Annual Community Grants

Since 2001, the Scanlon Foundation has been distributing grants to build Australia’s social cohesion and to support the transition of those who come to make Australia home.

The Annual Community Grants Program first commenced in 2016 and continues to be an integral grant round for the Scanlon Foundation.

This year the Foundation will continue the Annual Community Grants (ACG) Program but with some important changes.

Why have we made changes to the Annual Community Grants Program?
- The Foundation is responding to grantee feedback that one-year grants can restrict their ability to deliver the level of impact they want and reduce their ability to plan support for participants beyond 12 months.

What Will Stay the Same
- Funding Category: Employment Pathways only
- Target cohort: long-term unemployed/underemployed adults from all migrant and multicultural backgrounds
- Regional/rural communities: the ACG Program will continue to support applications and proposals from regional and rural communities or organisations supporting migrant and/or multicultural communities in regional areas
- DGR1 certification: organisations must have DGR1 certification to be eligible
- Social enterprises and business entrepreneurships are eligible for consideration.

What Are the New Changes
- Funding period: 2 years of funding (FY27 and FY28)
- Grant amount: up to $50,000 per annum per project
- Removed Independent Funding Category: English Literacy is not a separate funding category but can be included in your project design.

Funds projects that support the transition of migrants into employment.

The Scanlon Foundation provides support to organisations working to improve Australia’s social cohesion in areas where there is the greatest need.

• We aim to foster connections and strengthen communities by engaging local businesses with potential employees living in their area. Applicants must address the four key criteria outlined below in their application:
• - Employment pathways
• - Local business engagement
• - Mentors
• - Community input.

Who Can Apply:
- Any organisation with DGR1 status, Australia-wide.
- Local government bodies are welcome to apply for specific projects through our Annual Community Grants program. The local government body will need to have DGR1 status.