Funding Resources
Navigate the funding map with our useful resources and other funding sources.
essential reading and links
GrantsLINK makes it easier to find suitable and relevant grants for your community projects from the many Australian government grants that are available.
Free searchable listing of grants and funding programs for community and not for profit organisations and local councils.
Department of Local Government and Regional Development Grants Directory
The Grants Directory is a compilation of grants available to communities and local governments in regional and metropolitan Western Australia. The Directory contains programs provided by the Western Australian Government as well as private sector organisations.
Funding information service with sources of financial support for study, travel, research, business and professional development, the arts, sport, community projects and more.
Lists funding opportunities. You can also subscribe to Easy Grants Newsletter.
The State Association for community neighbourhood and learning centres in Western Australia. They are friendly informal places where community members meet for a variety of activities at minimal cost.
other funding sources
Looking for other funding sources to make your project happen? Check out some of the organisations listed below.
Australia Council for the Arts
Australia Council for the Arts is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body. Australia Council offers a wide range of grants in the following categories: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, ArtStart, Community Partnerships, Dance, Inter-Arts, Literature, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts. To view all the grants offered, visit Australia Council for the Arts Grants.
CAN WA is the representative for Community Partnerships funding in Western Australia. We can assist you with your application to grants within the Community Partnerships section and answer any of your queries. To view the grants available, visit Community Partnership Grants. For assistance with applications to the Community Partnership grants, contact CAN WA.
Click here to download the Australia Council Arts Funding Guide 2011.
Department of Culture and the Arts
The WA Department of Culture and the Arts gives communties in Western Australia the opportunity to create and experience arts and culture. The Department offers Arts Grants in a variety of program areas. For more information, visit DCA's Grants or download the following handbooks:
Art on the Move administers three levels of State and Federal funding for the preparation and touring of exhibitions by professional artists.
Country Arts WA helps regional communities use culture and the arts as part of their community’s development. They are an independent not-for-profit organisation and receive funding to deliver programs on behalf of the State and Federal governments.
Provide Arts Sponsorship Programs designed to provide support for arts activities such as exhibitions, theatre/dance productions, arts festivals, workshops and arts competitions. In return, these events provide opportunities for the promotion of health messages, the creation of healthy environments and increase participation in the arts.
The Seed aims to help Australian artists from any background, creating art and music across any genre, to establish themselves as self-sustained, professional artists.
The Ian Potter Foundation believes that the Arts are a reflection who we are as individuals, communities and as a nation.
Grants are available to Not-For-Profit Organisations and Local Government Authorities. Grants cannot be made to individuals, private or for-profit organisations, government bodies or organisations with a statutory base.
Propel Youth Arts WA is the peak body for youth arts in Western Australia dedicated to creating opportunities for young people to engage in the arts.
Sidney Myer Fund and The Myer Foundation
Provides various small and large grants for the arts and humanities.
Receives both Federal and State/Territory funding to provide a wide range of services, to undertake research and to develop policy in the area of family relationships.
The RTRFM Fresh Blast program, supported by Healthway and Community Road Safety Grants Program Funded by the Road Trauma Trust Fund, sponsors CD launches for Western Australian bands or solo performers who are willing to stage their launch in a smoke-free environment and promote the “Alcohol. Think Again” and “Don’t Drink and Drive” messages.
State Government Departments
The Department for Communities provides ongoing funding and one-off grants to more than 200 non-government organisations and community groups throughout Western Australia.
Office of Multicultural Interests
Aims to assist and encourage the involvement of all Western Australians in projects and events that promote the inclusion of Western Australians from diverse linguistic, religious and ethnic backgrounds in the Western Australian community.
Local Governments
The Town of Cambridge has a number of grants and funding programs established to provide financial assistance to support a range of diverse community projects as well as recognising individual achievement.
Corporate organisations
Alcoa supports partnerships and initiatives that help build stronger communities for the future.
As one of Australia’s oldest and largest corporate foundations, the Macquarie Group Foundation has contributed approximately $A120 million to over 1,000 community organisations over the last 25 years.
Telstra Foundation - Community Development Fund
The Telstra Foundation Community Development Fund supports community-based projects that connect children and young people to their communities.
Rio Tinto Community Investment WA
Support for community based programs in WA.