Grant Opportunities

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Burnie City Council is dedicated to providing our community with the knowledge and opportunities to apply for grant funding as it becomes available.

On this page, you’ll find various local and national grant opportunities to benefit you, your business, or your community group.

If you know of a grant that would benefit the Burnie community that is not listed here, please email:

communications@burnie.tas.gov.au

Get Online Week event grant  Closes 8 August 2025. $1,000 to host digital skills events during Get Online Week, 20-26 October.

Regional Arts Fund Project Grants Closes August 2025. You can apply for a Project Grant up to $30,000.

Tasports Community Grants Program.  Applications open on 1 August 2025 for projects scheduled to take place between October 2025 and April 2026.  Grants up to $5,000 are available for supporting organisations, community groups and events that benefit communities surrounding our port operations and across Tasmania. Key Focus areas include Community Engagement, Marine Safety, Marine and Coastal Environmental Protection, Maritime Heritage.

Funding for organisations to accelerate the uptake and deployment of grid enhancing technologies.  Closes 11 August. The Grid Enhancing Technologies Program provides businesses with up to $30m in competitive grant funding to accelerate the uptake and deployment of grid enhancing technologies on Australia's electricity networks.

Building Digital Skills - Round 11 ends on 29 August 225. Round 12 open from 1 September to 3 October 2025.$3,000 – $20,500 funding so you can run a program to support over 50’s to be connected and get digital skills. A range of resources and support materials are available to help organisations deliver this program.This Be Connected program aims to support older people in Australia so they have the skills needed to participate fully in society.

Pride Foundation Australia’s 2025 Large Grant Round 2 – Closes 29 August.  Supporting LGBTQIA+ Refugees and People Seeking Asylum Pride Foundation Australia (PFA) is proud to announce their second large grant round for 2025, to a total value of $20,000 with a focus on supporting sexuality, sex and gender diverse (LGBTQIA+) refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia.

National Pies for Local Heroes - monthly grants close last day of each month.
Any registered Australian community group, sporting club or not-for-profit organisation can apply. We’ll award a grant of $1,000 each month over the next 12 months, beginning in March 2025. We’ll also award a major grant of $10,000 at the end of the program Jan 2026.
Whether you need new boots for your footy club, art supplies for your painting group, a special trip funded, or something else entirely – tell us how we can Help!

The SeaFM Burnie Christmas Parade applications close Saturday 15 September at midnight.  Float organisers have an exciting opportunity to apply for financial assistance to help bring their creative float ideas to life. Whether it’s enhancing the float with materials, costumes, or decorations, the financial assistance aims to support the participants in realizing their vision. Applicants are required to outline their intended use of the funds in their applications, detailing how the finances will be utilised. Organisations such as community groups, not-for-profit entities, schools, or clubs planning to participate in this year’s parade are eligible to submit applications for financial aid.

 

Carers Small Grants Program 2025-26closes 4 September 2025.Eligible applicants can apply to up to $2,500 for events and activities during National Carers Week 2025, or projects that support the health and wellbeing of carers.

https://artstasmania.smartygrants.com.au/ close midnight 8 September 2025

Arts Tasmania - Organisations - projects
Arts Tasmania - Organisations - youth arts 
Arts Tasmania - Roving Curators
Arts Tasmania - Tasmanian Residencies 

The SeaFM Burnie Christmas Parade applications close Saturday 15 September at midnight.  Float organisers have an exciting opportunity to apply for financial assistance to help bring their creative float ideas to life. Whether it’s enhancing the float with materials, costumes, or decorations, the financial assistance aims to support the participants in realizing their vision. Applicants are required to outline their intended use of the funds in their applications, detailing how the finances will be utilised. Organisations such as community groups, not-for-profit entities, schools, or clubs planning to participate in this year’s parade are eligible to submit applications for financial aid.

Variety Tasmania Grants - close 30 September 2024

- Community And Schools Grant Application
- Tasmania Individual Grant Application 
- School Breakfast Club 
- Bikes4Kids Community and Schools

 

 

Junior Travel Assistance Program - 2025/26. Open until 24 June 2026. Provides help to young athletes (aged 12-18) with the costs of traveling to national sporting championships. This program offers one-off grants of up to $200 to ease the financial burden on families, allowing more young Tasmanians to represent their state.

 


Closing Later

Real School Grant. Close 31 October 2025. This $5000 Grant is offered annually to one school and/or school group/committee. It is open to schools and school groups/committees across Australia. Delivery Partner - Creative Australia.

Local Sporting Champions Round 2 - 2025/26. Closes 31 October 2025. Provides financial assistance for coaches, officials and competitors aged 12-18 participating in state, national or international championships. If successful, applicants will receive $500-$750 towards the cost of attending their championships.


