The Annual Community Grants Program first commenced in 2016 and continues to be an integral grant round for the Scanlon Foundation.

This year the Foundation will continue the Annual Community Grants (ACG) Program but with some important changes.

What will stay the same?

• Funding Category - Employment Pathways. This round will retain the Employment Pathways funding category only
• Target cohort - Long-term unemployed/underemployed adults from all migrant & multicultural backgrounds
• Regional/rural communities - The ACG Program will continue to support applications and proposals from regional and rural communities or organisations supporting migrant and/or multicultural communities in regional areas;
• DGR1 certification - Organisations must have DGR1 certification to be eligible
• Social Enterprises & Business Entrepreneurships - Are eligible for consideration

What are the new changes?

• Funding period - 2 years of funding (FY27 & FY28)
• Grant Amount - Up to $50,000 p.a. per project
• Removed Independent Funding Category - English Literacy is not a separate funding category but can be included in your project design.

Applicants must address the four key criteria outlined below in their application:

1. Employment pathways
2. Local business engagement
3. Mentors
4. Community Input

The Foundation can only provide grants to organisations with Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) 1 status. Your organisation is welcome to partner with an organisation who has DGR 1 status (auspice) so long as the application comes directly from the organisation with DGR 1 status.

• Phone: 8616 3431
• Email: foundation@scanlonfoundation.org.au