Closed

Supporting Multicultural Communities – Rapid Assistance

Tender ID: 601329


Tender Details

Tender #:
GO8065  
Status:
Closed
Publish Date:
26 November 2025
Closing Date:
15 December 2025
Closing Time:
09:00 PM (Australia/ACT)

Tender Description

This Tender is invited by the Issuer.

The Australian Government is inviting pre-selected organisations through a one-off ad hoc selection process to apply to deliver services under Program 2.5 – Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship over three years from 2025-26.

The grant will support multicultural communities as outlined in Labor’s costed plan to Build Australia’s Future. This will be a one-off ad hoc grant to pre-selected organisations to deliver facilities, new construction or extend/upgrade existing infrastructure or services that will meet the needs of multicultural communities.

The objectives of the program are to:

  • support multicultural organisations to deliver new construction or extend/upgrade existing infrastructure to provide access to purpose-built facilities
  • improve amenity and accessibility through investment in community infrastructure
  • build resilient multicultural communities through the provision of social, cultural and community facilities.

The intended outcomes of the program activity are to:

  • maintain and enhance access to multicultural infrastructure and amenity
  • encourage and facilitate multicultural communities to connect and commune in a designated safe physical environment
  • improve equity outcomes and social inclusion.

The eligible applicants hold relevant project knowledge, and are considered to possess:

  • appropriate cultural awareness to deliver facilities that will meet the needs of multicultural communities
  • an ability to work with multicultural communities to increase the uptake of Australian values, boost civic participation and enable connection through the use of community spaces
  • a willingness to strengthen inclusion and social cohesion.

Eligibility:

To be eligible to receive a grant, you must be the invited organisation listed in the table at Appendix A of the Grant Opportunity Guidelines and have received an invitation to apply for this grant opportunity.

Instructions for Application Submission:

By invitation only.