The Tasmanian Community Fund is calling for applications from not-for-profit community organisations for projects that support strong, vibrant and resilient communities, through programs and activities that remove barriers to learning for 8–19 year olds and build leadership capability and capacity across the community.

Application timeline

Applications open at 8am on 1 January 2024 and the applications can be received until 5pm on 31 December 2024. Please note that this year, the Community Action Grant Round will be open for the full year.

Applications that have met the Community Action Grant criteria will be assessed at a Tasmanian Community Fund Board Meeting held during February, April, June, August, October and December.

Grant Round Focus Areas:

Connected and educated children and young people

Removing barriers to enable 8 to 19 year olds to stay engaged with and connected to learning:

• Innovative solutions to support the continued engagement of children and young people (8-19 year olds) with learning
• Enabling 8-19 year olds to transition between the learning stages (primary to secondary, secondary to college, college to TAFE, Uni, work)
• Increasing the digital literacy and access of 8-19 year olds and enabling their families to support them
• Collaborative community solutions that increase literacy and numeracy including financial literacy of children and young people (8-19 year olds)
• Community solutions that increase happiness, wellbeing and resilience of children and young people (8-19 year olds)
• Ensuring every 8-19 year old has access to at least one nutritious meal a day at school, home or in the community
• Increasing the number of 16-19 year olds with pathways to employment
• Increasing the capacity of employers to engage young people in employment.

Capable and well-led communities

Increasing the capacity and capability of organisations and communities across Tasmania:

• Advocating for the needs of young people (8 to 19 year olds)
• Increasing the leadership capacity and capability of children and young people
• Increasing strategic and long-term thinking of communities and community organisations
• Increasing community capacity
• Increasing local community leadership capacity

Applicants are encouraged to discuss project ideas with Tasmanian Community Fund staff (phone 6270 5843 or email admin@tascomfund.org) as early as possible.

2024 Community Action Guidelines (Word) 

2024 Community Action Guidelines (PDF) 

https://tascomfund.smartygrants.com.au/2024CommunityAction (this is a link to the SmartyGrants platform that the TCF uses to receive and manage applications)

For Grant Writing Hints and Tips visit the Fund’s website– Tasmanian Community Find -Grant Writing Hints and Tips

Watch this video of programs funded in previous grant rounds, to understand the types of impact the Tasmanian Community Fund is looking to make.