Grants closing in May
Building Digital Skills Round 17 grants opening 30 Mar – 1 May. $3,000 – $20,500 funding to you can run a program to support the over-50s 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. (Round 18: 9 June to 10 July 2026)
Para Athlete Barriers Fund 2024-26 closes 4 May 2026. The Australian Government has doubled their investment to support high-performance Para sport in 2025 and 2026 in an effort to reduce barriers for athletes, and the high-performance sport system is implementing a range of initiatives to do so, collectively termed the Para System Uplift.
Qantas Regional Grants program, closes 10 May 2026. Provides $2 million annually in cash, flights, and marketing support to not-for-profit groups benefiting regional Australia.
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 events. 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.
Vulnerable Road User Program (VRUP) 2026. Closes 29 May 2025. provides an opportunity for Tasmanian local governments to apply for grant funding to implement low-cost infrastructure treatments that improve road safety outcomes for vulnerable road users (pedestrians, motorcyclists and cyclists).
Safer Rural Roads Program (SRRP) 2026 closes 29 May 2026. Provides opportunities for Tasmanian local governments to apply for grant funding to implement widespread low-cost road safety infrastructure treatments on rural and regional roads.
Ticket to Play voucher. Closes 29 May 2026. Ticket to Play provides two vouchers worth up to $100 each towards club membership fees for children aged 5-18 years who are listed on a Services Australia Health Care or Pensioner Concession Card or in approved Out of Home Care. The key objective of Ticket to Play is to increase the number of young Tasmanians participating in sport and active recreation
Farm Debt Mediation Grant Program Closes: 31 May 2026. Helps farmers with financial difficulties cover costs for mediation under the Farm Debt Mediation Act 2024. Farmers can receive a $3,000 grant to pay for mediation fees, professional advisory services, relevant to mediation travel, accommodation, or room rental.
26Ten Workplace Grants 2026 Closes: 31 May 2026. Provides businesses and organisations with funding to help them improve the literacy and numeracy skills of their workers.