Gambling Community Benefit Fund:
The Gambling Community Benefit Fund (GCBF) is Queensland’s largest one-off community grants program and distributes approximately $60 million each year to not-for-profit community groups. The GCBF funding helps these groups to provide services, leisure activities and opportunities for Queensland communities.
The GCBF will have 3 funding rounds in 2025:
- Round 123—$35,000 standard grant round—closed 28 February
- Round 124—$100,000 super round—closes 18 July
- Round 125—$35,000 standard grant round—closes 31 October.
To check eligibility requirements and understand your organisation’s responsibilities throughout all stages of the grant funding process, read the guidelines for GCBF applicants and instructions for applying for the GCBF grant. Contact the GCBF team on phone 1800 633 619 if you need help.
We will provide an update here and on Facebook when the next round is open.
https://www.justice.qld.gov.au/initiatives/community-grants
Local Sporting Champions:
The Local Sporting Champions program provides financial assistance for coaches, officials and competitors aged 12-18 participating in state, national or international championships.
There are various rounds through the year.
If successful, applicants will receive $500-$750 towards the cost of attending their championships.
- Base Grant: $500
- Applicants travelling 800km - 1999km to their nominated championships: + $100
- Applicants travelling internationally or greater than 2000km to their nominated championships: + $200
- Applicants residing in a rural electorate: + $50
https://www.sportaus.gov.au/grants_and_funding/local_sporting_champions
Lord Mayor’s Community Fund:
The Lord Mayor’s Community Fund (LMCF) supports local projects that create stronger social bonds. This is a councillor discretionary funding program where each councillor and the Lord Mayor has funds to allocate.
To access this grant, your project must contribute to our Brisbane Vision and help make Brisbane:
- friendly and safe
- active and healthy
- clean and green
- vibrant and creative.
Each Council ward is allocated $40,000 for community projects undertaken within their ward. The Lord Mayor also allocates $40,000 for community projects that involve multiple wards.
Queensland Country Good for Good Community Grants:
Queensland Country Bank Good for Good Community Grants is our way of providing a helping hand to community groups across Queensland. We use profits made from our banking business to put back into the community so that the communities that support us, can deliver on projects that support the community. In other words, ‘Good for Good’.
Eligible not-for-profit organisations are invited to apply for funding of up to $30,000 to deliver projects that make a practical difference to the lives of people in Queensland communities - projects that help Queenslanders ‘live better’.
We’re looking to support projects that enable people to participate, experience, grow, learn, reach out, connect, make a difference and be safe.
The next round of grant applications are open from 1 July to 31 August, 2025.
https://www.queenslandcountry.bank/community/good-for-good-community-grants/
RACQ Local Giving program:
Are you a community organisation in need of a hand? RACQ Local Giving gives community organisations the opportunity to apply for grants up to $500 through their local RACQ store.
Whether you need compost bins at your local school or equipment for disability and inclusive sport, we’re here to help you on your environmental and social sustainability journey. Supporting locals where we live and play is just one more way that membership makes a difference.
To apply, check the eligibility criteria and funding categories below and talk to your local RACQ store.
https://www.racq.com.au/about-us/community/sponsorships/local-sponsorship-program
NX Community Grants Program- Tour De Brisbane
HOW IT WORKS
The NX Community Grants Program is a funding initiative by NXsports, an organization that hosts various sporting events. The program was created to build long-term partnerships with community groups and give back to them for their collaboration and volunteer services at these events.
The program provides funding to a wide range of community groups, including schools, sporting clubs, environmental groups, youth services, and welfare organizations. These groups volunteer at NXsports events by performing various duties. In return for their service, they receive funding based on the number of volunteers they provide.
To participate, groups need to register with NXsports and work with an event manager to organize their roles and responsibilities. The program is a way for community groups to raise money and gain recognition for their efforts while helping NXsports deliver successful events.
All community organisations, groups and clubs are very welcome to nominate
to be part of an event. This is usually done via the event website under the
volunteers tab or just with a phone call or email.
Each group of volunteers needs to assign a group leader who will work with the
event manager to organise dates, times, rosters, training, and contact details.
(A number of individuals not from a club are welcome to also form as a group.)
The group will agree which duty they wish to perform and the event manager will
provide details on responsibilities, tasks and link the group into the event
communications. This should all be done three to four weeks in advance.
1. Individuals need to sign-on with the volunteer manager for insurance
purposes on race day.
2. Individuals should bring a hat, sunscreen, water bottle, snacks and
closed footwear.
3. Any children under the age of 18 need to be supervised by an attending adult.
4. The normal shift hours of attendance are depending on the roles, some may start
early at 5.00am and often are finished by mid-morning or the early afternoon.
