Current Grant Opportunity View - GO7250

The Australian Government is inviting organisations to apply in an open competitive grant process to deliver services under the Families and Communities Program – Financial Wellbeing and Capability (FWC) Activity - Food Relief nationally from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2030.

Food Relief contributes to the FWC Activity outcomes by increasing Commonwealth-funded Emergency Relief providers’ access to a cost-effective supply of food and material aid, for provision to eligible clients experiencing financial crisis.

Material aid is practical assistance given to people in financial crisis. This may constitute items such as toiletries and personal hygiene products, cleaning products, blankets, clothing, essential school supplies, and essential white goods.

Under the Food Relief Grant Opportunity, eligibility to receive services provided by the grantee will be restricted to Commonwealth-funded Emergency Relief providers. Increasing Commonwealth funded Emergency Relief providers’ access to a cost-effective supply of food and material aid is the sole objective and intended outcome of the Food Relief Grant Opportunity.

If you are an Unincorporated Association please see the Grant Opportunity Guidelines for more information on eligibility.

This grant opportunity will be open for 6 weeks for applications on GrantConnect.

Please read the Grant Opportunity Guidelines to find out if your organisation is eligible.

To be eligible you must be one of the following entity types:

• Indigenous Corporation
• Company
• Local Government
• Corporate State or Territory Entity
• Cooperative
• Incorporated Association
• Statutory Entity
• Trust
• Partnership.

If you are applying as a Trustee on behalf of a Trust , the Trustee must be one of the eligible entity types listed above.

Assessment of applications - 4 weeks

Approval of outcomes of selection process - 4 weeks

Negotiations and award of grant agreements - Up to 6 weeks

Notification to applicants - 2 weeks

Start date of grant activity - 1 July 2025

End date of grant activity - 30 June 2030.

To apply you must:

• complete the online application form on GrantConnect.
• provide all the information requested
• address all eligibility criteria and assessment criteria
• complete all required templates
• include all necessary attachments
• submit your application/s to the Community Grants Hub by 9:00 pm AEDT on 2 December 2024.

Please use:

• Financial Wellbeing and Capability Activity - Food Relief - Questions and Answers - version 5