Grant Opportunities

In support of the Mareeba Shire not-for-profit sector, Council monitors grant funding made available by other organisations.

The grant opportunities below provide key details about a selection of current and reoccurring grants with a community focus.

If you would like to be on the mailing list to receive Community Grant Alerts, please email info@msc.qld.gov.au or contact 1300 308 461.

Touring Queensland Fund – Round 2

The Touring Queensland Fund is focused on supporting regional communities’ access to high quality arts and cultural products and events, including music gigs.

Opening date: Monday 23 March 2026
Closing date: Tuesday 5 May 2026 at 2pm
Notification date: Mid July 2026
Activity start date: After 7 September 2026

Funding amount

Up to $100,000 for a single tour of any length or touring program across or up to 12 months. Applicants can apply for up to 50% of project costs.

  • Additional funding of up to $10,000 is available to support costs associated with increasing access for artists and/or audiences with disability.

For more information regarding the funding please visit – Touring Queensland Fund | Arts Queensland | Queensland Government or contact an Arts Investment Officer on: Phone – (07) 3034 4016 or toll free 1800 175 531 | Email - investment@arts.qld.gov.au

In a Good Place

The In a Good Place program gives small remote, rural and regional communities across Australia, particularly farming communities, the opportunity to access funds for a broad range of community-driven projects, services, activities or initiatives, which clearly and directly focus on strengthening mental health, social / emotional health and wellbeing.

  • Round Currently Closed
  • Up to $20,000 available to deliver projects, services, or activities that strengthen mental health and wellbeing. Most previous funding has been for training (such as Mental Health First Aid) or wellbeing activities (free art classes, social gatherings, etc).
  • Focus on agricultural communities with less than 10,000 people.

For more information, please visit: In a Good Place (IAGP)

Telstra’s Connected Communities Grant

Telstra’s Connected Communities Grant Program will boost support for communities across remote, rural and regional Australia to enhance liveability with digital solutions that harness the power of connection.

  • Round currently closed
  • The program will support community-led efforts that embrace new technology and improve digital literacy or digital capability.
  • Grants up to $10,000 are available for not-for-profit community organisations that are providing access to information, technology, education and facilities to support their communities to embrace new technologies and ways of working to build social capital and digital capability.

For more information, please visit: Telstra’s Connected Communities Grants

Foundation for Rural Regional Renewal

Strengthening Rural Communities

There are two streams of funding available within the Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) Program: Small and Vital and Prepare and Recover.

FRRR’s Small & Vital program supports thriving, resilient, and sustainable remote, rural and regional communities across Australia. In particular, priority will be given to projects that:

  • Support communities to implement generational transition;
  • Invest in outback, remote, and less resourced communities;
  • Build capacity and resourcing for a just and equitable energy transition;
  • Support First Nations-led initiatives that strengthen culture, country, economic participation, and reconciliation.
  • More Information: Strengthening Rural Communities — Small & Vital | FRRR
  • Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis and assessed quarterly.

RAF Quick Response Grants, Flying Arts Alliance

RAF Quick Response Grants aim to support arts or cultural projects and individual professional development activities that cannot be funded by other means because of their nature of timing.  Regional artists, arts organisations and communities can apply for funding up to $3,000 for individuals and $5,000 for organisations, for expenses such as artist fees, travel costs, materials, venue and equipment hire, insurance and administrative costs. Quick response grants are open ten times per year not including December or January. The next rounds are:

CleanCO Community Futures Fund

  • CleanCo’s Community Futures Fund supports not-for-profit organisations, community services, First Nations initiatives, educational institutions, environmental associations and individuals.
  • Applicants can request sponsorships of up to $5,000 per round.
  • Applicants should be located within one of the following local government areas: Cairns, Tablelands, Ipswich, Mareeba Shire, Cassowary Coast, Rockhampton and Somerset.
  • Round currently closed

For more information, please visit: Community Futures Fund | CleanCo Queensland

Mt Emerald Wind Farm – Community Enhancement Fund

Applications are accepted all year round and reviewed twice a year (post 31 January and 31 July) by a committee comprising local volunteers.

The fund is designed to share the financial benefits of the wind farm with not-for-profit groups, associations and clubs that make a positive difference to the local community.

Organisations with projects within a 50km radius of the Mt Emerald Wind Farm and 40km of the Windy Hill Wind Farm are eligible to apply for a grant from the fund.

The John Villiers Trust

The John Villiers Trust’s granting is aligned to the strategic goals of building partnerships and strategic relationships with communities.  Funding is available for charitable organisations with DGR status for projects that enhance the wellbeing and development of children and youth in rural Queensland and demonstrates potential outcomes across more than one area of social need e.g. health, social welfare, education, disability. Applications reviewed regularly, no closing dates.

More information: Home – The John Villiers Trust

Wettenhall Environment Trust, Small Environmental Grant Scheme

Grants support projects that enhance and maintain the vitality and diversity of the Australian natural living environment.

Grants between $2,000 and $15,000 are available through the Small Environmental Grant Scheme which supports flora and fauna conservation projects, including monitoring, community education, capacity building and research.

The next round is to be announced.

More information: Wettenhall Environment Trust

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