Previous grant programs

Applications for this round are now closed.

The Australian Government funded over 600 community language schools. This funding helped over 90,000 students, learning 84 different languages.

Successful community language schools received funding ranging from $6,600 to $33,600 over 2 years. This strengthened the social inclusion and prosperity of Australia’s successful multicultural society by supporting more young Australians to learn a second language. It:

• connected them to the languages of their parents, grandparents and broader communities
• supported their participation in a broader range of jobs in an economy closely linked to a diverse global market.

This funding enabled community language schools to expand the delivery of language education to more school-aged children, including pre-schoolers.

For more information, see Community Language Schools Grants Program | Community Grants Hub

Applications for this round are now closed.

The Australian Government funded 61 community organisations under the Local Multicultural Projects program.

Successful organisations had an opportunity to contribute to an integrated and cohesive multicultural Australia. They supported both newly arrived migrants and multicultural communities to:

• actively participate in Australian society and local civics
• embrace Australian values and abide by Australian laws
• have social networks that cross ethnic and religious groups
• feel welcomed and supported by the broader Australian community.

Successful grant applicants used their grant funding to support the integration or capacity building of recently arrived migrants and multicultural communities. This included festivals, sporting events and art projects. Grant funding also provided support for:

• minor fit outs to existing community spaces
• extensions or upgrades of existing community spaces and amenities resulting in improved access
• increased lighting, security or fencing, enhanced mobile and online amenities.

You can find grant recipients, projects and funding information at GrantConnect.

​The Fostering Integration Grants program facilitated the participation, integration and social cohesion of both recently arrived migrants and multicultural communities in Australia.

The program did this through:

• encouraging the social and economic participation of migrants
• developing various skills and cultural competencies to integrate into Australian social, economic and civil life
• building community resilience
• promoting and encouraging the uptake of Australian values and liberal democracy
• amplifying the value of Australian citizenship
• promoting a greater understanding and acceptance of racial, religious and cultural diversity
• addressing issues in Australian communities that show potential for, or early signs of, low social integration.

Fostering Integration Grants 2022 round

The 2022 round of the Fostering Integration Grants (FIGs) program saw $5.6 million allocated to 83 projects across Australia.

The approved grants demonstrated the active role of community organisations in supporting migrant and multicultural communities. These organisations helped migrants to develop various skills and cultural competencies. These skills helped with integration into Australian social, economic and civil life. They also helped to build community resilience.

Examples of successful grants included projects focused on:

• female empowerment and leadership to increase economic participation and employment outcomes for migrant women
• building skills and employment opportunities for multicultural youth
• supporting a series of community events
• a festival to connect community members, and share cross-cultural understandings with the wider local community. 

Many of the organisations that received funding are multicultural community organisations. These organisations already work directly with their community and have a strong understanding of their integration challenges. ​