Grant Opportunities

International Rights Fund For Literature  Closing Date: December 3, 2024  Support is available for literary agents, rights managers and publishers to attend international markets such as book fairs to sell rights in Australian works.

Funding to address barriers to women's participation in key industries closes midnight 9 December 2024. The Building Women's Careers (BWC) Program provides up to $5 million for partnerships to drive structural and cultural change and increase women’s participation and training in the construction, clean energy, advanced manufacturing and/or digital and technology industries

PowerSmart for Small Business 2024-25  closes midnight 9 December 2024.  The Tasmanian Government is providing grants of up to $1,000 to small businesses for energy efficiency audits. This initiative aims to help Tasmanian small businesses better understand their energy use, identify opportunities to reduce both energy consumption and costs, and implement energy-saving measures.

Strategic initiatives and service organisations close midnight 9 December 2024. This one-off program will provide funding to support four organisations to deliver strategic initiatives or services in the art form areas of music, regional arts and theatre.This grant aligns with the goals of the Cultural and Creative Industries Recovery Strategy: 2020 and Beyond.Each grant, valued at $150,000, aims to foster the development of Tasmania’s creative industries by providing advocacy, professional development, and capacity-building activities for artists and arts workers across the state.

- music
- regional arts
- theatre

Production Support Round Closing 9 December 2024.  Offers financial assistance for children’s and adults’ animation, feature films, TV dramas, and factual projects. Grants range from $30,000 to $50,000, with larger amounts available as equity investments. Eligible projects include live-action or animated films, TV dramas, documentaries, and online narratives. Applicants must be Australian companies with a significant Tasmanian connection.

GO7210 Building Women's Careers Program. closes 9-Dec-2024 5:00 pm
https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=cbae5781-f3ca-4808-afd3-dc760f83e05e

GO7082 Diversity in STEM Toolkit. closes 9-Dec-2024 5:00 pm
https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=fe443a77-d054-4ccf-8ad0-4223d26cde66

Financial Wellbeing and Capability Activity - Financial Wellbeing Hubs
https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=b19bac8f-08c4-4f76-8acd-651830a3458b

Non-Profit Organisation Emergency Recovery Grant 2024  closes 2:00pm 13 December 2024.  Offers financial aid to Tasmanian non-profits affected by the severe weather event starting August 27, 2024. This grant covers clean-up and reinstatement costs and is funded by the Australian and Tasmanian Governments.

Recovery and Restoration Grants - Severe Weather Event August/September 2024 closes 2:00pm 11 December 2024. Providing financial aid to low-income households in Tasmania.  These grants cover the replacement of essential household items and the repair of primary residences damaged by the event

Tasmanian Men's Shed Association Grant Program 2024-25  closes 13 December 2024 at 2:00 pm.  offers up to $10,000 per shed to support men’s health initiatives, training, community projects, and purchasing tools and equipment. This program aims to enhance the health and wellbeing of members by reducing social isolation and encouraging participation.

International Women's Day Small Grants Program 2024-25  closes 16 December 2024 at 2:00 pm.offers up to $2,000 for local organisations to host events celebrating and promoting women’s contributions to their communities.These events should support women’s equality, economic security, leadership, participation, safety, and health and wellbeing.

Prizes for Australian scientists and innovators closes 17 December 2024. The Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science – Science Prizes award Australian scientists and innovators with prizes to recognise demonstrated scientific achievements and research-based innovation and commercialisation.

Australian Cyber Security Strategy Challenge closes 18 Dec.  This program provides small to medium sized enterprises with funding to develop innovative solutions for government policy and service delivery challenges. This round focuses on a cyber security challenge identified by the government.

Business Growth Loan Scheme. Closes 20 December 2024. This scheme provides businesses with concessional loans to help them develop or expand, or undertake new projects.

2024 Apprentice and Trainee Training Fund close midnight 31 December 2024

Free and confidential mental health coaching for small business owners  Closes 31 December 2024.   Beyond Blue has developed this mental health coaching program to support small business owners during challenging times.

Funding for Tasmanian employers to improve literacy and numeracy in their workplace Closes 31 December 2024. 26TEN Grants provide businesses and peak bodies with funding to help them improve the literacy and numeracy skills of their workers.

Sign up for Free NBN - up to 31 December 2024.  Eligible families in Tasmania without broadband are encouraged to sign up for a free NBN connection for 12 months as part of the Albanese Government’s ongoing roll-out of the School Student Broadband Initiative (SSBI).  To be eligible, a family must: Have a child living at home enrolled in an Australian school in 2024; Be referred by a nominating organisation; Have no active broadband service over the NBN network; and Live in a premise where they can access a standard NBN service

Tasmanian Community Action Fund monthly applications are accessed bi-monthly and close 31 December 2024.  Applications from not-for-profit community organisations for projects that support strong, vibrant and resilient communities, through programs and activities that remove barriers to learning for 8–19 year olds and build leadership capability and capacity across the community. 

