2025/26 Strategic Initiatives Grant Round
The Tasmanian Community Fund will make decisions about Strategic Initiatives grants through the year.
Funding awarded to date is included in the below table. This will be updated as funding is awarded.
| Applicant Name | Project Title | Project Outline | Funding Allocation | Location |
| Youth Opportunities Australia Limited | Personal Leadership Pathways Project | Partnering with the Derwent Valley community to deliver a five-year leadership and wellbeing program for 1200 young people aged 10–18. | $824,709.04 | Derwent Valley |
| Business and Employment Southeast Tasmania Inc | Regional Engagement and Experience Program | This project will engage regional youth and key stakeholders in Southeast Tasmania, through a place-based servicing model, to establish pathways into further education and employment. | $870,795.00 | South |
| Brighton Council | Community Creators: Building capacity for young people. | Community Creators gives young people in the Brighton region voice, agency, a sense of belonging, so they can create solutions and drive change in community | $889,520.00 | Brighton |
| University of New South Wales | Additional Governance for Social Impact Training in Tasmania | To provide an additional Governance for Social Impact training session in Tasmania in 2026 and 2027. | $147,400.00 | Statewide |
| Australian Broadcasting Corporation | Takeover Tasmania | To deliver four Takeover programs across regional and suburban Tasmania between 2026 and 2031, to amplify young people’s voices, build storytelling and communication skills, and strengthen local community engagement through a long-term, multi-year program . | $998,985.00 | Statewide |
| Glenorchy City Council | Glenorchy Youth Hub | To deliver a safe, inclusive after-school Youth Hub in the Glenorchy central business district that connects young people aged 12 to 17 with health, learning, and employment pathways by providing qualified youth engagement staff, youth-led programming, nutritious food, and a supportive environment during the highest-need hours of the day. | $1,000,000.00 | Glenorchy |
| Kids and Teens in the Valley | Youth Connection: Derwent Valley Wellbeing Initiative | To build a sustainable youth wellbeing system in the Derwent Valley by expanding Kids and Teens in the Valley programs, enabling consistent in-school, after-school, weekend, and holiday support that strengthens confidence, connection, emotional wellbeing, and youth voice for children and young people across the region. | $999,970.00 | Derwent Valley |
| Bayview Secondary College | Beyond the Plate | To provide hands-on learning experiences that build practical skills in food preparation, sustainability, and environmental awareness while strengthening pathways to future learning and employment. | $1,042,252.00 | Rokeby |
| Care Beyond Cure | Tender Funerals Tasmania | To establish Tender Funerals Tasmania by establishing a fit-for-purpose building, enabling a community-owned, affordable, and compassionate after-death care service for Tasmanian families. | $300,000.00 | Rokeby |
| NOSS Tasmania | Ed-able Enterprises | To support students living with a disability aged 14 to 19 to complete a Certificate I in Work Readiness while gaining real work experience in local micro-enterprises, strengthening learning engagement, confidence, and school-to-work transitions. | $247,241.00 | Launceston |
| $7,320,872.04 |