Apprenticeship Wage Subsidies and Hiring Incentives 

Amount: Variable 
Provider: Department of Employment & Workplace Relations 
Closes: Ongoing

Support for the continued training and development of a highly skilled Australian workforce by providing employers with incentives to employ an apprentice.

Australian Business Growth Fund

Amount: Funding between $5,000,000 and $15,000,000 available
Provider: Australian Business Growth Fund
Closes: Ongoing

Provides growth capital for small to medium-sized Australian businesses looking to expand, grow and scale.

Export Finance Australia Guarantees 

Amount: Guarantee amounts from $350,000         
Provider: Export Finance Australia
Closes: Ongoing

Guarantees to assist export businesses with accessing finance.

Industry Growth Program 

Amount: $50,000 to $5million         
Provider: Department of Industry, Science & Resources 
Closes: Ongoing

Support for innovative small and medium sized enterprises undertaking commercialisation and/or growth projects within the National Reconstruction Fund priority areas. 

Instant Asset Write-off for Small Businesses

Amount: max $20,000
Provider: Australian Taxation Office
Closes: Open

Allows small business owners to immediately write off the business portion of the cost of an asset that costs less than the relevant limit amount for the year the asset is first used or installed ready for use.

Landing Pads Program

Amount: Not specified
Provider: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Closes: Ongoing

Support for export-ready Australian tech businesses to expand globally and find international investors.

Launch into Work Program

Amount: Not specified      
Provider: Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Closes: Ongoing

Support for the delivery of pre-employment projects. These projects prepare eligible individuals for specific entry-level roles within a business.

NSW Going Global Export Program

Amount: Various
Provider: NSW Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade
Closes: Ongoing

Support for businesses expanding into international markets.

Small Business Skills & Training Boost 

Amount: Not specified 
Provider: Australian Taxation Office 
Closes: Ongoing

Federal tax deduction of up to 20% for external training courses for small businesses with aggregate turnover of less than $50m.

Small Business Technology Investment Boost 

Amount: Not specified 
Provider: Australian Taxation Office 
Closes: Ongoing

Federal tax deduction of up to 20% on technology expenditure to help digitise the business.

Looking for EV, battery, or solar funding for your business? See Electrification below. For more Federal opportunities see Support for businesses in Australia and for more NSW opportunities see NSW Innovation Grants & Programs. 

Australian Communities Foundation 

Amount: $2,000 to $15,000  
Provider: Australian Communities Foundation 
Closes: Ongoing

Opportunity to showcase projects requiring funding to potential funders.

Awesome Foundation Grants 

Amount: $1,000 
Provider: Awesome Foundation 
Closes: First Wednesday of every month

Regular small community grants

City of Sydney - Accommodation Grants

Amount: No charge or reduced-rate leasing
Provider: City of Sydney
Closes: Ongoing

Leasing of community facilities and spaces at no charge or a reduced rate.

City of Sydney - Quick Response Grants 

Amount: $10,000 
Provider: City of Sydney 
Closes: Ongoing

Support for small scale, community-led projects that encourage communities to take action to improve, enhance, represent or celebrate their local neighbourhoods. 

City of Sydney - Short-term empty properties program

Amount: N/A
Provider: City of Sydney
Closes: Ongoing

Short-term activation of temporarily vacant or under-used properties owned by the City from one month to one year.

The program supports:

• creative practitioners and cultural organisations
• community organisations and social enterprises
• businesses and startups that support the local economy.
• organisations with a focus on sustainability and the environment. Preference is given to applicants in the local government area or to projects that can demonstrate significant benefit to the local community.

City of Sydney - Street Banner Sponsorships

Amount: Value-in-kind or reduced hire rates for street banner poles
Provider: City of Sydney
Closes: Ongoing

Supports promotion of local events via street banners.

City of Sydney - Venue Hire Support Grant

Amount: Reduced or waived venue hire fees
Provider: City of Sydney
Closes: Ongoing

Assists community and cultural groups and organisations accessing City of Sydney spaces.

Google Ad Grants

Amount: USD$10,000 in-kind advertising
Provider: Google Ad Grants
Closes: Open

Aims to attract donors, raise awareness for the organisation, and recruit volunteers with in-kind advertising on Google Search.

