Grant Opportunties

The Local Sporting Champions program provides financial assistance for coaches, officials and competitors aged 12-18 participating in state, national or international championships.

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

All guidelines, eligibility criteria and FAQ’s can be found on the following website:
Local Sporting Champions | Australian Sports Commission

Round 2 2025/26 Applications close 31st January 2026

The Australian Government is inviting applications through a Targeted Competitive process to apply for funding under the VWG Program.

The objectives of the VWG Program are to:

• maintain and improve the independence and quality of life of members of the veteran community, by providing funding for activities and projects that sustain or enhance health and social wellbeing
• deliver activities and projects not already provided by Australian, state, territory or local government funding to the veteran community to build future community capacity
• expand on existing activities and projects offered to the veteran community in new regions within Australia or in the development of new activities and projects that will be offered in more than one location
• raise awareness of the important issues faced by the veteran community.

All guidelines, eligibility criteria and FAQ’s can be found on the following website:
Current Grant Opportunity View - Veteran Wellbeing Grants

 Applications close 5th February 2026