Agency: Department of Home Affairs
Closing: Batch 1: 18 May 2026, Batch 2: 12 November 2026
Eligibility: To be eligible you must be:
- a not-for-profit organisation
- a legal entity with the capacity to enter into a legally binding grant agreement with the Commonwealth; and
- one of the following entity types:
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- Company
- Cooperative
- Incorporated Association
- Indigenous Corporation
- Statutory Entity.
The grant opportunity is comprised of 2 funding opportunities, called batches. You can apply for funding in one batch.
- Batch 1 opens on 7 April 2026 and closes on 18 May 2026.
- Batch 2 opens on 18 May 2026 and closes on 12 November 2026.
The following groups and projects will be prioritised for funding:
- new and emerging multicultural communities.
- projects focussed on achieving positive outcomes for multicultural women, multicultural LGBTIQA+ community members, and multicultural people with a disability.
Co-contributions are required towards the value of your project and the minimum amount of co funding is determined by whether you are applying as a priority group/project or other.
The objectives of the grant opportunity are to:
- deliver physical infrastructure to support multicultural communities connect and commune in a designated physical environment
- provide co-funding to deliver community-focussed infrastructure and amenities
- provide infrastructure and amenities that benefit the wider multicultural community by improving equity and social inclusion.
Link for information here