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WELA Giving Circle Small Grants Program

Funding Providers

Women's Environmental Leadership Australia (WELA)

Location

Australia Wide

Funding Type

Cash grant G19073

Primary Category

Environment

Eligible to

  • Not-for-Profits
  • Unincorporated Groups
  • Individuals

Funding

Amount (max): $5,000
Total pool: $20,000

Round(s)

Currently Closed

  • Opens 29-Sep-2025 Closes 10-Oct-2025
Please note: this grant program is currently not taking any applications.

Purpose

The WELA Giving Circle is proud to support women and/or gender-diverse people leading environment and climate action.

Overview

This grant round is a 2-step process involving an Expression of Interest (EOI) submitted online via Australian Communities Foundation's grants portal, where shortlisted EOIs will be invited to complete a full grant application via interview with a representative from WELA.

There are a total of four grants of $5,000 available this round. Wela fund climate and environmental action that is:

  1. Building women and gender diverse leadership (required)
  2. Creating impact (required)
  3. Centering First Nations wisdom
  4. Supporting diverse voices
  5. Creating collaboration.

Limitations

WELA will accept applications from organisations that are: 

  • an Australian registered charity with the ACNC  
    OR
  • incorporated organisation with an ABN
  • with or without Deductible Gift Recipient status. 
  • have an annual income of less than $1.5 million
  • projects and organisations based in Australia.

Contact Details

We take pride in ensuring our data is up to date and accurate, but you should not rely on our data alone. Please double-check important information on the funder's website before applying.