Hydro Tasmania offers grants to not-for-profit community organisations for projects that deliver meaningful benefits to people and communities across Tasmania.

Applications are now open for our 2026 Community Grants Program! The grants available are up to $5,000.

Selection Criteria:

The project must achieve value to the community. To demonstrate this, the application must provide:

• a description of the positive outcome this project will achieve.
• the applicant must explain the objectives, time-frame, budget and that success is within the organisation's capacity. For example:
  • explain the issue the project will address
  • outline the steps the project will go through
  • the costs for each step
  • whether there is any specific expertise required and how this will be managed.

At the end of the project, applicants must be willing to provide, for use by Hydro Tasmania, information and photographs that demonstrate the outcomes from the grant.

Eligibility criteria:

• Applicants must be a community-serving, not-for-profit organisation, that is either:
  • registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC); or
  • a community service organisation exempt from paying income tax under the Income Tas Assessment Act 1997(Cth).
• The proposed project must be based in Tasmania.
• Applications from Aboriginal organisation for culturally significant projects are actively encouraged.

Ineligible applications include:

• Projects where there is a direct benefit to a business or an individual.
• Projects that benefit a political party.
• Applications from a commercial or for-profit organisation.
• Fundraising campaigns, prizes or gifts.
• Strategic, business or communication plans or feasibility studies or any other study that does not result in a direct outcome to the community.

• Address: Hydro Tasmania GPO Box 355 Hobart 7001 TAS
• Email: community.grants@hydro.com.au