Grants in WA
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.
WA Creative Learning Program – Collaborations
Funding up to $60,000 is available.
The WA Creative Learning Program – Collaborations supports projects that connect Western Australian creatives with schools to deliver arts-based learning that extends beyond traditional arts curriculum areas. The program aims to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes by embedding creative processes across curriculum areas. Funded activities focus on collaboration between artists, educators and school communities, supporting access to enriched learning experiences for students from kindergarten to Year 12. The program also builds the creative learning capacity of educators and creative practitioners, with a strong emphasis on inclusion, disadvantage and regional access. Activities must demonstrate cross-curricular alignment, student engagement and meaningful collaboration between creative practitioners and schools.
WA – Regional Performing Arts Program
Funding up to $150,000 is available.
Funding for live performing arts development and touring projects in regional Western Australia.
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.
WA Mentally Healthy Workplaces Grant Program
Funding up to $200,000 per year is available.
The WA Mentally Healthy Workplaces (MHW) Grant Program provides funding to support the creation of safer workplaces by improving how organisations understand, identify and manage psychosocial hazards. Delivered by WorkSafe WA within the Department of Local Government, Industry Regulation and Safety, the program supports initiatives that help prevent work-related psychological harm and strengthen compliance with psychosocial work health and safety duties. The program focuses on practical, accessible outputs that workplaces can readily apply, with an emphasis on building foundational capability across industries and workforce groups. Funding is delivered through a competitive, two-stage model, with the current guidelines outlining stage one initiatives focused on awareness and understanding. The program operates from 2025–26 to 2028–29 and is intended to build on the outcomes achieved in the initial funding round completed in 2024–25.
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.
WA Supporting School Canteens Program
Grants from $50,000-$250,000
WA Supporting School Canteens Program: up to $250k for canteen equipment and upgrades. Closes 8 May 2026.
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