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Grant Applications for Organisations

Grant Applications for Individuals are open year-round, visit the Individuals Page.

The Canberra region is at the heart of our family foundation and falls under the Our Place pillar.  We support a variety of local organisations across  different cause areas, helping address community needs, build capacity and foster connection.

Since 2022, Snow Foundation has partnered with Hands Across Canberra and the John James Foundation to deliver the Canberra Foundation Collaborative (CFC) grant round. This collaboration simplifies the application process for community-focused organisations, saving time and resources by offering a centralised funding application process.

Over the past three years, the Collaborative has supported 191 projects with over $4.3 million in funding. This year, we’re again offering $1 million to support community-led initiatives that create lasting impact in Canberra.

Grants range from $5,000 to $50,000, with opportunities for larger, multi-year funding based on project needs.

Our Funding Priorities

Snow Foundation aims to respond to the needs in Canberra across a range of cause areas with a deeper focus on:

• Youth at risk
• Preventing family and domestic violence
• First Nations-led initiatives
• Women and girls – with gender at the heart of our decision making and processes.

John James Foundation prioritises health and disability, and Hands Across Canberra targets community wellbeing. However, organisations across all areas of need are encouraged to apply.

The grant round is more than just funding – it’s about building a stronger, more collaborative for-purpose sector. We actively support collaborative approaches that foster partnerships, shared learning, and deeper community connections – ensuring greater collective impact.

2025 Grant Process 

The Collaborative grant round follows a two-step process:

Step 1: Expression of Interest (EOI)

Open: 4 February 2025 – Close: 4 March 2025

Step 2: Full Application (by invitation)

Open: 26 March 2025 – Close: 17 April 2025

After reviewing EOIs, selected organisations will be invited to submit a full application. Each foundation follows its own assessment and approval process, with funding announced in June.

Online Information Sessions

We hosted two online information sessions where representatives from each Foundation provided an overview of the EOI and application process, and answered questions. Please contact us on the email below if you would like a copy of the presentation we shared.

Eligibility

• All initiatives must be for Canberra and/or the surrounding region.
• Grants are intended for community organisations and social enterprises working with socially disadvantaged and vulnerable groups including, at-risk youth, young people, women, men and elderly persons; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, precariously employed people, unemployed people, prisoners, domestic violence victims and perpetrators, homeless people, persons with a disability, persons identifying as LGBTIQ+, among others.
• We welcome applications from all First Nations organisations, including community-controlled organisations, grassroots initiatives, and not-for-profits. Your organisation does not need to have DGR or ACNC registration to apply for Snow Foundation funding through the Collaborative Grant Round. If you are not ACNC-registered, we encourage you to apply and let us know what other governance structures you have in place, such as ORIC registration, state-based incorporation, or an auspice arrangement. We are committed to supporting strong First Nations leadership and impact.

 

Additional Information and Guidelines

About the Canberra Foundations Collaborative

Snow Foundation, established by Terry Snow AM in Canberra in 1991 and led by his daughter Georgina Byron AM as CEO since 2006, is focused on fostering positive social change. We support a range of causes, from grassroots entrepreneurial projects to established organisations and exceptional leaders working for social change. The Foundation is committed to catalysing community infrastructure and have a deep focus on youth at-risk, domestic and family violence, being a respectful and useful ally to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and giving to women and girls through a gender lens.

Hands Across Canberra is an independent philanthropic community foundation, working with more than 300 local community organisations. Funds for this grant round are being provided by the Chief Minister’s Charitable Fund which is delivered in partnership with Hands Across Canberra.  www.handsacrosscanberra.org.au

John James Foundation is an independent broad-based healthcare charity providing a range of programs and assistance to the people of Canberra and beyond. Keep up to date on their activities on www.jjf.org.au

Contact Us

For any questions regarding grant applications, please contact us at: enquiries@snowfoundation.org.au