What’s important to the people who live and work in our local communities is important to us. Through our Jemena Community Grants Program, we’re pleased to support groups, projects and activities helping to build community wellbeing and resilience.

In 2025, our annual Jemena Community Grants Program has two streams:

• Jemena Community Grants Program – First Nations Initiatives
  Open 3 June 2025
  Closing 24 June 2025
  
  
• Jemena Community Grants Program – Community Wellbeing and Addressing Disadvantage – July-August (dates TBA)

Jemena Community Grants – First Nations Initiatives 

We are delighted to invite applications for grants of up to $10,000 to support projects that help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people into education, training and employment.

Your community group can apply if your project or organisation:

• supports education, training and/or workplace opportunities that support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people into employment; or
• helps create jobs in communities, including social enterprises; and
• is located in our operational areas in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and the Northern Territory.  

Note... Applicants are not required to hold status as Indigenous-led or Aboriginal-controlled organisations, but applications supported by this status may be given special consideration. You are encouraged to support your application by providing information about your status as an Indigenous-led or Aboriginal-controlled organisation, as well as your purpose and mission related specifically to supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.  

Scroll down... for information about how to apply, eligibility criteria including where projects need to take place, and terms and conditions.

How to apply for a Community Grant

Before you apply for a Community Grant please read the below Community Grants Guidelines carefully.

If your organisation and activity meets all criteria and you agree to the Terms and Conditions, complete an application form and submit it to community@jemena.com.au.

We don’t accept applications by post. 

The application form asks questions about the nature of your project, program or initiative, along with how it aligns with the grants categories and focus areas listed above and how the funds will be used. A good application will clearly state how the organisation, project, program or initiative will address, deliver on and measure its benefits for communities.