The Queensland Child Protection Week Committee is offering Grants for the staging of public events that positively support the Child Protection Week theme throughout the State.

Events held during Queensland Child Protection Week give the community a chance to get involved and give their support to the important issues that we promote.

Regional Grant - apply here

Regional Grants of $5,000 (exclusive GST) are available for each of the six regional areas of Queensland.

The regions are:

• Far North Queensland
• North Queensland
• Sunshine Coast & Central Queensland
• Brisbane & Moreton Bay
• South East Queensland
• South West Queensland

Funding submissions must reflect collaboration with a minimum of five other agencies within the region. To be eligible for funding your submission must respond to the selection criteria for the Regional Grants.

Activity Grant - apply here

Grants of up to $1000 (exclusive of GST) are available to non-government organisations, community organisations and networks. Successful applicants may receive full or partial grants. The Queensland Child Protection Week Committee encourages applications for events that have been designed to positively support the theme and aims of Child Protection Week.

Great events might:

• Share important child protection messages
• Be family-friendly and free of alcohol or drugs
• Encourage people to get involved in ongoing child safety efforts
• Connect your community to local support services

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Engagement Grant - apply here

Grants of $5,000 (excl. GST) are available to fund Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led events promoting child safety and community ties during Child Protection Week.

Grants support events or activities that:

• Reflect strengths, interests, and diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
• Align with the theme: Protecting Children is Everybody's Business.
• Raise awareness of child abuse and neglect.
• Share services for children and families.
• Build skills to respond to abuse and neglect.
• Run across multiple locations with at least five partner organisations.
• Occur during Queensland Child Protection Week (6-12 September 2026).

Eligibility & Examples

Examples of organisations eligible for funding under the Child Protection Week Grants include: 

• Non-Government Organisations, Neighbourhood Centres, Childcare Centres, Womens Centres, Parents and Friends/Citizens/ Associations, Police Citizens Youth Clubs, Community Playgroups, Youth Centres.
• Organisations can only submit one application per funding round for any one location
• Applications for funding will be considered for new and separate activities/events of existing projects 

Examples of organisations ineligible for funding under Child Protection Week Grants are:

• Government organisations (e.g Department of Education Training and the Arts, Queensland Health), Local Government authorities (e.g. City Councils).
• Organisations applying for funding for a project that already has funding from another source.
• Organisations having a previous Child Protection Week Activity Grant that has reached the acquittal stage, but have not provided a satisfactory performance report.
• The following activities do not fall under child protection and are not eligible for grants (bullying, water safety, car safety, cyber bullying)

• Address: PO Box 6295 FAIRFIELD GARDENS 4103 QLD
• Phone: 0418 408 062
• Email: caitlin@childprotectionweek.org.au