There are many avenues of funding available to Community Organisations.  Below are a list of Non-Council Grants and Funding opportunities available.  Please call the number provided or click on the link to the website for more information or application forms.

Arts & Culture

Arts Queensland

Phone: (07) 3034 4016 

Freecall: 1800 175 531 (outside Brisbane metro)

W:  http://www.arts.qld.gov.au/funding/index.html

Australia Council for the Arts

Phone: (02) 9215 9000

Freecall: 1800 226 912

W: www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants

Regional Arts Fund

Phone: (07) 3254 9550 

W: http://artslinkqld.com.au/regional-arts/regional-arts-fund/

Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards

Phone: (03) 8627 5555 

W: http://www.myerfoundation.org.au/programs/content.cfm?loadref=74

Community Development

ANZ Staff Foundation - Staff Community Volunteering Program

Phone: 13 13 14

W: http://www.anz.com/about-us/corporate-responsibility/community/volunteering/volunteering-program/

Bendigo Bank Community Funding

Phone: 1300 236 344

W:http://www.bendigobank.com.au/public/community/community-funding

Caring for our Community Grants

W:  http://www.communities.qld.gov.au/communityservices/community-support/caring-for-our-community-grants 

Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Multicultural Affairs

Phone: 13 74 68 (13 QGov) 

W: http://www.datsima.qld.gov.au/datsima/grants-and-funding

Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services Qld

Phone: (07) 3437 0428 - South West Region Ipswich Office

W: http://www.communities.qld.gov.au/gateway/funding-and-grants/funding-available

 
Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing

Phone: 1300 656 191

W: http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/funding/overview/index.html

Department of Social Services

Phone: 1300 653 227

W: http://www.dss.gov.au/grants-funding/current-funding

Employee Volunteer Grant Program (National Australia Bank)

Phone: 13 22 65

W: http://cr.nab.com.au/what-we-do/volunteering-and-giving

Empowering Communities Program (The Malian Foundation)

Phone: (02) 9432 7816

W: www.malianfoundation.org.au/our_programs.html

Foster's Group Community Grants Program

Phone: (03) 8626 2000 

W: www.fosterscommunitygrants.com/

Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR)

Phone: (03) 5430 2399

Freecall: 1800 170 020

W: http://www.frrr.org.au/cb_pages/funding_programs.php

Funds to Promote Stronger Community Relations

Phone: 1800 331 100 

W: http://www.harmony.gov.au/

Gambling Community Benefit Fund

Phone: (07) 3247 4284

Freecall: 1800 633 619

W: http://www.olgr.qld.gov.au/grants/programs/community/index.shtml

Jupiters Casino Community Benefit Fund

Phone: (07) 3247 4284

Freecall: 1800 633 619 (outside Brisbane)

W: http://www.olgr.qld.gov.au/grants/programs/jupiters/index.shtml

Ministry for the Arts Funding

Phone: (02) 6141 6666

W: http://arts.gov.au/funding

Myer Foundation

Phone: (03) 8672 5555

W: www.myerfoundation.org.au/

NRMA Community Grants Program

Phone: 1300 306 496

W: http://www.nrma.com.au/about-us/community-grants-program

Telstra Foundation

W: www.telstrafoundation.com/

Trust for Young Australians

Phone: (03) 9699 9596

W: http://www.tya.org.au/

Education

Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Multicultural Affairs

Phone:  13 74 68 (13 QGOV)

W: http://www.datsima.qld.gov.au/atsis/aboriginal-torres-strait-islander-peoples/scholarships-and-awards 

Department of Education, Training and Employment

Phone: (07) 3237 0774 

W: http://education.qld.gov.au/schools/grants/index.html

RSL Youth Development Program

Phone: (07) 5595 1111

W: www.bond.edu.au/rslyouth/

Environment

Australian Government Caring for our Country

Phone: 1800 552 008

W: www.nrm.gov.au/funding/index.html

Climate Change Grants

W: http://www.climatechange.gov.au/climate-change/grants

Department of the Environment

Phone: (02) 6274 1111

W: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/about-us/grants-and-funding

Health and Wellbeing

Veteran & Community Grants Program - Department of Veteran's Affairs

Phone: 133 254 

W: http://www.dva.gov.au/ex-service_organisations/grants/Pages/index.aspx

Department of Health

Phone: (02) 6289 1555

Freecall: 1800 020 103

W: www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/Listing+of+Tenders+and+Grants-1

Queensland Government - Sport and Recreation Funding and Grants

W: http://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/sports/funding/

Heritage

Department of the Environment - Indigenous Heritage Programme

Phone: 1800  982 280

W: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/heritage/heritage-grants-and-funding/indigenous-heritage-program

National Library of Australia - Community Heritage Grants

Phone: (02) 6262 1111

W: www.nla.gov.au/chg/

IT

Connecting Up Donation Program 

Phone: (07) 3107 1903 

W: http://www.connectingup.org/donations/

Telstra Foundation - Everyone Connected Program

W: www.telstrafoundation.com/

Sport

Australian Sports Foundation (ASF) Sport Incentive Program

Phone: (02) 6214 7868

W: www.asf.org.au/

Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport & Racing

Phone: 13 74 68 (13 QGOV) 

W: http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/funding/overview/index.html

Grant Finders

Australian Government - Business.com.au Grants and Assistance Finder

W: http://www.business.gov.au/grantfinder/grantfinder.aspx

Australian Government Grantslink

Freecall: 1800 026 222

W: www.grantslink.gov.au/

Community Door

Phone: (07) 3004 6900 

W: http://communitydoor.org.au/

Community GrantsGuru

W: http://community.grantready.com.au/ 

Our Community

Phone: (03) 9320 6800

W: www.ourcommunity.com.au/

Philanthropy Australia

Phone: (07) 3103 2652

W: www.philanthropy.org.au/

Pro Bono Australia

Phone: (03) 8080 5650

W: www.probonoaustralia.com.au/

Queensland Government Grants Finder

Phone: 13 74 68 (13 QGOV)

W: http://www.qld.gov.au/grants