Subsidies for Skills Tasmania endorsed registered training organisations (RTOs)  Closes 31 December 2024. This program supports Skills Tasmania endorsed registered training organisations (RTOs) to provide training and assessment services.

National Pies for Local Heroes - monthly grants close last day of each month.
Any registered Australian community group, sporting club or not-for-profit organisation can apply. We’ll award a grant of $1,000 each month over the next 12 months, beginning in March 2024. We’ll also award a major grant of $10,000 at the end of the program Jan 2025.
Whether you need new boots for your footy club, art supplies for your painting group, a special trip funded, or something else entirely – tell us how we can help!

Advanced Manufacturing Accelerating Growth Program TAS  close 6 January 2025.  Provides Tasmanian advanced manufacturing enterprises with funding to purchase capital equipment

Small Business Emergency Response Grant October 2024  close 2:00PM 15 January 2025.   provides funding to TAS small businesses impacted by the severe weather event commencing 26 August 2024 

Youth Empowerment Program Closes Jan 28.Funding to organisations for programs for youth aged 10 to 17 who are engaged in, or at-risk of becoming engaged in, criminal and/or anti-social behaviour.

Local Para Champions Round 3 - 2024/2025 close midnight 31 January 2025

Local Sporting Champions Round 3 - 2024/25. close midnight 31 January 2025

National Pies for Local Heroes - monthly grants close last day of each month.
Any registered Australian community group, sporting club or not-for-profit organisation can apply. We’ll award a grant of $1,000 each month over the next 12 months, beginning in March 2024. We’ll also award a major grant of $10,000 at the end of the program Jan 2025.
Whether you need new boots for your footy club, art supplies for your painting group, a special trip funded, or something else entirely – tell us how we can help!

Dal Stivens Award Closing February 4, 2025. The Dal Stivens Award is presented biennially to an author, aged 30 or under, for a short story or essay of the highest literary merit.

Kathleen Mitchell Award  Closing February 4, 2025.  The Kathleen Mitchell Award is presented biennially to the author, aged 30 or under, of an outstanding novel or novella to encourage advancement in their literary career.

The Marten Bequest Scholarships  Closing: February 4, 2025  Offering talented young artists the chance to explore, study and develop in the areas of:

Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program. Closes 5 Feb 2025. The Program aims to provide funding for projects that promote appreciation and understanding of the experiences of service and the roles of those who have served. It also seeks to preserve, add to the sum knowledge of, or provide access to information about Australia's service history’s wartime heritage.  

Neighbours Every Day grants Closes: 7 February 2025. Grants up to $1500 are available for community organisations for grassroots activities or events that foster neighbourly connections, belonging and respectful relationships, with a total pool of $50000 available for events on Neighbour Day, Sunday, 30 March 2025. Examples of activities and events we may fund include workshops, gardening days, street libraries, picnics, bake sales, tea parties, and BBQs. Who Can Apply:

• community orgs, community groups and social enterprises
• local government
• school associations and volunteer-run childcare centres
• individuals whose activity/event is connected with a community group or organisation.

Multicultural Small Business Grant Program closes: 20 February 2025.  Funding can be used to obtain business advice or support from a suitably qualified service provider.

26TEN Grants TAS.  tranche two closes 14 February 2025. These grants support employers and peak bodies to run projects to improve literacy and numeracy of Tasmanian workers (paid and volunteers). Projects can include improving all aspects of workplace communication, for example:

• improving the reading, writing and maths skills of employees, so they can do their jobs better
• training employees to write work documents in plain English
• digital literacy for employees with low reading, writing or maths skills
• surveys, consultations, and research to determine employee's literacy needs
• training supervisors and managers to support employees with low literacy.

https://tasports.com.au/grant-program
Round 8 of the TasPorts Community Grant Program will open on Wednesday 5th February 2025 for eligible projects taking place between April and September 2025. Grants up to $5,000 are available, as well as in-kind support for venue hire fees and civic banner installation.

Active Infrastructure Grant Program opens 24 February 2025.  This grant program provides financial assistance ($25,000 - $500,000) to councils and not-for-profit sport or active recreation organisations. Funding is for spaces that are safe, inclusive, accessible and cater for a range of activities.

March

Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups Closes 4 March. Up to $50,000 for a range of activities and projects, both national and international, across all art forms.

Arts Tasmania - Young and Emerging Artist Professional Development Program - March 2025 Submissions close midnight 17 March 2025.  This program provides support for young and emerging artists and arts workers to undertake professional and skills development activities.

News Media Relief Program Closes Monday 31 March 2025 5:00pm. helping the sustainability of Australian news publishers by providing a proportion of salary costs for journalists producing core news content that is distributed digitally.

May

Events Tasmania Marketing Grant 2025 close 2:00PM 1 May 2025 

Ticket to Play voucher - open from 4 July 2024 to 30 May 2025. Ticket to Play provides two vouchers worth up to $100 each towards club membership fees for children aged 5-18 years who are listed on a Services Australia Health Care or Pensioner Concession Card or in approved Out of Home Care. The key objective of Ticket to Play is to increase the number of young Tasmanians participating in sport and active recreation.

Ticket to Wellbeing  provides two $100 vouchers to Tasmanians aged 65+ with a Health Care or Pensioner Concession Card to help cover sport and recreation memberships. The goal is to boost participation and social connections for older residents. Vouchers must be redeemed with an Approved Activity Provider by 1 June 2025.

Championship grants close 29 May 2025. Up to $10,000 are available for eligible competitions that bring more than 100 competitors and supporters to Tasmania, who stay in paid commercial accommodation for three nights or more, and are able to promote pre- and post-championship travel within the state as part of their event marketing.

Touring Grant 2024 - 2025 Submissions close 2:00PM 29 May 2025.  Provides funding to organisers of auto, motorbike or walking tours held in Tasmania which encourage visitors to travel around the state.

Small Business Advice and Financial Guidance Program Round 4 - Closing date Friday 30 May 2025. This program provides small businesses with funding to engage an appropriate consultant to provide advice or services that will assist in business recovery, transition, growth or application of other management services.

June

Screen - Island Screen Incentive 2024-25 - 1 June 2025

Sheep and Goat Electronic Identification (eID) Support Scheme TAS.  Support is available for Tasmanian sheep and goat producers, veterinarians, organisations and school farms to help with the costs of implementing eID tagging systems

Funding for TAS primary producers impacted by the severe weather event commencing 26 August 2024

2024 Natural Disaster Primary Producer Recovery Grant - Storm Submissions close 3:00PM 30 June 2025

Waste and Resource Recovery Board Sponsorship Program 2024-25 Submissions close midnight 30 June 2025

Loans for commercial and industrial energy customers for energy efficiency initiatives

Accelerating Trade Grant Program - Round 6 (2024-25) Submissions close 2:00PM 30 June 2025 (AEST).  provides businesses with funding on a co-contribution basis to support activities that will lead to new trade opportunities.

Advanced Manufacturing - Productivity Grant Program 2024/25 Submissions close 3:00PM 30 June 2025

Accelerating Trade Grant Program - Round 6 (2024-25) close 2:00PM 30 June 2025

Energy Bill Relief 2024-25 Financial Year Submissions close midnight 30 June 2025 

Screen Conferences 2024-2025 Submissions close midnight 30 June 2025 

Industry Partnerships Program 2024 Submissions close 2:00PM 30 June 2025

Industry Partnerships Program 2024 - Short Form Proposal Submissions close 2:00PM 30 June 2025

Junior Travel Assistance Program - 2024/25 Closing 30 June 2025 or when the available funding has been exhausted. The Junior Travel Assistance Program (JTAP) provides financial assistance to help alleviate the costs of competing in national sporting championships. Funding will be available for Tasmanians aged 12-18 years selected to travel interstate for the purpose of representing Tasmania in a National Sporting Championship.

Train Now Fund 2024-25 (ST066) Submissions close 2:00PM 30 June 2025

Later

2025 Apprentice and Trainee Training FundSubmissions close midnight 31 December 2025

Residential Land Rebate  close  31 July 2026.

Regional Tourism Development Loan Scheme.  This program provides loans to support tourism projects in regional Tasmania.

Social Enterprise Capability Building Grants.  This program provides funding to social enterprises to help them become more efficient and effective in delivering social benefits to vulnerable Australians.

Rebates for TAS sheep and goat farmers.  This program provides TAS sheep and goat farmers with rebates to help them purchase eligible eID device tags.

Residential Land Rebate TASFunding is available for developers to help cover the cost of power, NBN, water and sewerage infrastructure

Tourism and Events

One-off Assistance Grants provides funding to events being held in regional Tasmania outside of the peak tourism season. 

Championship grants of up to $10,000 are available for eligible competitions that bring more than 100 competitors and supporters to Tasmania, who stay in paid commercial accommodation for three nights or more, and are able to promote pre- and post-championship travel within the state as part of their event marketing.