Housing Australia – First Home Guarantee

Amount: Allows the home buyer to purchase a home with as little as a 5% deposit
Provider: Housing Australia
Closes: Open

Supports home buyers who have saved a minimum deposit of 5% of the property value, and meet other eligibility criteria, to buy a home.

NSW First Home Owner Grant 

Amount: Max funding $10,000
Provider: Revenue NSW
Closes: Open

Aims to provide grants for newly built or substantially renovated homes. It is available when someone buy or build their first new home.   

Scanlon Foundation - General grants

Amount: Not specified
Provider: Scanlon Foundation
Closes: Ongoing

The Scanlon Foundation provides support to organisations working to improve Australia’s social cohesion in areas where there is the greatest need.

Urban Precincts and Partnerships Program

Stream One: Precinct development and planning
Amount: $500,000 to $5million

Funding for master planning, consultation, design, business cases and partnership establishment.

Stream Two: Precinct delivery
Amount: $5 million to $50 million

Assistance for delivery of a specified project or projects as part of a precinct. This could include enabling public infrastructure (roads, pathways, underground infrastructure), open spaces between elements, or a particular building/s that is the catalyst for, or complements, other investment within a precinct.

Provider: DITRCA 
Closes: Ongoing

See also: Waverley Council Venue Hire Grants

For support following the Bondi Beach attack, see our dedicated support page. For more Federal opportunities see Community Grants Hub. See also, the NSW Government Cost of Living hub for tips and tools, easy ways to stretch budgets, and access to trusted advice and support. 

Capital Grants for Non-Government Schools

Amount: Various
Provider: Department of Education
Closes: Ongoing

Funding to non-government primary and secondary school communities to improve infrastructure, if they do not have enough capital resources.

Intercultural Understanding Partnership (ICUP) Grants

Amount: $10,000
Provider: Department of Education
Closes: Ongoing

Each year, schools are invited to apply for the program. Successful schools receive consultation time with intercultural experts and financial support to improve the learning and wellbeing of students by addressing an intercultural challenge in their school community.

Advancing Renewables Program 

Amount: $100,000 to $50million 
Provider: Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
Closes: Ongoing

Support for the reduction in cost of renewable energy including improvement in technology, reduction in or removal of barriers to renewable energy uptake and increased skills, capacity and knowledge relevant to Renewable Energy Technologies.

ARENA – Future Made In Australia Innovation Fund

Amount: total funding pool $1.5 billion
Provider: Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
Closes: Ongoing until funding exhausted

Supports pre-commercial innovation, demonstration and deployment of renewable energy and low emission technologies, to support Australia’s transition to a net zero economy.


Cheaper Home Batteries Program

Amount: 30% of cost, depending on system size. Uncapped but estimated to be $7.2 billion.
Provider: Clean Energy Regulator (CER) under the supervision of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. 
Closes: Ongoing. Changes to taper support to system size commenced on 1 May 2026.

Provides a discount on the up front cost of installing battery systems connected to new or existing solar PV systems. Available to households, businesses and community organisations.

Community Investment Program: Sustainability Rebates

Amount: $5,000
Provider: Randwick City Council
Closes: Ongoing

Support for households to implement energy and water saving initiatives.

Driving the Nation Fund

Amount: Not specified
Provider: Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
Closes: Ongoing

Support for innovation in public charging and management of charging.

Household Energy Upgrades Fund

Amount: Various
Provider: Plenti in partnership with the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC)
Closes: Ongoing

$1 billion fund offering discounted rates off Plenti's standard green loans to Australian households.

NSW Energy Savings Scheme – Heat Pump Hot Water Incentive

Amount: Up to $640, depending on type. 
Provider: NSW Government, administered via accredited installers/providers. 
Closes: Ongoing.

Provides an incentive for NSW households and businesses upgrading to an energy-efficient heat pump hot water system.
Amount: Up to $640, depending on type.

NSW Home Energy Saver

Amount: Zero-interest loans of up to $15,000 (repayable over up to 10 years); discounts of up to $4,000 for eligible lower-income households (discounts opening later in 2026). Total program value $557 million. 
Provider: NSW Government, with loans delivered by Brighte and Plenti, and discounts delivered by Creditex. 
Closes: Ongoing. Discounts not yet open; loans currently available.

