Applications open for NAB Foundation Community Grants (Australia)

Deadline: 31-Mar-25

Applications are now open for the NAB Foundation Community Grants Program.

Australian communities are being hit harder by natural disasters more often. It takes many hands to get communities back up and running after a disaster and to build resilience for the next one, that’s why the NAB Foundation Community Grants program provides funding for local projects that help communities withstand and recover from natural disasters.

Categories

• NAB Foundation Community Grants support community-led projects that relate to the following categories:
  • Training and planning
    • Educational workshops, practical and strategic planning that help communities prepare for a natural disaster.
  • Community Recovery
    • Programs to enhance community connection, resilience and wellbeing post natural disaster.
  • Environment and wildlife
    • Restoration of damaged vegetation and habitat, and rehabilitation of injured wildlife.
  • Equipment and Infrastructure
    • Tools, equipment and infrastructure improvements that help communities withstand natural disasters or recover in their aftermath.

Funding Information

• Funding of up to $25,000

Eligibility Criteria

• NAB Foundation Community Grants are open to:
  • Charities that are registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for Profits Commission (ACNC).
  • Social enterprises (not-for-profit and for-profit) or start-ups with social or environmental impact at the core of their business.
  • Groups or organisations (not-for-profit and for-profit) that hold an Australian Business Number (ABN) and have a charitable purpose.
  • Local government or government-funded facilities (such as a school or childcare centre) seeking funding for a program that furthers charitable purpose.
• Your organisation doesn’t need to have Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status.

Ineligibility Criteria

• Applications won’t be accepted for the following:
  • organisations or programs outside Australia
  • organisations that don’t have an ABN or those that don’t hold a charitable purpose
  • individual applicants or personal expenses
  • programs that don’t align to the categories of the Community Grants program
  • activities that may be deemed harmful to the community or the environment
  • recurrent costs or continued funding (grants are one-off)
  • government entities (with the exception of local government or government-funded facilities such as a school or childcare centre)

For more information, visit NAB Foundation.