Grants and Funding

The Gambling Community Benefit Fund (GCFB) receives money from taxes on Golden Casket lotteries, wagering, keno, and gaming machines. It distributes these funds to not-for-profit community groups on a quarterly basis. One off grants of up to $35,000 are allocated to approved not-for-profit organisations to help them provide community services or activities that benefit the community. Grants of more than $35,000 are considered for more complex applications which have significant community benefit.

The Queensland Government’s Get in the Game initiative supports sport and recreation at the grass roots level. Get in the Game comprises three new funding programs – Get Started, Get Going, and Get Playing – worth $18 million over the next 3 years.

An Australian Government initiative, Sporting Schools is designed to support schools to increase children’s participation in sport, and to connect them with community sporting opportunities.

The Layne Beachley Aim for the Stars Foundation helps Australian females, between the ages of 12 and 16, achieve their goals by providing funding to individuals, businesses, athletes with disabilities, and groups. The aim of this foundation is to support females with initiative, drive, and passion, and who have a dream but need some financial and moral support to enable them to maintain a determined focus on their goal.

The Local Sporting Champions program is an Australian Government initiative designed to provide financial assistance for young people aged 12-18 towards the cost of travel, accommodation, uniforms, or equipment when competing, coaching, or officiating at an official National Sporting Organisation-endorsed state, national, or international sporting championships or a School Sport Australia state or national championships. If successful, applicants will receive $500-$750 towards the cost of attending their championships  

Brisbane City Council’s Lord Mayor’s Suburban Initiative Fund supports community groups in recognition of their vital contribution made towards building stronger communities in Brisbane. Applicants must be a not-for-profit organisation. Projects must contribute to Council’s vision for the city’s future, Living in Brisbane 2026, by helping to achieve objectives such as a Friendly and Safe, Active and Healthy, Clean and Green, or Vibrant and Creative City.

The minimum grant amount is $250. There is a maximum funding amount of $10,000 per application.

Each year McDonalds gives a large number of charitable donations to support non-for-profit organisations. These donations are given to organisations that are endorsed by the Australian Tax Office as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR), projects, or events that take place in the communities which McDonalds operates.

The RSL Youth Development Program is aimed at Queensland’s most exceptional year 10 and 11 students and provides them with the opportunity to share in over $500,000. This grant is aimed at supporting students in pursuing their academic and sporting endeavours in their final years of school.

Recipients of an RSL Youth Development Program grant also have the exclusive opportunity to apply for an ANZAC Scholarship to cover 50% of tuition fees for any single or combined degree at Bond University at the completion of high school.

The Emerging Athlete Pathways assists young athletes in Queensland who have competed at a State or State School Championship, National or National School Championship, or International Championship. Applicants eligible for support are those who have competed at one of the aforementioned levels in the past six months. All applicants must be under the age of 18 at the start of the tournament.

EITAAP is designed to provide travel and accommodation assistance to Indigenous sportspeople. EITAAP funding is available to assist with out-of-pocket travel and accommodation expenses only. Eligible sports persons can apply for up to a maximum of $1,000 per financial year for eligible national championships.