By purpose · Youth
Youth grants in Australia
Australian grant programs for young people, youth services and youth led projects, from the Commonwealth, every state and territory and local councils, with the closing month on the front of every entry.
- 569programs on record
- 32open now
- 22closing inside 60 days
- 8jurisdictions
Counted from the catalogue on 24 Oct 2026
November 2026 is the busiest month in this lane, at 16 of the 32 youth programs with a published closing date inside the next year.
Who writes the cheque for youth 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.
89% of youth 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. The 62 state, territory and Commonwealth programs in this lane are the bigger cheques and the longer applications.
- 507Councils89%
- 33State and territory6%
- 29Commonwealth5%
Who signs the cheques
- City of Canning10
- City of Hume10
- Shire of Campaspe10
- City of Rockingham9
- Cumberland City Council9
- Bundaberg Region8
- City of Boroondara8
- City of Cockburn8
202 separate funders run at least one youth 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.
Closing soonest
The soonest deadlines in this lane. 22 youth programs close inside the next 60 days.
- Closing this weekLGABetter Together Delivery GrantsNorthern Beaches CouncilUp to $100kCloses October 2026
- Closing this weekLGAAustralia Day Grants 2027West TamarAmount not statedCloses October 2026
- Closing this weekLGAEvent GrantsGeorges River CouncilAmount not statedCloses October 2026
- Open nowAUDavid Burgess Scholarship FoundationEquity TrusteesFrom $7.5kCloses November 2026
- Open nowLGACommunity Grants Program 2026/2027Nambucca Valley CouncilUp to $5kCloses November 2026
- Open nowLGACommunity/Business Grants & TendersShire of QuairadingAmount not statedCloses 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPARK – arts and cultural grants | Shire of Campaspe | LGA | Up to $10k | November 2026 |
| Place Grants | Town of Victoria Park | LGA | Up to $15k | November 2026 |
| Australia Day Grants | Gunnedah Shire Council | LGA | Up to $500 | November 2026 |
| ClubGRANTS | City of Parramatta Council | LGA | From $500 | November 2026 |
| Community Capacity Building Grant | City of Parramatta Council | LGA | $5.0k to $25k | November 2026 |
| Community Events Grant | City of Parramatta Council | LGA | Not stated | November 2026 |
| Creative and Night-Time Economy Grant | City of Parramatta Council | LGA | $5.0k to $25k | November 2026 |
| Creative Projects Fund | City of Parramatta Council | LGA | $5.0k to $25k | November 2026 |
| Gunnedah Community Scholarship Fund | Gunnedah Shire Council | LGA | Not stated | November 2026 |
| Representative Sports Grant | City of Parramatta Council | LGA | Not stated | November 2026 |
| Section 356 Arts and Cultural Grants | Gunnedah Shire Council | LGA | Not stated | November 2026 |
| Social Enterprise Business Planning Grant | City of Parramatta Council | LGA | Up to $2k | November 2026 |
| Sports & Recreation Grant | City of Parramatta Council | LGA | Not stated | November 2026 |
| Urban Forest Grants - Branch out and make a difference 💚 | Town of Victoria Park | LGA | Up to $500 | December 2026 |
| Community Grants Donations | Bland Shire Council | LGA | Not stated | December 2026 |
| Torres Strait Young Leaders Program | Australian Rural Leadership Foundation | AU | Not stated | 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 |
| Economic Development and Diversification Fund | Town of Port Hedland | LGA | Up to $100k | May 2027 |
| Hinchinbrook Community Grants | Hinchinbrook Shire | LGA | Not stated | June 2027 |
| BCC 2026-27 Achievement Grants | City of Burnie | LGA | Not stated | June 2027 |
| Environmental Grants Program | Shire of Dandaragan | LGA | Not stated | June 2027 |
| Footscray Shopfront Grants Program | City of Maribyrnong | LGA | Up to $3k | 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 |
| Community Champions Grant | Town of Port Hedland | LGA | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Community Grants Programs | Shire of Exmouth | LGA | Up to $5k | Ongoing intake |
| Community Partnerships Grant | Town of Port Hedland | LGA | Up to $15k | Ongoing intake |
| Donations (Small grants) | The Council of the Municipality of Kiama | LGA | Up to $750 | Ongoing intake |
| Financial Assistance Program Over $15,000 | Bundaberg Region | LGA | Up to $5k | Ongoing intake |
| Funding for local service providers | Fairfield City Council | LGA | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| General Grants | City of Rockingham | LGA | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| KidSport Funding Program | City of Cockburn | LGA | Up to $300 | Ongoing intake |
| Leeuwin Scholarships | Shire of Harvey | LGA | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Playford Alive Initiatives Fund | City of Playford | LGA | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Responsive grant | Shire of Pyrenees | LGA | Up to $1k | Ongoing intake |
| Responsive grants | Shire of Campaspe | LGA | Up to $1k | Ongoing intake |
| Small Events Sponsorship Program | City of Cockburn | LGA | Up to $3k | Ongoing intake |
| Sport Pathway Grant | City of Hume | LGA | Up to $1k | Ongoing intake |
| Sport Play Grant | City of Hume | LGA | Up to $250 | Ongoing intake |
| Sustainability Grant | Town of Port Hedland | LGA | $5k to $25k | Ongoing intake |
| Year Round Grants | City of Hume | LGA | Up to $1.5k | 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
- Health and Wellbeing GrantsSurf Coast ShireUp to $5kDate not publishedLGA
- Major Events GrantsPort Macquarie-Hastings CouncilUp to $5kJune 2027LGA
- Minor Capital Works GrantsSurf Coast ShireUp to $15kDate not publishedLGA
- 2026 Community GrantEndeavour EnergyDate not publishedNSW
- 2026 South Australia Arts Grant RoundThe Balnaves Foundation$150k to $250kDate not publishedAU
- 50/50 Equipment GrantCity of CanningDate not publishedLGA
- Aboriginal Education ScholarshipsShire of GlenelgDate not publishedLGA
- Aboriginal Engagement and Reconciliation GrantsCity of CanningDate not publishedLGA
- About grants, donations and sponsorshipsThe Council of the Municipality of KiamaDate not publishedLGA
- Achievement grantsCity of CanningDate not publishedLGA
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Oct
3 close
Nov
16 close
Dec
3 close
3 youth programs close in October 2026. Every square is a day you cannot read yet.
Crossings
Your project is rarely only one of these.
567 of the 569 youth 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.
- Community567
- Arts and culture495
- Environment474
- Events445
- Health430
- Sport and recreation407
- Capital works390
- Business growth379
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 youth grants
Australian grant programs for young people, youth services and youth led projects, pulled together from the Commonwealth, all 8 states and territories and local councils across the country. 569 programs are categorised under youth in this catalogue and 32 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. 89% of youth 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. The 62 state, territory and Commonwealth programs in this lane are the bigger cheques and the longer applications. The largest single funder of youth projects in this catalogue is City of Canning at 10 programs, and 202 separate funders run at least one.
75 of these 569 programs carry a closing date the funder published, and this page shows the month for every one of them. 32 of them close inside the next year, with November 2026 the busiest month at 16. "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 youth grants in this catalogue sit between $500 to $25k.
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.