Modernised Multicultural Grants Program: Infrastructure for Multicultural Communities

Assessment and notification of outcomes will be divided into 2 batches. The table below identifies the cut-off dates for each batch: Batch 1 - closes 4:00 pm AEST on 18 May 2026 - ID 2025-5201 - Open Batch 2 - closes 4:00 pm AEDT on 12 November 2026 - ID 2026-6462 - Closed. The Australian Government is inviting organisations through an open competitive process to apply to deliver community infrastructure under the Infrastructure for Multicultural Communities program from 2026–27. The Infrastructure for Multicultural Communities grant opportunity provides total funding of up to $41.6 million (GST exclusive) for construction, upgrade or extension of infrastructure. You can apply for one of 3 streams of grant funding based on the type of infrastructure project and amount of grant funding you require for the project. The grant opportunity is comprised of 2 funding opportunities, called batches. You can apply for funding in one batch. Batch 1 opens on 7 April 2026 and closes on 18 May 2026. Batch 2 opens on 18 May 2026 and closes on 12 November 2026. The following groups and projects will be prioritised for funding: new and emerging multicultural communities, as defined below projects focussed on achieving positive outcomes for multicultural women, multicultural LGBTIQA+ community members, and multicultural people with a disability. Co-contributions are required towards the value of your project and the minimum amount of co funding is determined by whether you are applying as a priority group/project or other. The objectives of the grant opportunity are to: deliver physical infrastructure to support multicultural communities connect and commune in a designated physical environment provide co-funding to deliver community-focussed infrastructure and amenities provide infrastructure and amenities that benefit the wider multicultural community by improving equity and social inclusion. Eligibility: To be eligible, you must be: a not-for-profit organisation a legal entity with the capacity to enter into a legally binding grant agreement with the Commonwealth; and one of the following entity types: Company Cooperative Incorporated Association Indigenous Corporation Statutory Entity. If you are applying as a Trustee on behalf of a Trust, the Trustee must be one of the eligible entity types as listed above. As a not-for-profit organisation, you may be asked to demonstrate your not-for-profit status through a current Australian Charities and Not for profits Commission’s (ACNC) registration or a governing document with a relevant not-for-profit clause. More information about what not-for-profit organisations are, and how to demonstrate not-for-profit character, is available on the ACNC website. Further information on entity types is available on the Community Grants Hub webpage. Applications from consortia are acceptable, as long as you have a lead applicant who is solely accountable to the Commonwealth for the delivery of grant activities and is an eligible entity as per the list above. Eligible organisations can form a consortium with ineligible organisations.