Stronger Communities Programme - Round 6

Expressions of Interest Form

Round 6 of the Stronger Communities Programme will continue to support Australia’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. For this special round, grant funding will be up to 100 per cent of eligible project costs except for local governing bodies where grant funding will be up to 50 per cent of eligible project costs.

Community consultation is a critical element of the program. In consultation with their community Members of Parliament must identify potential applicants and projects in their electorate and invite them to apply for a grant, Invited applications will be assessed against the program’s eligibility criteria through a closed non-competitive process.

Your grant request must be between $2500 and $20,000, each electorate has total funding of up to $150,000 that can be allocated to successful applications with a maximum of 20 projects funded in each electorate.