Your community and not-for-profit organisation can apply for funding to support projects that offer clear community benefit, contributing to social outcomes, community welfare, environmental, health, education, or cultural areas.

Projects may demonstrate outcomes in:

• Animal welfare 
• Choice and empowerment 
• Community resilience 
• Digital 
• Disaster recovery 
• Environmental 
• Financial 
• Health 
• Housing 
• Learning, skills and development 
• Safety 
• Social cohesion

Round Dates:

Round 1 closes 30^th September
Round 2 closes 31^st December
Round 3 closes 31^st March
Round 4 closes 30^th June

You must: 

• be an incorporated community or not-for-profit organisation 
• have a project partner if you are not an incorporated organisation. A project partner is an incorporated community or not-for profit organisation that is willing to enter into the funding agreement on your behalf and help you to deliver the project 
• have a valid Australian bank account

Who is ineligible?

• individuals or unincorporated organisations without an eligible project partner 
• for-profit organisations 
• applicant organisations (or partner organisations) with an unsatisfactory result to the Anti Money Laundering / Know Your Customer search.

• Phone: 8726 3200
• Email: info.mgdfs@gmail.com