Community Building grants available

28th January 2025

Community Building Partnership 2025

This program awards grants for community infrastructure projects that deliver positive social, environmental and recreational outcomes while also promoting community participation, inclusion and cohesion.

Key information

  • Status: Opening soon
  • Grant amount: From $10,000 to $100,000
  • Application opens: 28 January 2025
  • Application closes: 21 February 2025, 5:00 pm

Program objective

CBP awards grants for community infrastructure projects that deliver positive social, environmental and recreational outcomes. These guidelines set out the funding rules for the 2025 Community Building Partnership program for applicants, including eligibility and the process for assessing and allocating funding to the successful grant applicants.

In 2025, the total value of the CBP program is $41.85 million.

There is a maximum of $450,000 to allocate in each electorate.  This program is administered by Department of Communities and Justice.

Applying for the CBP 2025 round is simple. Once you have confirmed that both your project and organisation are eligible, go to the SmartyGrants platform at  https://communitybuildingpartnership.smartygrants.com.au/CBP25 and start your application.