Community Grants Program Round 1 for 2025/2026 Opens Soon

Published on 02 July 2025

South Burnett Regional Council’s Community Grants Program Round 1 and Regional Arts Development Fund opens on Friday 1 August 2025.

If you are a not-for-profit community organisation delivering programs, activities and events within the South Burnett, you could be eligible to apply for the Community Events Sponsorship.

Professional artists, emerging professional artists, arts workers, cultural workers, or project coordinators that meet the eligibility criteria in the funding guidelines may be eligible to apply for the Regional Arts Development Fund.

Applications for both programs close on Friday 29 August 2025.

To view funding rounds, guidelines and to apply for the Community Grants visit Grants & Funding | South Burnett Regional Council and to apply for the Regional Arts Development Fund, visit https://sbrc.smartygrants.com.au/

Christmas Carnival Sponsorship is now open and closes 30 September and Australia Day Sponsorship is now open and closes 31 October, both applications are available on Council’s website at Grants & Funding – South Burnett Regional Council.

Don’t forget, Elite Performance Youth Grant, Councillor Discretionary Fund, Community Hall Insurance Grant, School Student Awards, Indigenous Affairs Fund applications and In-Kind applications can be submitted year-round.

A copy of the Community Grants Program Policy is available from Council’s website community_grants_program_policy___strategic005.pdf or any of Council’s Customer Contact Centres. For further information and enquiries, please contact Council’s Community Grants Officer on 4189 9100 or email info@sbrc.qld.gov.au