Australia Post Community Grants support projects that connect people and improve mental wellbeing in local communities.

Local community groups play an important role in creating positive change in people's lives. To help them deliver for their communities, Australia Post award Community Grants of up to $10,000 each year to fund community-led, local projects.

This year, they are proud to offer additional grants totaling up to $250,000 to support disaster-impacted communities across Australia. These funds will be dedicated to projects that enhance mental wellbeing by fostering connection and building resilience within communities recovering from a natural disaster or a major storm event.

To be eligible for an Australia Post Community Grant, projects must:

1. Improve mental health and mental wellbeing outcomes of a community
2. Help people meaningfully connect
3. Be locally-led and locally-delivered.
   
   Applications for the additional ring-fenced disaster recovery funding must also:
4. Support a disaster-impacted community for improved connection, wellbeing and/ or resilience.

Australia Post strive for geographic distribution of grant recipients amongst metro and regional communities and also look to support projects assisting vulnerable groups.

Funder's note: We expect to receive a large volume of applications and will only be able to fund a limited number of projects (in 2023, only 5% of applications submitted were successful). Applicants must read the Guidelines (including the Terms and Conditions detailed on page 9) carefully and ensure all organisation and project eligibility requirements are met.

Applications will only be considered if the applicant organisation meets all of the criteria below.

1. Are an incorporated not-for-profit organisation 
   • Organisations are not required to have deductible gift recipient (DGR) status to apply. 
   • Unincorporated entities, individuals, sole traders, government entities and educational institutions are ineligible for this program, however can partner with organisations who can apply.
   • They do not accept auspice arrangements. 
2. Have an Australian Business Number (ABN) with the registration reflecting the organisation’s incorporated not-for-profit status 
   • Organisation details must be correct and up-to-date on the Australian Business Register (https://abr.business.gov.au) on the date the application is submitted. 
   • It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure its details are correct and up-to-date when the application is submitted. Organisations will be deemed ineligible if their ABN status does not demonstrate incorporated not-for-profit status on the date the application is submitted. 
3. Have an Australian bank account (corresponding to the ABN).
4. Are located and provide services within Australia

• Phone: 1300 765 772
• Email: grants@auspost.com.au