2025/26 Community Action Grant Round

The Tasmanian Community Fund will make decisions about Community Action grants throughout the year.

Funding awarded to date is included in the below table.  This will be updated as funding is awarded.

Applicant NameProject TitleProject OutlineFunding AllocationLocation
Campania District School Association Growing Minds: A Sustainable Outdoor Learning Space for CampaniaA community-led program teaching sustainability, enterprise, and life skills, supporting students to gain VET agricultural and horticultural certificates and pathways for meaningful local careers.$45,500.00Campania
Devil Robotics IncDevil Robotics Future Makers HubTo inspire and empower Tasmanian young people and educators with hands-on STEM, fabrication, and engineering skills through a dedicated robotics hub.$50,000.00Mt Nelson
Good360 Australia LtdThe Confidence Project: Hygiene for Learning and LifeProviding hygiene kits to Tasmanian students aged 8–19 to improve wellbeing, boost school attendance and remove practical barriers to learning and participation.$50,000.00Statewide
Junction ArtsWONDERGROUNDThis is a pilot project spanning 2025-2026 initiating an Artist In-Residence project that serves young people, connecting them to ongoing learning, artistic process and community.$44,500.00Launceston
Mawson’s Hut Foundation Mobile Antarctic Classroom Islands Tour SeriesConducting a series of tours of Tasmania’s islands to bring our education program to isolated and disadvantaged communities and equip teachers for ongoing impact.$36,397.00Statewide
Persian Culture SocietyFuture Leaders: Empowering Farsi-Speaking Youth for Learning and LeadershipThis project aims to support the personal development, educational engagement, and leadership skills of Farsi-speaking young people aged 8–19 from Iranian and Afghan backgrounds.$50,000.00Hobart
Social Ventures Australia LtdSupervision for Success: Helping Young Tasmanians Succeed in WorkAn academic led needs analysis identifying training requirements for frontline managers to better support young employees, improving youth retention and workplace success in Tasmania$47,863.00Statewide
Flinders Island District High School AssociationRegulation and Road Safety Awareness ProjectA dedicated regulation space and bike/scooter path for Flinders and Cape Barren Island youth (8–19), promoting wellbeing, engagement, and lifelong safety skills.$50,000.00Flinders Island
Campania District SchoolGreen minds, growing futuresA joint community project teaching sustainability, food security, enterprise and life skills for future learning and employment in and around the district.$46,000.00Campania
Care to Serve LtdYoung Carer ReadyEmpowering young carers with life and pre-employment skills, peer connection, and support to build independence and sustain their caring role$49,770.00Statewide
Tasmanian Leaders Inc.I-LEAD EqualityA new program to strengthen the leadership capacity of existing and emerging LGBTIQA+ leaders across Tasmania, increasing local community capacity, strengthening networks and building resilience.$49,800.00Statewide
Solve-TAD LimitedInclusive Cycling at Southern Support SchoolTo provide inclusive biking experiences that support 25 mostly non-verbal students at Southern Support School to build interaction, communication skills, and confidence over a 12-month cycling program.$28,740South
GreenSTEM Education LtdThe Maker LabTo provide a community-run STEM Maker Lab in Burnie that offers access, tools, and mentoring to remove barriers, build practical skills, and create leadership pathways for 8 to 19 year olds.$50,000.00Burnie
Sustainable Living Tasmania IncTasmanian Youth Climate Leaders Program (TCYLP)To empower young Tasmanians aged 10 to 19 to build the skills and confidence to deliver local action projects that strengthen their resilience and wellbeing in responding to climate change.$50,000.00Statewide
DRILL Performance Company IncHorizon Project: Developing Confidence, Relationships and Creativity During School TransitionsTo build young people’s social skills, ingenuity, problem solving, and confidence through a collaborative creative process that supports positive transitions into high school.$49,966.00South
Kingston High School (DECYP)HUB Garden ExpansionTo expand the school garden with accessible beds and a beehive, increasing year-round hands-on learning opportunities for HUB students and those supported through the Multi-Tiered System of Supports.$50,000.00Kingston
Tasmanian Arboretum Inc.WILD MINDS – Nature Discovery (a two-year pilot program)To pilot a nature-based discovery program at the Tasmanian Arboretum that provides creative, engaging, and well-designed educational experiences for young people from across Tasmania.$50,000.00Eugenana
Nepali Society of Northern TasmaniaDigital literacy and numeracy for connected and stronger communitiesTo combine numeracy tutoring, digital literacy, and culturally tailored resources to strengthen academic success, build essential digital skills, and support culturally connected communities for young people. $46,500.00North
Engender EqualityYoung Advocates for ChangeTo deliver a youth-focused statewide adaptation of Engender Equality’s Advocates for Change program, empowering young Tasmanians through lived experience advocacy training to help prevent gender-based violence.$49,263.30Statewide
Northern Midlands CouncilNorthern Midlands Youth Leadership and Learning FutureTo empower young people aged 8 to 19 through leadership workshops, school engagement, and a community event that strengthens learning and employment pathways.$24,700.00Northern Midlands
   $918,999.30