Thank you for your interest in applying for a Stronger Communities Program Grant. You must first read the eligibility criteria and compulsory information located at https://business.gov.au/grants-and-programs/stronger-communities-programme-round-10 to make sure your project is able to be funded.
The information you enter into the Expression of Interest form will be used by a Community consultative panel to decide which EOIs will be nominated to make a formal application, so please describe your proposed project in detail and answer all the questions.
This grant funding is aimed at community groups and not for profit organisations who hold an ABN, for small projects that can be delivered within 6 months. Please note that longer-term infrastructure and capital works projects are not suited to this grant round.
Projects should be aimed at infrastructure and equipment that will deliver social benefits to our local communities. Your grant request must be between $2,500 and $20,000.
In this round, $150,000 will once again be available for up to 20 projects in Macquarie.
The program has three important steps:
1. You submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) via my website;
2. My community panel and I review the projects and make recommendations to the Department; and,
3. Groups whose projects are recommended for funding then receive a formal invitation to apply.
If you have any questions regarding the program, please contact the Office of Susan Templeman MP on 02 4573 8222 or [email protected]
If your project is not within the Federal Division of Macquarie as per the 2025 Federal Election, it will not be eligible for nomination in Macquarie. Instead, you will need to provide an Expression of Interest to the MP for the Federal Electorate in which your project will be undertaken.
This Expression of Interest form will ask you about your organisation, the project goals, which objectives they align with from the grant opportunity guidelines, and the specific items you wish to buy with the funding. You will also be asked to provide the ABN of your organisation. Please have this information ready as you cannot save the form and return to it at a later date. I suggest you have the grant guidelines document open while you complete this form.
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Please submit your Expression of Interest by 5pm Friday 30 October 2026.
Please note the application closing date stated on the business.gov.au website is the date that nominated groups must complete their formal application, so you should ensure the primary and secondary contact person for your organisation will be able to meet that deadline if your EOI progresses to the next level.