RANT Arts Quick Response Grants TAS.  You can apply for a Quick Response Grant at any time between February 1 and November 30 in a calendar year.  Applications are assessed in monthly rounds, at the end of each calendar month. Individuals can receive up to $3000 and organisations up $5000.  The Regional Arts Fund is an Australian Government program that supports sustainable cultural development in regional and remote communities in Australia. The program is managed by Regional Arts Australia and, in Tasmania, by RANT.

Australian Pride Foundation Small Grants Round 3 2025 Funding priority to regional and rural communities. Opens 4 August 2025 and closes 17 November 2025. Small grants of $1000 to directly or indirectly assist, involve and benefit LGBTQIA+ people and promote positive social outcomes and mental health in the community.

 

Farm Debt Mediation Grant Program 2024-25 closes 5 December 2025. Farmers can receive a $3,000 grant to pay for mediation fees, professional advisory services relevant to mediation travel, accommodation, or room rental

National Pies for Local Heroes - monthly grants close last day of each month.
Any registered Australian community group, sporting club or not-for-profit organisation can apply. We’ll award a grant of $1,000 each month over the next 12 months, beginning in March 2025. We’ll also award a major grant of $10,000 at the end of the program Jan 2026.
Whether you need new boots for your footy club, art supplies for your painting group, a special trip funded, or something else entirely – tell us how we can help!

Community Action Fund.  Applications will be assessed bimonthly until 5pm on 31 December 2025. The Tasmanian Community Fund is calling for applications from not-for-profit community organisations for projects that support strong, vibrant and resilient communities, through programs and activities that remove barriers to learning for 8–19-year olds and build leadership capability and capacity across the community.

Federal Government Energy Bill Relief Extension 2025 – Small Businesses. Closes 31 December 2025. provides a one-time payment of $150 for all Australian businesses. If a business is supplied electricity by a licensed electricity retailer (such as Aurora Energy, 1st Energy, Solstice, Momentum, CovaU or Energy Locals), their retailer will automatically apply the bill relief to their electricity account, and they will not be required to take any action.
 
2025 Apprentice and Trainee Training Fund Submissions close midnight 31 December 2025. The Apprentice and Trainee Training Fund provides grants to Skills Tasmania endorsed registered training organisations to subsidise the cost of delivering training and assessment and associated learner support services to Tasmanian apprentices and trainees.

Bobby Calf Tag Reimbursement. 31 December 2025.

 


Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program.  5 February 2026. This program aims to commemorate the service and sacrifice of Australia’s service personnel who served in wars, conflicts and peace operations, and their families.

 

Density Incentive Grant Scheme closes 31 March 2026. is a Tasmanian Government initiative to help increase the supply and diversity of housing. Grants of $10,000 per dwelling are available to incentivise developers to build medium and high-density housing developments, up to a maximum of 50 dwellings per developer.

Business Energy Efficiency Scheme close 16 April 2026. This program provides commercial and industrial energy customers with loans to help them implement energy efficient products and services to sustainably reduce their electricity bills.

 

Events Tasmania Marketing Grant 25/26 Closes 21 May 2026.  to provide grants to the organisers of events in Tasmania to increase visitation to their event. The program seeks to support marketing initiatives that promote and attract audiences to events held in Tasmania between 1 July 2025 and 30 June 2026. The grant program is designed to cater for both large and small events, with two tiers of funding available for events with either intrastate or interstate visitation targets. Grants between $2,500 and $10,000 are available to support event organisers in enhancing their existing marketing strategies for established Tasmanian events. Grants are available until the available funding allocation has been fully allocated, or the program has closed – whichever occurs first.

Touring Grant 2025 - 2026. Closes 28 May 2026.Touring grants of up to $20,000 are available to eligible organisers of touring activities that are held between March and November (inclusive) that attract more than 40 people to Tasmania, who stay in paid commercial accommodation for five nights or more and spend 40 per cent or more of the touring activity in regional areas (outside Greater Hobart).

Championship Grants 2025 - 2026. Closes 28 May 2026. Grants of between $3,500 and $10,000 are available to eligible organisers of championship and sporting events that: attract more than 100 people from outside Tasmania who stay three nights or more in paid commercial accommodation (hotel, motel, B&B, cabin). promote pre- and post-championship travel as a part of their event marketing.

 

The Digital Sisters program has been extended until June 2026. The Australian Government, through the Department of Social Services, will continue funding the program, allowing 55 network partners to keep empowering women in their communities.  This extension is a direct result of the incredible work every Digital Sisters partner is doing in their community and the powerful impact the program has had. We are thrilled that we can continue with this program for one more year.

