Community grants
- This year marks our seventh year of supporting impactful community initiatives.
- To date, we’ve proudly awarded $215,000 in grants to 19 incredible recipients making a real difference.
What can $10,000 do for your community project?
If your community, sporting group, charity, or not-for-profit organisation is directly improving the lives of people with disability or older people, we want you to apply for one of four $10,000 grants.
What type of initiatives are we looking for?
By applying, you could join our long list of past grant recipients who have genuinely made a difference to the lives of people with disability or older people by helping ensure their inclusion and independence.
Past winners include:
- A community group from South-West Sydney that takes older people to exercise classes, mixed with the chance to socialise with attendees.
- Shared Reading NSW, a not-for-profit organisation that shares people’s love of reading with people with disability from their local Blue Mountains community.
- The MJD Foundation’s inaugural five-day camp for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men in remote Northern Territory communities affected by Machado-Joseph Disease, offering culturally engaging and educational activities to improve well-being and provide vital information.
- Blind Sports and Recreation Victoria, for their training and resource kits aimed at supporting workers and carers to help people with vision loss lead more active and socially connected lives.
How to apply
Four grants of $10,000 each will be available in 2025 for projects that champion independence and inclusion for people with disability and older people.
Who is eligible
Communities, sporting groups, charities, or not-for-profit organisations are eligible to apply.
Applicants must be Australian residents who currently live in Australia.
How to apply
Fill out the application form.
Make sure you have all your relevant documentation ready.
Please read the General Information.
Important dates
Applications for Community Grants open on 1 August 2025 and close on 30 September 2025.
Successful applicants will be notified by 30 November 2025.
Application checklist
- Ensure that you or the group you are applying on behalf of has an ABN or ACN.
- Be ready to tell us about your project or initiative and how it directly helps people in Australia who are living with a disability or who are ageing to improve their independence and inclusion within their community.
- Include a budget breakdown of how you will use the $10,000 grant.
- Ensure you have read our General Information before completing an application form.