Community Grants Program

To be eligible for a community grant, you must: 

• Be a registered not-for-profit organisation with the Australian Charities and Not for Profits Commission (ACNC) (excluding individuals, professional associations, research bodies, political groups and activist organisations);
• Be a size that is classified as small or medium with the ACNC (under $3 million in annual revenue);
• Have an Australian Business Number (ABN);
• Have a plan or an idea for a project that will be implemented within Australia that requires less than a $AU20,000 donation;
• Be able to demonstrate that your project will have a positive impact on either:
  • Social disadvantage (e.g. projects that assist members of the community in need); or
  • Environmental sustainability (e.g. projects that restore natural ecosystems, reduce the consumption of natural resources and/or reduce waste); and
• Be a project that is located where we operate including WA, VIC, QLD, NSW, SA and ACT.
• Agree with the terms and conditions outlined in the Alinta Energy Community Grant Agreement

Please note that eligible applicants can apply to multiple rounds.

Helpful information that you can attach to your grant application that will improve your chances of being successful include:

• A project plan;
• Quotations from suppliers;
• Ideas on how to measure the community benefit resulting from the project.

Grant application forms can be submitted at any time; however, our community grant selection process occurs every six months.

The current round of our community grant program will close on 17 September 2023 and grant applicants will be notified whether their application was successful approximately one month later. If you wish to apply for a community grant during the current round, please complete a community grant application form prior to 17 September 2023.