Provides zero-interest finance and (from later in 2026) cash discounts to help households and eligible strata properties pay for solar, batteries and other energy-saving home upgrades.

NSW Virtual Power Plant (VPP) Incentive

Amount: Up to $1,500, depending on battery size. Can be combined with the Federal Cheaper Home Batteries discount. 
Provider: NSW Government
Closes: Ongoing.

Provides an upfront payment to NSW households and small businesses that connect an eligible solar battery to a Virtual Power Plant, allowing stored energy to be shared with the grid during periods of high demand.


Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme

Amount: Not specified 
Provider: Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Closes: Ongoing

This Australian Government initiative encourages investment in small-scale renewable energy. It provides incentives to households and businesses to install small-scale renewable energy systems like rooftop solar, solar water heaters and air sourced heat pumps.

Smartplugs for Apartment EV charging


Amount: 50% rebate up to $10,000
Provider: Waverley, Woollahra and Randwick Councils
Closes: Installed by 30 September 

Supports residents in apartment buildings install Level 1 charging without expensive infrastructure upgrades.

Solar Sunshot Program Round 1B

Amount: $50million
Provider: Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
Closes: Ongoing

Support for Solar PV Manufacturing Studies; feasibility studies and front end engineering and design (FEED). 

 Clean Energy Seed Fund

Amount: Not specified
Provider: Clean Energy Finance Corporation
Closes: Ongoing

The Clean Energy Seed Fund targets scalable, high growth potential start-ups, encouraging innovation and creating opportunities in the development of clean technology.

CORENA - Project Loans

Amount: Various
Provider: Citizens Own Renewable Energy Network Australia
Closes: Ongoing

CORENA provides interest-free loans to help fund climate projects for non-profits, community organisations and social enterprises where the up-front capital cost is a barrier.

Wettenhall Environment Trust – Small Environmental Grants

Amount: $2,00-$15,000 per grant
Provider: The Norman Wettenhall Foundation
Closes: Ongoing

Support for groups or individuals undertaking projects that will make a positive difference to to biodiversity conservation in Australia.

Other

Active and Creative Kids Vouchers

Amount: $50 twice yearly for NSW families receiving Family Tax Benefit
Provider: Services NSW

Support for eligible families with school-aged children to participate in sport, recreational, creative or cultural activities.

AFL Breaking New Ground Program

Amount: no specified limits
Provider: Australian Football League
Closes: Open

Aims to assist schools, local governments, developers, community Australian football clubs, umpiring organisations and other landowners to better develop sporting infrastructure accessible to AFL programming and activities in communities across Australia.

Local Sporting Champions

Amount: $500–$750 (plus $200 for international/long-distance travel)
Provider: Australian Sports Commission
Closes: Rounds run continuously — check current round

Financial assistance for competitors, coaches and officials aged 12–18 attending state, national or international championships.

Local Para Champions
Amount: $500–$1,000
Provider: Australian Sports Commission
Closes: Rounds run continuously — check current round

Financial assistance for competitors, coaches and officials aged 12–24 with a disability, attending state, national or international championships.

Tennis Australia – Opportunity Knocks Subsidy Program

Amount: $500
Provider: Tennis Australia
Closes: Open ongoing

Subsidised coaching support, club membership fees or competition fees for young people facing financial hardship the opportunity to continue their tennis journey.

Australian Women in Security Network - Entry Level Certification Program

Amount: Not specified
Provider: Australian Women in Security Network
Closes: Ongoing

Support for students, unemployed, those returning to the workforce to access training and obtain their first Certification in Cybersecurity.

Chief Executive Women Scholarships

Amount: $5,000
Provider: Chief Executive Women (CEW)
Closes: Various

Various scholarships to support women in business.

Women in Business

Amount: N/A
Provider: NSW Department of Education and TAFE
Closes: Ongoing

This online program supports women looking to establish a micro or small business, or already operating one.

Women in STEM Cadetships and Advanced Apprenticeships Program (Employer Grants)

Amount: $20,000
Provider: Department of Education
Closes: Ongoing

Support to promote equality of opportunity in higher education, through increasing access to, and participation of, up to 600 employed women studying Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM).