Grants closing in February
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:
- Acting
- Instrumental Music
- Painting
- Poetry
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.