Apply for funding for your community group, project or organisation with a Council grant. Check your eligibility.
Our grants provide financial support for clubs, societies and non-profit organisations to improve their services and facilities.
We also offer grants to local creatives, seniors groups, and people working on environmental and sustainability projects.
Grants are awarded throughout the year through an application process.
Our Community grants support non-profit community groups to develop and improve community facilities and services.
The grants help to meet the needs of vulnerable groups in our community.
Community grants include:
Read the Community Grants Policy.
Community and Environmental Grants provide support for individuals and non-profit community groups.
The grants help to fund projects that benefit Brisbane's natural environment.
Community and Environmental Grants support caring for local habitat, community gardens and wildlife.
Discover our Creative and History Grants, awards and fellowships for artists, arts workers, creatives and local organisations.
Creative and history grants include:
Join Council’s Community Grants Register to receive updates about community grants, including opening dates.
Once you have found a grant that is right for you, you can submit your application online when the application round opens.
Ensure that you meet the eligibility guidelines and understand the assessment criteria for the grant. You can find this information on the page specific to your grant.
Check the opening/closing dates for grant applications of your chosen grant. You can also use the Funding Finder tool to view all grants that are currently open.
If your grant isn’t open, you can register to receive alerts through the Funding Finder.
Council grant applications are submitted online through the SmartyGrants portal. You'll find the link to the SmartyGrants application in the grant information.
Get expert tips on writing a good grant application and hear from past grant recipients.
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Questions? Call Council on 07 3403 8888.
The Seniors Celebration Donation helps senior citizens' groups to cover the cost of social activities such as outings and Christmas parties.
$100-$300
Apply if you’re a:
club or group providing activities for seniors that is not funded by other sources
seniors' group that is part of another organisation.
You must also:
have a current operational bank account. Donation payments cannot be made to individuals
be based in the Brisbane Local Government Area.
Applications will be prioritised as follows:
Priority 1 - Groups run by seniors for the benefit of seniors
Priority 2 - Community groups supporting seniors
Priority 3 - Hobby and recreation groups that have senior members
Priority 4 - Welfare services for seniors.
Eligible projects include:
Social outings and bus trips for Brisbane seniors
Celebrations, such as Christmas parties.
Applications for this funding are currently closed.
Please check back for updates on new opening dates.
Read the Seniors Celebration Donation guidelines before you apply. Check back here for a link to the application form when applications are open.
Read the full guidelines.
Council sponsorship may provide financial or in-kind support for eligible projects that can:
Check your eligibility for Council sponsorship before you apply.
As a condition of grant funding, you must complete an acquittal form at the end of your project.
To complete the acquittal form, you must submit:
a financial report detailing how the funds received were spent
an evaluation report outlining how the project's outcomes contributed to aims and objectives of the grant program.
Your funding agreement will include the due date of the acquittal report.
You can submit your acquittal report online.
Your grant may require you to acknowledge Council by using Council’s logo on your materials or Council-branded display equipment, such as pull-up banners or flags, at an event. To do this, you will need to request these from us.
Before you submit your request, make sure you have the following ready:
A grant is a payment to a community organisation for a specific community purpose. Grants are subject to conditions as documented in a Funding Agreement, including acquittal.
A sponsorship is a support agreement that helps to deliver a community service or activity in return for negotiated benefits, including the right to associate a sponsor’s name with the activity.
In Council, grant and sponsorship applications are managed through separate processes.
You can speak to a Council Grants Officer about your application. Call Council on 07 3403 8888.
SmartyGrants is an online grants administration system. SmartyGrants is the system through which grant applications and accquittals are submitted.
Council also receives eligible sponsorship applications through a customised SmartyGrants system.
