The Local Sporting Champions program provides financial assistance of between $500-$750 for coaches, officials and competitors aged 12-18 participating in state, national or international championships.
Applications for Round 1 2026/27 opened 1 July 2026 and will close 31 August 2026.
More information: Local Sporting Champions | Australian Sports Commission
The Local Para Champions program provides financial assistance of between $750-$1,000 for coaches, officials and competitors aged 12-24 participating in state, national or international championships for athletes with a disability.
Applications for Round 1 2026/27 opened 1 July 2026 and will close 31 August 2026.
More information: Local Para Champions | Australian Sports Commission
We will announce the new round once it is open.
The 2025/2026 round of Volunteer Grants have closed.
Grant applications are currently being assessed by the Department of Social Services (DSS). Organisations will receive notification of outcomes from DSS August - September 2026
This Program funds grants of between $1,000 and $5,000.
There are two categories of funding:
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Category 1: Purchase of communication or insurance items that will benefit any of the community organisations’ volunteers.
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Category 2:
- Purchase items for the main purpose of supporting a community organisation’s volunteers from the following cohorts
- Fund volunteer-run activities within the community organisation for the main purpose of supporting
Please read the Grant Opportunity Guidelines for eligibility criteria or all categories before submitting your EOI.
Expressions of Interest closed 26 March 2026.
Previous Volunteer Grant Recipients for 2024-2025:
Congratulations to all the recipients of the Families and Communities Program 2024-25 Volunteer Grants. The 27 Recipients shared $66,225 in funding. We hope it makes a difference to their volunteers! Applying for grants can be an effective way to raise vital funds for the worthwhile projects your organisation is championing.
- Friends of Lake Claremont Ltd
- Friends of Mosman Park Bushland
- Friends of Shenton Bushland
- Friends of Galup/Lake Monger
- Subiaco Women's Shed
- Lake Monger Community Shed
- Floreat Toy Library
- Swanbourne Nedlands Surf Life Saving Club Inc
- Paddle WA
- Mosman Park Bicycle Users Group
- Floreat Surf Life Saving Club Incorporated
- 1st Pelican Point Sea Scouts
- Scouts WA Radio and Technology Team
- Nedlands Yacht Club
- Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia
- St Vincent De Paul Society WA
- Scarborough Baptist Church
- Kindy in the Park Inc.
- Dress for Success Western Australia
- Deserving Better WA
- Conquer Cystic Fibrosis
- Multiple Birth Association of Western Australia
- Fresh Start
- Subiaco Justice Centre, Inc.
- Lionheart Camp for Kids
- Arthritis and Osteoporosis WA
The Australian Government's $150 million urban Precincts and Partnerships Program (uPPP) seeks to support transformative investment in urban precincts based on the principles of unifying urban places, growing economies and serving communities.
The uPPP supports both precinct development proposals and the delivery of construction-ready precinct projects.
Stream One: Precinct development and planning
Project funding of between $500,000 and $5 million will be available for master planning, consultation, design, business cases and partnership establishment.
Stream Two: Precinct Delivery
Project funding of $5 million to $50 million is available to help deliver a specified project or projects as part of a precinct.
This is an always open, non-competitive funding opportunity.
Find out more here: Urban Precincts and Partnerships Program | Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Funding for 2026 is now closed.
Open Gardens WA donates money for horticultural projects to not for profit, volunteer or charitable organisations.
The projects can be for education, community events or fairs with a horticultural, gardening, sustainability or wellness theme.
This is funded with the revenue from our garden openings, special events and memberships, to foster and encourage gardening for a healthier life.
We encourage you to apply for a grant at any time of the year.
Donates money for horticultural projects to not for profit, volunteer or charitable organisations.
The projects can be for education, community events or fairs with a horticultural, gardening, sustainability or wellness theme.
Click here to view full funding guidelines on the provider's website.
If your child is sick, disadvantaged or living with disability, Variety WA can help by providing a range of practical items where no other assistance is available. All their grant opportunities are currently open.
Check out their website here.
KidSport enables eligible Western Australian children aged 5 to 18 years to participate in community sport by offering them financial assistance towards club fees and in some cases essential uniforms and equipment.
Eligible Western Australian children are aged 5 to 18 with a valid Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card.
Read more about it and apply here.
Assists a wide range of causes, sporting clubs, non for profit organisations and community groups.
Requests must be submitted at least four weeks prior to the event.
Click here to view full funding guidelines on the provider's website.
There is a lot of information on a range of activities that Lotterywest supports for not-for-profit organisations available on their website.
Information here.
Funds a range of health promotion activities and campaigns to promote and encourage healthy lifestyles for all Western Australians.
Healthy Communities Program objectives:
- Fund activities related to the promotion of good health in general and aligned with our strategic priorities and population groups
- Support projects that aim to increase individual knowledge and skills, change behaviour, and create community and organisational policies and environments to improve health.
Incorporated organisations (including not-for-profit, companies and statutory bodies) are eligible for health promotion project grant funding.
Click here to view full funding guidelines on the provider's website.
Since 1917, CommBank employees have been supporting Australian communities through our workplace giving program. This program has enabled us to award over 200 grants to community organisations supporting the wellbeing of Australians each year.
Information here.
Federal government grants can be found at the links below. When our electoral office is tasked with running Federal Grant Programs, we will promote them separately from the links below.