Deadline: 15-Mar-2026
The Micro Grants Fund Round 2 (2025/26) provides up to $10,000 excluding GST for low-risk, community-led projects that deliver measurable local benefits. Funding supports initiatives in areas such as capacity building, community spaces, civic engagement, wellbeing, and planning, empowering residents and organizations to strengthen skills, facilities, and connections within the region.
Overview
The Micro Grants Fund is designed to support smaller-scale, low-risk community initiatives with modest funding requirements. It enables community-driven projects to deliver tangible benefits to local areas while aligning with the Council’s Community Development Strategy.
Funding Themes
The programme supports projects under five key themes:
1. Capacity
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Fosters community-led collaboration and partnerships.
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Supports initiatives, programs, or projects that build skills, knowledge, and organizational capability.
2. Place
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Develops accessible and engaging community spaces.
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Activates Council-controlled or community-owned facilities, parks, and open spaces.
3. Connect
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Strengthens relationships, civic participation, and community understanding.
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Supports locally led initiatives that bring residents together and promote engagement.
4. Wellbeing
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Promotes healthy, safe, and supported communities.
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Supports partnerships, programs, activities, and resources that encourage positive wellbeing and safe environments.
5. Planning
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Supports development of programs, plans, and strategies.
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Enhances sustainability and planning of organizations, facilities, and activities across the region.
Funding Details
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Maximum grant per initiative: $10,000 excluding GST.
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Total budget for Round 2 (2025/26): $50,250 (out of $100,500 total for the year).
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Designed for low-risk, low-cost projects that provide clear local benefits.
Who is Eligible?
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Community organizations or groups delivering locally focused initiatives.
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Projects should clearly demonstrate benefits to the community or local area.
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Funding is suited for smaller-scale proposals with modest financial requirements.
How to Apply
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Identify a community-driven project aligned with one of the five funding themes.
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Prepare a project plan including objectives, outcomes, and budget within the $10,000 limit.
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Submit the application through the Council’s official Micro Grants Fund portal.
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Ensure the project is low-risk and achievable within the funding timeframe.
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Include details on community impact and benefits for assessment.
Key Benefits
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Financial support for community-led projects.
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Enables development of skills, programs, facilities, and wellbeing initiatives.
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Fosters local collaboration, civic participation, and sustainable development.
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Supports the creation of engaging public spaces and programs that improve community health and wellbeing.
Common Tips and Mistakes
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Tip: Clearly link your project to one of the funding themes and demonstrate local benefits.
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Tip: Keep project budgets realistic and within the $10,000 limit.
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Mistake: Proposing high-risk projects not suitable for the Micro Grants Fund.
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Mistake: Overlooking measurable outcomes and community impact.
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Mistake: Submitting incomplete or unclear project descriptions.
FAQs
1. What is the maximum grant available? Up to $10,000 excluding GST per project.
2. Which projects are eligible? Low-risk, community-led initiatives that provide measurable benefits.
3. What are the funding themes? Capacity, Place, Connect, Wellbeing, and Planning.
4. How is Round 2 funded? $50,250 of the total $100,500 annual Micro Grants Fund budget.
5. Who can apply? Community organizations or groups delivering local initiatives.
6. Are large-scale projects eligible? No, the fund targets smaller-scale, low-cost projects.
7. What should applications demonstrate? Clear benefits to the local community and alignment with a funding theme.
Conclusion
The Micro Grants Fund Round 2 (2025/26) empowers communities to develop meaningful, low-cost, and low-risk initiatives that enhance skills, collaboration, public spaces, wellbeing, and planning. By providing targeted funding, the programme strengthens regional health, social cohesion, and sustainable community development.
For more information, visit Gladstone Regional Council.