Major Events Partnership Program 2025/26. Closes 30 June 2026. provides funding to significant events that return substantial economic outcomes for our state. The Program is a competitive process with applications considered by the Major Events Group – a body made up of Government and industry representatives – against set criteria. The Program aims to deliver a regionally and seasonally balanced event portfolio for Tasmania that includes a variety of event types. 

Sector Support 2025/26. Closes 30 June 2026.  Events Tasmania provides support to organisations bidding to host mass-participation events in Tasmania that would, should the bid be successful, fit within our existing Major Event Partnerships Program. This support is capped at $3 000, and can be used towards the development or presentation of the bid.

Regional Tourism Development Loan Scheme.  30 June 2026.  This program provides loans to support tourism projects in regional Tasmania.

Social Enterprise Capability Building Grants.  30 June 2026. This program provides funding to social enterprises to help them become more efficient and effective in delivering social benefits to vulnerable Australians.

Rebates for TAS sheep and goat farmers.  This program provides TAS sheep and goat farmers with rebates to help them purchase eligible eID device tags.

 


Residential Land Rebate close 31 July 2026.The program is a Tasmanian Government initiative to help boost the availability of affordable residential land and improve housing availability Grants will be for a total claim amount of up to $15000 per-lot, up to a maximum of 40 lots per application.Funding is available for developers to help cover the cost of power, NBN, water and sewerage infrastructure.

 


2025 Events Tasmania Attraction Fund. Close 31 May 2027.  The aim of the Fund is to secure mass participation events which will deliver strong levels of interstate visitation and substantial economic and social benefits for the state during the shoulder and winter months. 

  • must apply under Stage One at least four months (16 weeks) prior to event commencement
  • must hold an event between March and November in either 2025, 2026 or 2027
  • must be able to contribute at least 60 per cent of the overall event income budget.

 

PowerSmart for Small Business 2024-25. Closes 30 Jun 3028. The Tasmanian Government has launched the PowerSmart for Small Business program, providing grants of up to $1,000 to small businesses for energy efficiency audits. This initiative aims to help Tasmanian small businesses better understand their energy use, identify opportunities to reduce both energy consumption and costs, and implement energy-saving measures.

Cheaper Home Batteries Program. 2030. Provides households and small businesses with a 30% discount on the upfront cost of installing a small-scale solar battery.

 

 

 

Tourism and Events

One-off Assistance Grants provides funding to events being held in regional Tasmania outside of the peak tourism season. 

Championship grants of up to $10,000 are available for eligible competitions that bring more than 100 competitors and supporters to Tasmania, who stay in paid commercial accommodation for three nights or more, and are able to promote pre- and post-championship travel within the state as part of their event marketing.

Touring Grants Tasmania provides funding to organisers of auto, motorbike or walking tours held in Tasmania which encourage visitors to travel around the state.2025.

Funding for mass participation events held in Tasmania This program provides funding to event organisers hosting large events in Tasmania.

Free mentoring support for First Nations tourism businesses. tailored and one-one-one mentoring services from experienced tourism industry professionals.

Support for TAS tourism businesses to reduce their emissions
The Tourism Industry Council Tasmanian (TICT) is supporting tourism businesses to reducing their emissions through targeted programs.

 

Arts, Entertainment, Screen & Production

Funding and Resources for Tasmanian screen practitioners
Screen Tasmania Funding and Support provide screen practitioners with funding and resources to support the development, production and promotion of screen content.

Funding and resources for Australian screen practitioners
Screen Australia Funding and Support provides screen practitioners with funding and resources to support the development, production and promotion of Australian screen content.

Australian Cultural Fund  A fundraising platform for Australian artists. Upload your project, start your fundraising campaign and invite art lovers and supporters to donate with 100% of donations going directly towards your creative project.

Fundraising coaching & advice In our bespoke one-on-one sessions, we’ll equip you with the tools, knowledge, and opportunities to improve you fundraising capability.

Australian Cultural Fund A fundraising platform for Australian artists. Upload your project, start your fundraising campaign and invite art lovers and supporters to donate with 100% of donations going directly towards your creative project. australianculturalfund.org.au

 

 

Social Enterprise

Support for Tasmanian start-up social enterprises and impact-driven businesses
The Shift Lab provides new social enterprises and impact-driven businesses with support, structures, tools and resources.

Social Enterprise Capability Building Grants
This program provides funding to social enterprises to help them become more efficient and effective in delivering social benefits to vulnerable Australians.

