National Library of Australia · Australia
Community Heritage Grants
Awaiting next round
Help for community groups that look after significant collections: a preservation needs assessment, then conservation and collection care projects, and training.
Matching is a starting point. The funder decides who is eligible.
Program at a glance
- Application status
- Awaiting next round
- Funding amount
- Up to A$20,000
- Listed deadline
- Next round opens early March 2027 (2026 round closed in May and June)
- Who can apply
- Nonprofits, Charities, Libraries, archives and museums, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations, Municipalities.
- Where
- Anywhere in Australia
- Good for
- Heritage, history and archives, Libraries and reading
- Pays for
- A project, Training or professional development, Recording, digitizing or archiving
Who it's intended for
- Details
- Non-profit incorporated organisations, government agencies and university groups with nationally significant collections. Indigenous and multicultural organisations are encouraged.
Source checked against the funder's website on October 24, 2026. Always confirm current details with the funder.
Still to confirm
A profile match does not check every requirement. Confirm these points on the funder's page before applying.
- Whether the current intake is accepting applications, and its exact cutoff time and timezone.
- Non-profit incorporated organisations, government agencies and university groups with nationally significant collections. Indigenous and multicultural organisations are encouraged.
- Any registration, membership or previous-funding restrictions.
- Which costs are covered and what supporting documents are needed.
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