Grant Applications for Organisations – Expressions of Interest open
4 February 2025.
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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 a range of different causes to help address the need, build capacity and connection.

For the past three years the Snow Foundation has joined forces with Hands Across Canberra and the John James Foundation to deliver a collaborative grant round to distribute $1,000,000 in grants to the Canberra community sector.

In 2022 we launched the inaugural Canberra Foundation Collaborative (CFC) grant round, to create a simplified and central process for community-focused organisations to apply for funding from a number of foundations, to save on time and resources.

For the Snow Foundation, most grants are under $50,000, with some larger grants and multi-year agreement options. We prioritise supporting initiatives that align with our focus areas outlined below that  include Health, Education and Employment and Economic Justice and Safety. Through collaboration with partners like Hands Across Canberra and the John James Foundation, we aim to create meaningful community impact across these key sectors.

Grant Process 

We have a two-step process:

1. Submit an Expression of Interest online via the Hands Across Canberra portal (written or video).
   Expressions of Interest open on 4 February and close on 4 March 2025
2. Invitation to submit an application.
   Once Foundations have reviewed the Expressions of Interest, selected organisations will be invited to submit a full application.

Applications will be open from the 26 – 17 April 2025. 

From there, each Foundation will follow their own process of assessment and approval with announcements being made in June.

Information sessions

We will be holding an online information session where representatives from each Foundation will be available to provide an overview of the process and answer any queries.

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+ amongst others.

Grant Round Guidelines