By purpose · Heritage
Heritage grants in Australia
Australian grant programs for heritage buildings, collections and conservation work, from the Commonwealth, every state and territory and local councils, with the closing month on the front of every entry.
- 529programs on record
- 18open now
- 10closing inside 60 days
- 1jurisdiction
Counted from the catalogue on 24 Oct 2026
October 2026 is the busiest month in this lane, at 5 of the 18 heritage programs with a published closing date inside the next year.
Who writes the cheque for heritage projects
A netball club and an exporter are both after funding and they should be looking in completely different places. Here is where this one is.
Ask your council first.
100% of heritage programs in this catalogue are run by local councils, so the fastest route into this money is usually the grants page of the council you sit in. There is no state, territory or Commonwealth money in this lane at all: every one of these is a council program.
- 529Councils100%
Who signs the cheques
- Sunshine Coast Regional11
- City of Rockingham9
- Cumberland City Council9
- Shire of Northern Grampians9
- Bundaberg Region8
- City of Boroondara8
- City of Frankston8
- Shire of Corangamite8
198 separate funders run at least one heritage program in this catalogue. None of them holds more than 2% of it, so this money is spread across the country rather than concentrated in one agency.
Where the money is
Every one of these sits in the same listing: Australian local councils.
Closing soonest
The soonest deadlines in this lane. 10 heritage programs close inside the next 60 days.
- Closing this weekLGACHANGE IN NAME AND PURPOSE OF RESERVE FUNDShire of MerredinAmount not statedCloses October 2026
- Closing this weekLGACOMMUNITY FUNDING PROGRAMShire of MerredinAmount not statedCloses October 2026
- Closing this weekLGACOMMUNITY FUNDING PROGRAM 2021/22 FINANCIAL YEARShire of MerredinAmount not statedCloses October 2026
- Closing this weekLGAEvent GrantsGeorges River CouncilAmount not statedCloses October 2026
- Closing this weekLGAROUND 2 COMMUNITY GRANTS NOW OPEN!Shire of MerredinAmount not statedCloses October 2026
- Open nowLGACommunity FundingTown of CambridgeUp to $5.5kCloses November 2026
Also open
Open programs and ongoing intakes, in the same order: soonest deadline first. Colour down the left margin is how long is left.
| Grant | Funder | Where | Amount | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Festivals and Events Funding | Ballina Shire Council | LGA | Not stated | November 2026 |
| Community Grants Program 2026/2027 | Nambucca Valley Council | LGA | Up to $5k | November 2026 |
| Place Grants | Town of Victoria Park | LGA | Up to $15k | November 2026 |
| Urban Forest Grants - Branch out and make a difference 💚 | Town of Victoria Park | LGA | Up to $500 | December 2026 |
| Kingston Charitable Fund | City of Kingston | LGA | Not stated | February 2027 |
| Quick Response Grant Program | City of Monash | LGA | Up to $3k | May 2027 |
| Community Arts Venue Grants | City of Boroondara | LGA | Not stated | May 2027 |
| Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) | Mareeba Shire | LGA | Up to $1k | May 2027 |
| Reconciliation Grant | Shire of Nillumbik | LGA | Up to $2k | May 2027 |
| Environmental Grants Program | Shire of Dandaragan | LGA | Not stated | June 2027 |
| Shire Community Grants | Shire of Dandaragan | LGA | Not stated | June 2027 |
| Tronox Management and Shire of Dandaragan Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund | Shire of Dandaragan | LGA | Not stated | June 2027 |
| Access Incentive Scheme Grant | Cowra Shire Council | LGA | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Community Grants | Shire of Shark Bay | LGA | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Community Grants Programs | Shire of Exmouth | LGA | Up to $5k | Ongoing intake |
| Councillor Discretionary Funding | Sunshine Coast Regional | LGA | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Emergency Grants | Sunshine Coast Regional | LGA | Up to $3k | Ongoing intake |
| Event Funding Program | Wentworth Shire Council | LGA | Up to $30k | Ongoing intake |
| Financial Assistance Program Over $15,000 | Bundaberg Region | LGA | Up to $5k | Ongoing intake |
| Funding for Clubs | Shire of Esperance | LGA | Up to $500 | Ongoing intake |
| Funding for local service providers | Fairfield City Council | LGA | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Funeral Donation Grant | Torres Strait Island Regional | LGA | Up to $5k | Ongoing intake |
| General Grants | City of Rockingham | LGA | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Individual Development Grants | Sunshine Coast Regional | LGA | Up to $500 | Ongoing intake |
| Playford Alive Initiatives Fund | City of Playford | LGA | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Positive Ageing Assistance | City of Fremantle | LGA | Up to $150 | Ongoing intake |
| Small Donations Program | Mid-Coast Council | LGA | Up to $250 | Ongoing intake |
| The NEW Community Grants Program! | Shire of East Pilbara | LGA | Up to $6k | Ongoing intake |
Opening soon, or no date published
Rounds that have not opened yet, and programs whose funder has published no closing date. Neither is filled in with a guess.
