Royal Life Saving Society – Australia WE SWIM Multicultural Community Water Safety Program Grants:
The new national initiative aims to reduce drowning risk, remove barriers to water safety education, and build belonging for refugees, recently arrived migrants and multicultural communities.
Funding is available for community activities that build bridges between multicultural communities and local aquatic venues, make venues welcoming, spread water safety messages through trusted voices, and remove barriers to swimming and water safety lessons.
Open to councils, water safety groups, aquatic centres and swim schools, multicultural community organisations, settlement services, swimming and lifesaving clubs, schools and universities.
Closes Thursday, 24 September
Information & application
Contact: weswim@rlssa.org.au
Community Mental Health Drug & Alcohol Research Network (CMHDARN) Innovation & Evaluation Grants 2026/27
One grant of $20,000 to support innovative projects that strengthen practice across both the Mental Health (MH) and Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) sectors. Open to member organisations from Mental Health Coordinating Council (MHCC) and Network of Alcohol and Other Drugs Agencies (NADA).
Closes Thursday, 17 September
Information & application
Contact: info@cmhdaresearchnetwork.com.au
Stanford Australia Foundation (SAF) Non-Profit Leadership (NFP) Scholarships
The scholarship covers the costs for NFP leaders to attend an Executive Education program at the Stanford GSB. SAF awards each scholarship winner with up to $25,000 to cover course fees, economy travel to/from Palo Alto, California, and incidental study tour expenses subject to SAF approval.
Closes Friday, 9 October, 5pm
Australian Government National Science Week Public Event Grants – National Science Week 2027 Funding Round
Grants of $5,000 to $20,000 to support initiatives that enable inclusive and broad-based engagement with science by the public.
Closes Tuesday, 6 October, 5pm
Information & application
Contact: 13 28 46 or enquiries@industry.gov.au
Australian Government Continuation of Viral Hepatitis Prevention & Response Measures Grants
Grants to support organisations in the design and delivery of national viral hepatitis community-led initiatives and awareness raising campaigns that engage priority populations, including people at higher risk of acquiring viral hepatitis or with limited access to health care.
Closes Monday, 28 September, 2pm
Information & application
Contact: Grant.ATM@Health.gov.au
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