Application requirements
Register your organisation
Register your organisation in the online grants portal before you apply.
Make sure these details are up to date:
- contact details
- address
- bank account details
- supporting documents.
We check your eligibility each time you apply.
Before you submit
Your organisation must:
- have the right insurance if your application is successful
- follow all local, state and Australian Government laws.
You cannot apply if your organisation:
- already has an application waiting for a decision
- is in the one-round exclusion period
- has an overdue or incomplete grant acquittal
- has financial information that is more than 2 years old
- is submitting a sponsored application through a legal entity with an overdue grant
- is applying for an event that will happen before funding decisions are made
- is outside of Queensland and does not provide service from a Queensland address.
Your application may not be eligible if:
- you do not provide all requested information by the due date
- you only apply for items that are not eligible
- more than one application is submitted for the same location, as assessed by the Department
- you order, commit to or buy items before funding is approved
- you cannot show that goods or services will be supplied through a Queensland delivery address or service provider
- you provide false or misleading information.
If you are sponsoring an application
The legal entity must:
- make sure the sponsored organisation is eligible
- accept legal and financial responsibility for the grant
- agree how grant funds will be managed
- make sure both organisations’ have up-to-date details and financial information
- make sure neither organisation has overdue grant requirements.
Financial records
Your organisation's financial records must be less than 2 years old before you apply.
Example
If applications close on 31 August 2026, your financial information must be dated after 31 August 2024.
Acceptable financial records
You can provide information from:
- audited financial statements
- your organisation’s latest balance sheet
- your latest income and expenditure statement
- financial reports submitted to your regulator as part of your latest annual report
- financial reports presented at your most recent annual general meeting or committee meeting.