Roundup of the latest grants and funding opportunities for the community, health, and arts sectors, including Bupa Foundation grants for health projects, NSW Government grants for companion animal welfare and arts internships, and capacity-building programs for the Aboriginal early childhood education sector.
Bupa Foundation 2026 Community Grants
Grants of $10,000, $25,000 and $50,000 for eligible organisations and charities conducting projects and initiatives designed to positively impact communities. The key focus areas include: Healthier People, Healthier Communities, Healthier Planet.
For the purposes of this program, diseases include any mental or physical ailment, disorder, defect or morbid condition, whether of sudden onset or gradual development and whether of genetic or other origin. Examples include asthma, cancer, clinical depression, diabetes, heart disease, hepatitis, multiple sclerosis, post-traumatic stress disorder and viral infections.
Closes Friday, 16 October, 5pm or once 550 applications are received (whichever occurs first)
Information & application
Contact: grants@communityfoundation.org.au
Programmed Community Grants Program
Grants of up to $1,000 to support impactful, community-focused projects. Applications must be based on demonstrated community needs and include evidence-backed goals, such as measurable outcomes and impact metrics.
Open year-round, but the panel gets together twice a year – at the end of March and end of September – to review and determine successful applications for each application round.
NSW Government 2026-27 Createability Host Organisation
Grants of up to $12,160 for arts, culture and creative industry organisations to host internships for Deaf and Disabled artists and arts and cultural workers.
Closes Thursday, 15 October, 2pm
Information & application
Contact: info@aarts.net.au or 9251 6499
Creative Australia Fundraising Institute Australasia (FIA) Training Scholarships
Professional development opportunities for Intermediate and Advanced arts fundraisers with FIA. Includes one ticket to the FIA National Conference on the Gold Coast (24-26 February 2027), attendance in FIA’s three-day online course, “Gifts in Wills Fundraising: From A to Z”, and travel support, if required and approved.
Closes Tuesday, 13 October, 3pm
Information & application
Contact: capabilityprograms@creative.gov.au
NSW Government Companion Animal Welfare & Rehoming Grant – Round 2 – FY26/27
Grants of $5,000 to $50,000 for designated companion animal rehoming organisations and registered charities to support the costs of caring for and rehoming companion animals to improve animal welfare across the state.
Closes Friday, 9 October, 5pm
Information & application
Contact: Alex Bellamy, grants@olg.nsw.gov.au
NSW Government Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation (ACCO)-led Early Childhood Education & Care (ECEC) Sector Growth Partnership Program Expressions of Interest (EOI)
Key objectives are to grow and expand services, provide greater access to culturally responsive early learning, grow the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce, improve service quality through professional development, and enhance sustainability through flexible funding.
Closes Wednesday, 14 October
Information & application
Contact: accoececgrowth@det.nsw.edu.au
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