The Gambling Community Benefit Fund (GCBF) is Queensland's largest one-off community grants program and distributes approximately $60 million each year to not-for-profit community groups.

The GCBF funding helps not-for-profit community groups to provide services, leisure activities and opportunities for Queensland communities.

Organisations can apply for a wide variety of items under the Gambling Community Benefit Fund (GCBF), for example:

• community events/training
• equipment (including medical equipment)
• facility improvements
• machinery
• printing/publications/marketing
• solar
• vehicles/boats
• workshops/conferences.

Funding Amount: $35,000

For your organisation to be eligible, it must be a legal entity or sponsored entity.

A legal entity:

• is incorporated or registered under an Act of Parliament
• is a proprietary or public company limited by shares or trusts where the shareholders are not individuals and/or for-profit companies
• has an active ABN
• has not-for-profit objectives
• has a bank account in its name
• must provide a bank verification form stamped by its financial institution; if your financial institution is unable to complete the bank verification form, please contact us for assistance.

A sponsored entity:

• is neither incorporated nor registered under an Act of Parliament
• has not-for-profit objectives
• requires a legal entity to sponsor its application
• in some cases must be sponsored by their relevant government department (i.e. a local ambulance committee, rural fire brigade or State Emergency Service group).

Parents and citizens associations (P&Cs) and parents and friends associations (P&Fs) can apply, but schools are not eligible.

• Phone: 1800 633 619
• Email: cbf@justice.qld.gov.au