- Environmental Research GrantsCity of Lake MacquarieUp to $8kFebruary 2027LGA
- Local Heritage Grants ProgramMosman Municipal Council$3.7k to $9.3kNovember 2026LGA
- $2K and Under GrantsCity of SwanDate not publishedLGA
- 2026/27 Minor Community Grants SchemeShire of CapelUp to $1kDate not publishedLGA
- About Grants and FundingCity of Kalgoorlie-BoulderDate not publishedLGA
- Access Incentive and Heritage Assistance GrantsBland Shire CouncilDate not publishedLGA
- Active Kids GrantsShire of CarnamahUp to $2.5kDate not publishedLGA
- Alcoa Waroona Micro Grant Application 2026Shire of WaroonaDate not publishedLGA
- Alcoa Waroona Sustainability Fund ApplicationShire of WaroonaDate not publishedLGA
- Annual Grants eligibility and conditionsCity of BoroondaraDate not publishedLGA
- Application for Grant/Renewal of a Caravan ParkShire of ExmouthDate not publishedLGA
- Application for Grant/Renewal of a Nature Based ParkShire of ExmouthDate not publishedLGA
- Application Form – Local Heritage Fund 2026-27Tenterfield Shire CouncilDate not publishedLGA
- Applications Open | Event Funding ProgramDorsetDate not publishedLGA
- Armidale Local Heritage Assistance FundArmidale Regional CouncilDate not publishedLGA
- Arts & Culture GrantsMcKinlay ShireDate not publishedLGA
- Arts and Culture GrantShire of Northern GrampiansDate not publishedLGA
- Arts and Culture grantsCity of StonningtonUp to $20kDate not publishedLGA
- Arts and Culture GrantsFairfield City CouncilUp to $6kDate not publishedLGA
- Arts and Culture Grants FAQsCity of StonningtonDate not publishedLGA
- Arts fundingCity of DarebinUp to $5kDate not publishedLGA
- Arts FundingSunshine Coast RegionalDate not publishedLGA
- Arts grantsCity of FremantleUp to $10kDate not publishedLGA
- Assistance to First Home Buyers SchemeFairfield City Council$6k to $10kDate not publishedLGA
- Australia Day Event GrantsShire of WellingtonDate not publishedLGA
- Australia Day grants Rotating BannerMackay RegionalDate not publishedLGA
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Every heritage program here tells you the month. A trial tells you the day.
70 of the 529 heritage programs in this catalogue carry a closing date the funder published, and every one of them shows its month on this page and on its own. The exact day, the funder's own closing time, the link to their application page and a countdown that stays right come with a 7 day free trial.
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Oct
5 close
Nov
4 close
Dec
1 closes
5 heritage programs close in October 2026. Every square is a day you cannot read yet.
Crossings
Your project is rarely only one of these.
523 of the 529 heritage programs in this catalogue are also filed under community, because that is how the funder describes them. Each of these is the same programs seen from a different door.
- Community523
- Arts and culture466
- Environment465
- Events429
- Sport and recreation388
- Capital works379
- Health374
- Business growth344
Counted as programs carrying both categories. The catalogue never adds these up, because a hall upgrade filed under three purposes is one program and not three.
About Australian heritage grants
Australian grant programs for heritage buildings, collections and conservation work, pulled together from the Commonwealth, all 8 states and territories and local councils across the country. 529 programs are categorised under heritage in this catalogue and 18 of them are open right now. Open programs closing soonest come first; closed rounds stay on the list, because most Australian grant programs run again and the alert list tells you the night one reopens.
Ask your council first. 100% of heritage programs in this catalogue are run by local councils, so the fastest route into this money is usually the grants page of the council you sit in. There is no state, territory or Commonwealth money in this lane at all: every one of these is a council program. The largest single funder of heritage projects in this catalogue is Sunshine Coast Regional at 11 programs, and 198 separate funders run at least one.
70 of these 529 programs carry a closing date the funder published, and this page shows the month for every one of them. 18 of them close inside the next year, with October 2026 the busiest month at 5. "Not stated" against an amount means the funder published no figure, and a program with no closing date means the funder published no deadline: neither is filled in with a guess. Where an amount is published, most heritage grants in this catalogue sit between $500 to $20k.
A category earns a page of its own at 25 programs, and the categories overlap on purpose. A council program upgrading a netball court is capital works and sport and community at the same time, because that is how the funder describes it and how three different people will look for it, so this page's count and the other categories' counts do not add up to the 4,049 programs in the catalogue, and this site never adds them up.
Confirm every detail on the funder's own page before you apply. Every program here has a page of its own showing the funder, the amount, who can apply and the date it was last checked. Everything closing in the next 60 days, the directory by state and territory, or every category we track.