Funding Opportunities

Community-led mental health & wellbeing projects

closes 14 August

FRRR’s In a Good Place (IAGP) program is again inviting community groups and not-for-profits (NFPs) to apply for grants up to $20,000 for projects that support the mental health and wellbeing of farmers, farming communities and people living in remote, rural & regional places.

Local Sport Grant Program

Closes 18 August 2025

The program aims to increase regular and ongoing participation opportunities in sport across NSW through accessibility, reducing barriers, improving facilities and more.

Grants of $2,000 - $20,000 are available, with up to $50,000 available in each electorate. Eligible applicants must be incorporated not-for-profit grassroots sports clubs or associations who organise and deliver sporting activities and develop members’ skills.

For more information on eligibility and how to apply, visit HERE

New grants to help bush connectivity

The Regional Tech Hub has announced a new grants program, offering up to $3000 to community groups across rural, regional and remote Australia.

The Connect Grants are open to grassroots projects that help people navigate the complex world of phone and internet connectivity. Regional Tech Hub General Manager, Jennifer Medway, said the program is about delivering practical, on-the-ground support. Read more HERE

Primary producers can claim an immediate deduction for capital expenses on fencing & fodder storage.

Fence and fencing asset includes an enclosure or barrier, usually made of metal or wood, around or along a field or paddock and includes posts, rails, wire, droppers, gates, fittings and anchor assemblies.

Fodder and fodder storage asset includes a structural improvement, a repair of a capital nature, or an alteration, addition or extension, to an asset or structural improvement, that is a fodder storage asset. Read more HERE

$1,000 SafeWork small business rebate

If you are a small business owner in NSW, this $1,000 rebate will help you purchase safety items to improve work health and safety for you and your workers. Read more HERE

Farm Household Allowance

A payment for farming families in financial hardship.

To get this you must:

• be a farmer or partner of a farmer

• meet the income and assets test limits

• meet mutual obligation requirements.

A farmer must contribute significant labour and capital to a farm.

Read more HERE about the program or read full conditions HERE.

Wettenhall Environmental Trust - Small Environmental Grant Scheme

$2000 to $15,000 grants to support grassroots organisations, individuals and academics for projects making a positive difference to the biodiversity conservation in land, sea or air, rural or urban areas. Learn more HERE

Landholders who are members of Land for Wildlife can apply at any time for a Landholder Biodiversity Grant.

As a Land for Wildlife Member, you can apply for $2,000/year. Land for Wildlife members can apply for up to three years with each year being a new application. If demand for the program is high, you may only be successful in one year. Years two and three applications will be considered after successful acquittal of previous year. Read more HERE