 

Young People

Transition to Independent Living Allowance (TILA)
The Transition to Independent Living Allowance (TILA) in a one-off government payment for young people aged between 15 – 25. It provides a financial contribution of $1,500 to assist young people with transitioning to independent living.

Mantana Foundation for Young People
The Mantana Foundation for Young People provides assistance toyoung persons from disadvantaged or marginalized backgrounds. The focus is on providing programs that target school retention and increased educational achievement, employment skills development and career pathways, and social and community connectedness, together with servicesin geographical areas where funding is difficult to source.

 

Business Support

CSIRO Kick-Start is an initiative for innovative Australian start-ups and small businesses, providing funding support and access to CSIRO’s research expertise and capabilities to help grow and develop their business.

Waste Resource Recovery Sponsorship Program - Tasmanian organisations are invited to apply for sponsorship funding for innovative projects, events, or initiatives that recover resources from waste and reduce landfill. Funding ranges from $1,000 to $10,000 per project. Applications close once funding is fully allocated, so interested businesses are encouraged to apply promptly.

Small business training for people interested in self-employment
This program provides support to people interested in starting their own business or who need help to refocus an existing small business.

No interest business loans for low income Tasmanians
The No Interest Micro Business Loan provides low income earners with interest-free loans to support their new or growing business.

Growth programs for businesses
The Business Growth Programs provide businesses with access to expert advice and programs that will help them grow their business.

Bonus tax deduction for small businesses accessing external training for their employees
This initiative provides small businesses with a bonus tax deduction to help them train new staff and upskill existing staff.

Tax deductions for small businesses to digitise their operations
This initiative allows small businesses to claim a 20% bonus deduction on technology expenditure to help digitise their business.

Pre-employment project opportunities to recruit new staff
The Launch into Work program is for businesses that want to use a pre-employment project to recruit new staff.

Financial incentives for businesses to hire new staff
Wage subsidies provide financial incentives to employers to hire and retain eligible participants in ongoing and sustainable positions.

Matched funding for start-ups and small business to access CSIRO support
CSIRO Kick-Start provides matched funding for start-ups and small to medium enterprises to help access CSIRO's research expertise and capabilities to help grow your business.  . 

Funding for workers with a disability
The Employment Assistant Fund provides workers with a disability with funding for workplace modifications, equipment or services they need to perform their job. 

PowerSmart for Small Business program, providing grants of up to $1,000 to small businesses for energy efficiency audits. This initiative aims to help Tasmanian small businesses better understand their energy use, identify opportunities to reduce both energy consumption and costs, and implement energy-saving measures.

Business Energy Efficiency Scheme - The scheme will provide loan interest subsidies to eligible applicants by way of a once-off grant payment to install the energy efficient goods/equipment, or have energy efficiency services delivered. Through BEES, the Tasmanian Government will fund:

  • the full interest costs under the loan on up to $10,000 over the first three years, and
  • a 5 percentage point interest subsidy for loan amounts over $10,000 and less than $60,000 over the first three years.

Loans for businesses to support exports
The Small Business Export Loan provides small to medium export businesses with loans to cover up to 80% of the costs to secure an export contract or purchase order with an overseas buyer.

 

Agriculture, primary production  

Funding for organisations to do rural industry research
AgriFutures Australia RD&E Investment provides funding for organisations to help conduct research that will improve the sustainability and profitability of new and established rural industries.

Support for farmers experiencing financial hardship
The farm household allowance program provides farming families experiencing financial hardship with assistance through planning and training for long-term financial improvements as well as income support for up to 4 years.

 

Tech & Advanced Manufacturing 

Network of specialised programs to support Australian technology companies to expand globally
Landing Pads provide start-ups with a workspace for up to 90 days in a global innovation hub, along with access to coaching, investors, customers, training and networking events.

Funding for businesses undertaking renewable energy projects
The Advancing Renewables Program provides businesses with funding or finance to develop renewable energy technologies.

Funding to support zero emissions vehicle (ZEV) technologies
This program provides funding to enable the demonstration and deployment of new zero emissions vehicle technologies..

Financial benefits for businesses that recycle oil
The Product Stewardship for Oil Program provides financial benefit for businesses that recycle oil or use recycled oil in their operations.

 

Export 

Financial help for Tasmanian businesses to move goods by sea
The Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme provides businesses and individuals with financial assistance to offset the costs of moving goods by sea.

 

Residential Land Rebate - 31 July 2026

 

Current Grants are available from these websites:
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Grant Alerts

  • The grants administered by  Community Partnerships and Priorities  provide information on a range of funding opportunities available to community organisations. To subscribe and stay updated, email: grants@dpac.tas.gov.au.

 

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