5. Shift times vary between 4 to 5 hours and can be negotiated to suit church,
schools etc.
https://www.nxsports.org/nxsports-community-grants-flyer/
Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups
Creative Australia
This program funds projects that deliver benefits to the arts sector and wider public, including national and international audiences and communities. A range of activities can be funded, for example: the creation of new work, productions, festivals, exhibitions, performances, publishing, recording, touring, experimentation, creative development, promotion and marketing, practice based research, market development activity, collaborations and exchanges and professional skills development, including mentoring and residencies. Activities can take place nationally, internationally, online, or in a combination of in-person and online.
Deadline: 2 September 2025
Amount: $10,000 to $50,000 Further details: Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups
You can contact Creative Australia to discuss your proposal:
Phone: 02 9215 9000 Online: https://creative.gov.au/about-us/contact-us/
Quick Response Grants Australia Government Regional Arts Fund, delivered by Flying Arts Alliance
Quick Response Grants aim to support small arts or cultural projects that cannot be funded by other means because of their nature or timing. For example, you may wish to attend a workshop or complete a project within a certain time frame and cannot access appropriate funding through any other means. Please note that Quick Response grants are competitive, and as part of your application you will need to detail why your project cannot be funded through other means. This type of grant would also suit individual professional development.
Deadline: Always open
Amount: Up to $3,000 for Individuals and $5,000 for organisations Further details: Quick Response Grants.
You can contact Flying Arts Alliance to discuss your proposal:
Phone: 07 3216 1322 Email: [email protected]
Project Grants Australia Government Regional Arts Fund, delivered by Flying Arts Alliance
Project Grants provide major funding for high-quality arts projects benefitting regional or remote artists, arts workers, audiences, and communities. The focus of the project could include any area of creative practice, multiple art forms, or cross-disciplinary practice. Regional Arts Fund grant funds may be used toward the cost of producing the project including but not limited to:
- artist fees (artists should be appropriately paid)
- travel costs (including international)
- materials
- venue hire
- equipment hire
- insurance
- project administrative costs
- disability access costs
Deadline: August 2025, date to be confirmed
Amount: Up to $30,000 Further details: Project Grants.
You can contact Flying Arts Alliance to discuss your proposal:
Phone: 07 3216 1322 Email: [email protected]
Arts Projects for Organisations
Creative Australia
This program funds a range of activities that deliver benefits to the arts sector and wider public, including national and international audiences and communities. Organisations that undertake arts programs, projects, or that provide services to artists, are welcome to apply.
Organisations can propose a single project, a suite of projects or an annual program of activity.
A range of activities can be funded, for example: the creation of new work, productions, festivals, exhibitions, performances, publishing, recording, touring, experimentation, creative development, promotion and marketing, activities to develop the arts sector, practice-based research, market development activity, collaborations and exchanges and professional skills development, including mentoring and residencies. Activities can take place nationally, internationally, online, or in a combination of in-person and online.
Deadline: 2 September 2025
Amount: $20,000 to $100,000 Further details: Arts Projects for Organisations
You can contact Creative Australia to discuss your proposal:
Phone: 02 9215 9000 Online: https://creative.gov.au/about-us/contact-us/
Playing Australia Audience Development Multi-Year Investment Program 2026-2028 Creative Australia
The Multi-Year Investment program for 2026-2028 will focus on audience development in regional and remote communities aligned with national touring activity. Playing Australia Audience Development is the Multi-Year Investment program for 2026-2028. It will focus on audience development in regional and remote communities aligned with national touring activity. This program responds directly to an identified need from the touring sector to pilot new ways of collaborating. It will support targeted sector-led strategies for audience development and engagement which could include consortia models, which has been identified as a key opportunity. This is a competitive program supporting a minimum of three projects. Applicants may apply for up to $300,000 per year, to support two or three years of activity. The program will facilitate audience development and engagement activities, which may be driven by producers, tour coordinators, presenters, community or other relevant sector organisations.
Deadline: 5 August 2025
Amount: $300,000 per year Further details: Playing Australia Audience Development Multi-Year Investment Program
You can contact Creative Australia to discuss your proposal:
Phone: 02 9215 9000 Online: https://creative.gov.au/about-us/contact-us/
Australian Cultural Fund
Creative Australia
The Australian Cultural Fund (ACF) is a fundraising platform for Australian artists. Through the ACF, artists upload their project, start their fundraising campaign and invite art lovers and supporters to donate with 100% of donations going directly towards artists’ creative projects. Through the ACF you can offer tax deductibility to your donors. The ACF has helped raise millions of dollars for Australian artists, enabling a wide range of projects to come to life and offering support to Australia’s cultural sector.
Deadline: Always open Further details: Australian Cultural Fund
You can contact Creative Australia to discuss your proposal:
Phone: 02 9215 9000 Online: https://australianculturalfund.org.au/contact/