Touring Grants Tasmania provides funding to organisers of auto, motorbike or walking tours held in Tasmania which encourage visitors to travel around the state

Funding for mass participation events held in Tasmania This program provides funding to event organisers hosting large events in Tasmania.

Free mentoring support for First Nations tourism businesses. tailored and one-one-one mentoring services from experienced tourism industry professionals.

Support for TAS tourism businesses to reduce their emissions
The Tourism Industry Council Tasmanian (TICT) is supporting tourism businesses to reducing their emissions through targeted programs.

Arts, Entertainment, Screen & Production

Funding and Resources for Tasmanian screen practitioners
Screen Tasmania Funding and Support provide screen practitioners with funding and resources to support the development, production and promotion of screen content.

Funding and resources for Australian screen practitioners
Screen Australia Funding and Support provides screen practitioners with funding and resources to support the development, production and promotion of Australian screen content.

Social Enterprise

Support for Tasmanian start-up social enterprises and impact-driven businesses
The Shift Lab provides new social enterprises and impact-driven businesses with support, structures, tools and resources.

Young People

Transition to Independent Living Allowance (TILA)
The Transition to Independent Living Allowance (TILA) in a one-off government payment for young people aged between 15 – 25. It provides a financial contribution of $1,500 to assist young people with transitioning to independent living.

Mantana Foundation for Young People
The Mantana Foundation for Young People provides assistance toyoung persons from disadvantaged or marginalized backgrounds. The focus is on providing programs that target school retention and increased educational achievement, employment skills development and career pathways, and social and community connectedness, together with servicesin geographical areas where funding is difficult to source.

Business Support

Small business training for people interested in self-employment
This program provides support to people interested in starting their own business or who need help to refocus an existing small business.

No interest business loans for low income Tasmanians
The No Interest Micro Business Loan provides low income earners with interest-free loans to support their new or growing business.

Growth programs for businesses
The Business Growth Programs provide businesses with access to expert advice and programs that will help them grow their business.

Bonus tax deduction for small businesses accessing external training for their employees
This initiative provides small businesses with a bonus tax deduction to help them train new staff and upskill existing staff.

Tax deductions for small businesses to digitise their operations
This initiative allows small businesses to claim a 20% bonus deduction on technology expenditure to help digitise their business.

Pre-employment project opportunities to recruit new staff
The Launch into Work program is for businesses that want to use a pre-employment project to recruit new staff.

Financial incentives for businesses to hire new staff
Wage subsidies provide financial incentives to employers to hire and retain eligible participants in ongoing and sustainable positions.

Matched funding for start-ups and small business to access CSIRO support
CSIRO Kick-Start provides matched funding for start-ups and small to medium enterprises to help access CSIRO's research expertise and capabilities to help grow your business.  . 

Funding for workers with a disability
The Employment Assistant Fund provides workers with a disability with funding for workplace modifications, equipment or services they need to perform their job. 

Business Energy Efficiency Scheme The scheme will provide loan interest subsidies to eligible applicants by way of a once-off grant payment to install the energy efficient goods/equipment, or have energy efficiency services delivered. Through BEES, the Tasmanian Government will fund:

• the full interest costs under the loan on up to $10,000 over the first three years, and
• a 5 percentage point interest subsidy for loan amounts over $10,000 and less than $60,000 over the first three years.

Loans for businesses to support exports
The Small Business Export Loan provides small to medium export businesses with loans to cover up to 80% of the costs to secure an export contract or purchase order with an overseas buyer.

Agriculture, primary production  

Funding for organisations to do rural industry research
AgriFutures Australia RD&E Investment provides funding for organisations to help conduct research that will improve the sustainability and profitability of new and established rural industries.

Support for farmers experiencing financial hardship
The farm household allowance program provides farming families experiencing financial hardship with assistance through planning and training for long-term financial improvements as well as income support for up to 4 years.

Tech & Advanced Manufacturing 

Network of specialised programs to support Australian technology companies to expand globally
Landing Pads provide start-ups with a workspace for up to 90 days in a global innovation hub, along with access to coaching, investors, customers, training and networking events.

Funding for businesses undertaking renewable energy projects
The Advancing Renewables Program provides businesses with funding or finance to develop renewable energy technologies.

Funding to support zero emissions vehicle (ZEV) technologies
This program provides funding to enable the demonstration and deployment of new zero emissions vehicle technologies..

Financial benefits for businesses that recycle oil
The Product Stewardship for Oil Program provides financial benefit for businesses that recycle oil or use recycled oil in their operations.

Export 

Financial help for Tasmanian businesses to move goods by sea
The Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme provides businesses and individuals with financial assistance to offset the costs of moving goods by sea.