Community Development Funding

This funding provides financial support for organisations to respond to community priorities. The projects or initiatives delivered should add to the social and community development of the city.

Grants are open for organisations that meet the “community purpose” in our Grants to Community Organisations Policy(PDF, 158KB). This is defined as activities that:

  • encourage a vibrant, engaged and resilient community
  • build on the strengths in the local community
  • value local collaboration and partnerships
  • encourage participation in community life and foster social cohesion.

Available funding

Type of grant Amount Grant program details
Community Project Grant Any amount up to $10,000 Available for organisations working collaboratively to deliver projects that respond to a community priority and support long term outcomes.

Eligibility

Before applying, please download and read the eligibility and assessment criteria in the Community Development Funding guidelines(PDF, 2MB).

Application timeframes

Community Project Grants

  • Applications are received in competitive rounds per year.
  • Please note we cannot fund applications that occur before the outcomes are advised.

Important notices:

Round 1: With both Queensland Seniors Month and Queensland Mental Health Week approaching in October 2025, we are encouraging our community to apply for funding to support community projects and programs that foster long term outcomes exclusively for seniors and/or mental health. 

Round 2: With both Disability Action Week and International Men’s Day approaching in November 2025, we are encouraging our community to apply for funding to support projects and programs that foster long term outcomes exclusively for men and/or people living with disability and their carers.

 

Round and grant focus Applications close Outcomes advised by
Round 1 Seniors and/or mental health projects Tuesday 29 July 2025 Tuesday 23 September 2025
Round 2 People living with disability and their carers and/or Men’s health projects Tuesday 23 September 2025 Tuesday 18 November 2025

Future rounds will be announced later. 

How to apply

Applications must be made through SmartyGrants:

Please note that you will be required to log in to SmartyGrants, and we suggest using the SmartyFile login feature to maintain your applications.

Incomplete or hard copy applications will not be accepted.

Previous grant recipients

To learn more about our past grant recipients, see Community Development Funding recipients.

More information

For more information or advice please call the Community Grants Team on 07 3412 4033 or email grants@logan.qld.gov.au.