This funding empowers groups to make a difference in their community.

Ergon Energy want ideas that will genuinely provide a positive and long-lasting benefit, and put their  communities on the front foot for the future. But all ideas can be big, even those that seem simple or small. As long as your idea provides lasting benefits to your community they want to hear about it.

Your idea could be something that:

• contributes to disaster recovery or resilience
• encourages community health and wellbeing, or cultural reconnection
• is innovative
• showcases solutions to problems we face as a society through support for:
  • education and energy literacy
  • energy and environmental conservation
  • electrical safety
  • providing essential equipment
  • renewable energy projects
  • upgrading facilities

Grants of up to $10,000 are available, with a People's Choice bonus is up for grabs, giving you the opportunity to receive an additional $5,000 in funding. 

You must be an incorporated not-for-profit or like organisation to be eligible for the fund. Previous applicants and grant recipients are also eligible to reapply. You can be based anywhere in Australia, however, your project must be undertaken within Queensland.

Eligible groups include:

• Community groups
• Local government or other government entities
• Educational institutions
• Charities
• Sporting clubs
• Industry or business associations
• Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander organisations.

• Email: communityfund@ergon.com.au