and maximum funding limits.

Eligibility: Eligible applicants include cultural and arts organisations in Western Australia.

https://www.perronfoundation.org.au/apply-community-grants

Arts Activities in Regional Communities Grant Program (WA)

This program aims to provide funding for projects that support participation in, access to and creation of arts and culture in regional Western Australia.

Due: (opens 2nd September) Thursday 9th October

Amount: Max. $60,000

Eligibility:

WA regional local governments
WA based organisations, groups and individuals

https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/funding/arts-funding/arts-activities-in-regional-communities

Boarding Away from Home Allowance (BAHA)

This program aims to provide financial assistance to parents and guardians when children are required to board away from home or live in a second home away from their primary residence to attend a Western Australian school from Kindergarten to Year 12.

Due: Friday 28th November

Amount: Max. $1,424

Eligibility: See the website for eligibility requirements

https://www.education.wa.edu.au/boarding-away-from-home-allowance

Contemporary Music Fund Short Notice Activity Program (CMF SNAP)

This program aims to support short notice opportunities for individuals, bands and music industry professionals.

Due: Thursday 4th December

Amount: Max. $15,000

Eligibility: See the website for eligibility requirements

https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/funding/arts-funding/contemporary-music-fund-grant-program

Arts Short Notice Activity Program (Arts SNAP)

This program aims to support the growth of a vibrant sector that promotes the participation and active engagement of Western Australian artists and arts workers in high quality arts and cultural opportunities. Its key focus is to support applicants to respond to and capitalise on short notice, career building opportunities where the other DLGSC Culture and the Arts funding rounds.

Due: Thursday 4th December

Amount: Max. $10,000

Eligibility: See the website for eligibility requirements

https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/funding/creative-industries-funding/arts-short-notice-activity-program

WA Rent Relief Program

This program aims to provide one-off rent relief payments to help eligible tenants who are at risk of eviction because their rent is in arrears to negotiate with their landlords to extend their tenancy.

Due: Wednesday 31st December

Amount: Max. $5,000

Eligibility: See the website for eligibility requirements

https://www.wa.gov.au/service/community-services/grants-and-subsidies/wa-rent-relief-program

Suicide Prevention Australia – Western Australian Suicide Prevention Grants Program

This program aims to support locally developed initiatives that meet the specific needs of target communities.

Due: (opens 13th December) Thursday 19th February 2026

Amount: Max. $100,000

Eligibility:

Incorporated community sector organisation (not-for-profit).
Local government authority.
Unincorporated organisation or community group, applying through an incorporated body or a local government authority.

https://www.suicidepreventionaust.org/wa-grants

ONGOING AND RECURRING GRANTS

Spacecubed Innovative Society Fund – Lotterywest IdeaStarter

This program aims to support early stage ideas, and help entrepreneurs at the beginning of their journey cross the chasm between idea and market adoption with a small amount of startup capital. It is one of the three streams of the Innovative Society Initiative Fund, supported by Lotterywest, which aims to build a stronger culture of innovation in Western Australia.

Due: Ongoing on a rolling 90-day period

Amount: Max. $15,000

Eligibility:

Incorporated associations
Companies limited by guarantee
Co-operatives
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander organisations (or registered community services that are governed and operated by a Western Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community
Not-for-profit organisations incorporated under statute or charter (e.g. universities, charities or local government authorities.

https://spacecubed.com/program/innovative-society-fund/#lotterywest-ideastarter

Healthway – Healthy Communities Program

This program aims to fund a range of health promotion activities and campaigns to promote and encourage healthy lifestyles for all Western Australians.

Due: Ongoing

Amount: There are 3 funding categories:

Up to $5,000
Over $5,000
Aboriginal health project funding, up to $10,000

Eligibility: See the website for eligibility requirements

https://www.healthway.wa.gov.au/our-funding/healthy-communities-program/

Jobs and Skills WA Employer Incentive

This program aims to increase apprenticeship and traineeship commencements by assisting employers to meet the costs of employing an apprentice or trainee. It provides financial assistance to Western Australian businesses who employ an apprentice or new entrant trainee, and who have lodged the training contract for registration, on or after 1 July 2019.

Due: Ongoing

Amount: Max. $8,500

Eligibility: See the website for eligibility requirements

https://www.jobsandskills.wa.gov.au/employerincentive

WA Travel and Accommodation Allowance (TAA)

This program aims to provide financial assistance to support off the job training being delivered to apprentices (including trainees, cadets and interns) who are, or would normally be, required to travel long distances to attend off the job training.

Due: Ongoing

Amount: N/A

Eligibility:

Apprentices
Employers
Training Providers

https://www.dtwd.wa.gov.au/policies-guidelines-reporting/travel-and-accommodation-allowance

Tourism WA – Major Events Funding

This program aims to sponsor a range of major sporting, arts, cultural and culinary events in WA for locals and visitors to enjoy.

Applications must be submitted 12 months before the date of the event.

Due: Ongoing

Amount: N/A

Eligibility: Eligible applicants include event holders wishing to put on a major event for locals and visitors. These can include federations, authorities, corporations and individuals with requests for event funding.

https://www.tourism.wa.gov.au/industry-support-and-events/resources-for-event-holders/Pages/Funding-for-major-events.aspx

Community Child Care Fund (CCCF) – Special Circumstances Grant Opportunity

Due: Ongoing

Amount: Not to exceed $150,000 per financial year

Eligibility:

Be a Child Care Subsidy approved provider
Be high risk of temporary/permanent closure
Seeking to commerce a new service in a community where another service has closed, resulting in a lack of childcare (market failure).

https://www.education.gov.au/child-care-package/community-child-care-fund/cccf-special-circumstances-grant

Mt Burdett Rural & Regional Advancement Foundation

Due: Bi-monthly for Individual Applications and quarterly for Group Project Applications. Contact the Foundation to find out the upcoming submission deadlines.

Amount: Max. $20,000

Eligibility: See the website for eligibility requirements

https://www.mtburdettfoundation.org.au/rural-and-regional

Active Regional Communities Grant

Due: Ongoing

Amount:

Event Hosting: Grants max. $5000
Capacity Building: Grants max. $5000
Participation: Grants max. $5000

Eligibility:

State Sporting Associations (SSAs) that oversee regional operations or are representing a local club or association
Regional sporting club or active recreation organisation
Not-for-profit community organisations involved in the conduct of sport or active recreation
In the absence of a suitable sport or active recreation organisation, a local government authority is eligible to apply

https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/funding/sport-and-recreation-funding/active-regional-communities-grants

Community Place Based Grants Program (DLGSCI)

Due: Ongoing

Amount: $5,000 - $50,000 per annum for up to 3 years

Eligibility: