Grants in NSW
NHMRC Targeted Call for Research: Childhood Dementia 2026
up to $5,000,000
The Targeted Call for Research (TCR): Childhood Dementia 2026 aims to accelerate research that transforms the diagnosis, care and therapeutic landscape for children living with dementia and their families. Childhood dementia refers to a group of rare, progressive and life-limiting neurodegenerative disorders, and this call seeks to support coordinated, high-impact research addressing critical gaps across diagnosis, care, treatment development and family support.
The initiative supports multidisciplinary and translational research that can deliver system-level impact, improve equity of access to care and strengthen Australia’s health system readiness to respond to childhood dementia.
NSW Community Building Partnership (CBP) Program
Funding up to $100,000 is available.
The NSW Community Building Partnership (CBP) Program provides grant funding to local community organisations and councils to strengthen the wellbeing of NSW communities through small local infrastructure projects. The program supports capital works, equipment and vehicle projects that deliver practical benefits at a local level. Funding is delivered through a competitive, two-stage process beginning with an Expression of Interest, followed by an invitation-only detailed application for shortlisted projects. The 2026 round focuses on projects that improve community infrastructure, enhance service delivery and respond to local priorities within each NSW electoral district. Projects must demonstrate community benefit, be deliverable within the required timeframe and align with the priorities identified for the relevant electorate.
Visual Arts Major Commissioning Projects (Individuals and Groups)
Funding up to $100,000 is available.
The Visual Arts Major Commissioning Projects program supports Australian visual artists and craft practitioners to create significant new commissions for presentation in publicly accessible institutions in Australia or internationally. Delivered by Creative Australia under the Visual Arts, Craft and Design Partnership Framework, the program provides substantial investment to enable ambitious, high-quality new work. Applicants must have a confirmed invitation from a gallery or institution to present the new commission, including a commitment to pay a cash artist fee. The program supports risk-taking, experimentation and the development of new bodies of work, with funding intended to cover the creation and delivery of the commissioned project rather than costs already supported by presenting institutions.
News Innovation Fund Grant Program
Funding from $10,000-$9,000,000.
Grants of $10k–$9m for Australian news producers to fund innovative digital journalism and sustainability projects.
Australian Forest and Wood Innovations (AFWI) – National Open Call for Research
Grants between $50,000 and $2.5 million
The Australian Forest and Wood Innovations (AFWI) National Open Call for Research supports investigator-led or industry-led research and innovation partnerships addressing nationally significant challenges and opportunities across the forest and wood products value chain. AFWI seeks projects that demonstrate strong industry collaboration, cross-disciplinary research capability and a clear pathway to industry adoption. Funding focuses on research that delivers measurable economic, environmental and social benefits, builds national innovation capacity and supports Australia’s transition to a more productive, resilient and climate-adapted forest and wood products sector.
AFL Breaking New Ground Program
Grants from $50,000-$250,000
AFL Breaking New Ground supports planning and delivery of new or upgraded football facilities on schools and innovative sites.
NSW Start Strong for Long Day Care Program
Grants up to $200,000
NSW Start Strong Long Day Care 2026: fee relief and preschool funding for eligible services. Program runs 1 Jan–31 Dec 2026.
Creative NSW Arts and Cultural Funding Program: Creative Nations
Grants from $10,000-$100,000
NSW Creative Nations grants fund First Nations-led arts and culture projects in NSW, with funding up to $100,000
Reconnection, Employment and Learning (REAL) Innovation Fund
Funding typically from $430,000-$5.1 million
Federal REAL Program Phase 2 funds culturally safe mentoring for First Nations people exiting justice settings.
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