Australia: Queensland Remembers Grants Program

Deadline: 23-Sep-2024

Applications are now open for the Queensland Remembers Grants Program.

The Queensland Government has committed close to $5.9 million over four annual rounds for the Queensland Remembers Grants Program for eligible organisations who provide service and support for Queensland veterans and their families.

Funding Streams

• The Queensland Remembers Grants Program offers three grant streams:
  • Queensland Remembers – Major Capital Works grants program 
    • The primary objective of the Major Capital Works grants program is to provide support for the veterans’ community through improved infrastructure.
    • Funding between $50,000 and $250,000 (excluding GST) to deliver major capital works projects such as building refurbishments or upgrades, improving access for people with a disability or upgrading communal meeting areas.
  • Queensland Remembers – Minor Capital Works grants program 
    • The primary objective of the Minor Capital Works grants program is to provide support for the veterans’ community by improving existing building infrastructure and funding the purchase of equipment.
    • Funding up to $50,000 (excluding GST) to deliver minor capital works projects such as repairing or maintaining buildings or facilities, or for the purchase of equipment.
  • Queensland Remembers – Community grants program 
    • The primary objective of the Community grants program is to assist eligible organisations to deliver commemorative activities and events and create or refurbish war memorials, avenues of honour and memorial gardens.
    • Funding up to $50,000 (excluding GST) to deliver commemorative activities or events and projects such as the creation or refurbishment of war memorials, avenues of honour and memorial gardens.

Expected Program Outcomes

• Major Capital Works and Minor Capital Works Grants Program
  • The Major and Minor Capital Works grants program will:
    • improve the use of facilities accessed by veterans and their families, by addressing safety and accessibility
    • expand the range of uses of a facility to attract new members or users.
    • improve efficiencies in operation of the facility, improve financial sustainability or enable the purchase of equipment.
• Community grants program
  • The Community grants program will achieve the following outcomes:
    • increase support and recognition for the veterans’ community
    • increase awareness of the local service history of the community
    • improve the experience for people visiting memorials or attending commemorative activities and events
    • leave a legacy for future generations.

Eligibility Criteria

• Eligible organisations
  • Organisations providing services to the veterans’ community are eligible to apply for funding, including:
    • ex-service organisations
    • other not-for-profit organisations that have a core purpose of providing assistance to the veterans’ community.
  • In addition, to be eligible for funding applicants must:
    • be an incorporated body
    • have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
    • be financially solvent
    • be based in Australia, provided the capital works project is located in Queensland
    • have met acquittal conditions for previous Queensland Government grant funding (if applicable)
    • have appropriate public liability insurance cover (at least $20 million).
• For Community grants program
  • local councils
• Ineligible organisations 
  • individuals
  • organisations operating on a ‘for profit’ basis
  • hospitals, nursing homes or health care centres
  • primary or secondary schools, universities, technical colleges and parents’ and citizens’ associations
  • state or federal government departments
  • government owned corporations
  • political parties.
• For Major Capital Works and Minor Capital Works Grants Program
  • local councils

For more information, visit Queensland Government.