What are the eligibility criteria?
Our grant program is for community customers who have held a Bank Australia account for at least 1 year at 30 June every funding year. For example, customers who open a Bank Australia account on or before 30 June 2024 can apply for a 2025 grant.
Applicants must be an organisation, such as a not-for-profit, community, school, volunteer or social enterprise with an ABN. Deductible gift recipient status is not required. Religious, political or commercial organisations are not eligible.
I am a personal customer of Bank Australia, but my employer is not a customer. Can my employer still apply for funding?
No. The organisation applying for funding needs to be a Bank Australia customer.
I received a grant last year, am I able to apply again this year?
We want to provide opportunities for new and emerging organisations and communities, that's why we've established an exclusion period. Organisations who have received a community customer grant two years in a row must wait one year before applying again. For example, if an organisation was successful in grant rounds 2022 and 2023, they would not be eligible to apply in 2024, they can apply again in 2025.
Can Bank Australia customers partner with other organisations to deliver a project?
Yes. The lead organisation on the project must be a Bank Australia customer, but that lead organisation is able to partner with other organisations (who may be customers or not).
Can I submit multiple applications for different projects at the same organisation?
No. Applicants can only submit one application per organisation each round.