Through the Family Support Funding Program (FSFP) community organisations can apply for a grant to deliver support and services of value to Defence families and the community they live in.

In 2025-2027 FSFP will prioritise activities that drive progress under the Defence and Veteran and Family Wellbeing Strategy 2025 -2030 and/or the Defence Strategy for Preventing and Responding to Family and Domestic Violence 2023-2028, namely:

1. Informed engagement: families can find the information they need when they need it, so they can access available supports and make informed decisions.
2. Supported and secure: any impacts of service and related life events are managed, through appropriate and flexible, fit for purpose policies, support, and communication.
3. Recognised and understood: there is a continued commitment to understand the needs of families, and improve policies through engagement, research and evaluation
4. Contribution to the broader community's effort in preventing family and domestic violence by promoting an understanding and awareness of family and domestic violence.

Supporting projects with positive outcomes leads to a strengthened, inclusive and socially connected Defence community as it manages the military way of life.

Projects should provide a range of high-quality and cost-effective services that link Defence families into the local community, with the potential to develop new services in response to their changing community needs. Successful recipients of an FSFP grant can include but are not limited to running events, programs and services, be a base for outreach and referral point for families to other local services, have strong working relationships with other local community services and deliver projects to help Defence communities connect and thrive.

 The Australian Government has announced a total of $2 million per Financial Year for the FSFP grant funding.

The grant opportunity will run from 2 December 2025 to 31 January 2026.

The minimum grant amount is $20,000.

The maximum grant amount is $200,000.

FSFP funds are paid as a lump sum and are not indexed over the course of a Financial Year

To be eligible you must:

• be an Australian not-for-profit organisation whose work supports families and/or communities within Australia
• be registered with the Australian Securities and Investment Cooperation or incorporated under the relevant State or Territory legislation. All charities must be registered with the Australian Charities and Not for Profit Commission have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
• have been operating for 12 months or longer
• have an account with an Australian financial institution
• be a legal entity with the capacity to enter into a legally binding agreement or contract
• Be compliant with all Defence grant reporting and acquittal requirements from any previous funding rounds

• Address: Defence Community Organisation FSFP Community Grants PO Box 7921 Canberra 2610 ACT
• Phone: 1800 624 608
• Email: defence.communitygrants@defence.gov.au