Grant categories Business

Invites applications from startups to pitch competitions and support programs, helping entrepreneurs at all levels to reach the next stage in their journey by providing them with prizes and free access to training and resources, enhancing their visibility, and working to connect them to mentors and investors.

Supports organisations with as wide community benefit as possible and in projects that have a lasting benefit.

Funds groundbreaking early intervention programs to prevent youth crime.

Showcases granting opportunities so ACF's community of givers can be inspired to support initiatives that are aligned with their interests.

Seeks to fund initiatives delivered by organisations supporting people with disabilities, or otherwise marginalised individuals primarily with the objective to secure employment pathways.

Funds projects that test or scale new ways of working that improve the timeliness or efficiency of financial counselling service delivery. In this context, innovation refers to new, clever ideas or changes to previous processes, programs, products or services to adapt and respond to the demand for financial counselling services. Innovation is change that adds […]

Provides funding for innovative proposals relevant to the objectives and key themes of the Australia-Japan Foundation. The Australia-Japan Foundation (AJF) seeks to advance Australia's engagement with Japan by supporting people-to-people linkages, promoting a contemporary image of Australia in Japan, and facilitating informed discussion on key bilateral foreign and trade policy issues.

Funds projects that address issues for communications consumers in Australia. The ACCAN Grants Program focuses on producing useful education, representation, and research outcomes for communications consumers. ACCAN seeks to help consumers navigate the communications market, and to establish a sound body of evidence for consumer representation and advocacy.

The Better Local Business grant program provides support to chambers of commerce, small and family business associations, industry associations and local councils to bring local business owners and stakeholders together to address key business concerns, issues or opportunities in their region.