Funding for activities led by the local community to reduce harm from gambling
Find out how to apply for the Gambling Harm Prevention and Mitigation Fund: Community Grants. This grant is for community led activities that prevent and reduce gambling harm for the benefit of ACT residents.
Gambling Harm Prevention and Mitigation Fund: Community Grants
This grants stream is for activities and initiatives to help prevent and reduce gambling harm in the ACT community. These activities are led by local community organisations and individuals.
The program is an ACT Gambling and Racing Commission initiative funded through the Gambling Harm Prevention and Mitigation Fund.
Who this is for
This grants stream is for local community groups, not-for-profit organisations and individuals.
What you get
A grant of up to $10,000 per project.
Check if you can apply
You can apply if you:
- are an incorporated legal entity with an Australian Business Number (ABN)
- are an individual or non-incorporated group who is auspiced by an incorporated organisation
- have public liability insurance.
Entities may include:
- not-for-profit organisations
- ACT community organisations including sporting, social, cultural and recreational associations
- parents and citizens school associations
- health, community and support services
- ACT community clubs
- sole traders
- individuals, including people with lived experience.
What you can do
Your project must do at least one of the following:
- reduce gambling harm
- reduce the disadvantages that arise from gambling harm
- provide information about gambling harm.
Your project must also provide benefit to the ACT.
You must finish your project within 12 months.
Examples of activities
Projects
Examples of projects include:
- community development, engagement and education programs (e.g. within school, sporting, recreational and cultural groups)
- public health information and promotion activities
- communication activities and campaigns
- community events and workshops
- innovative improvements to gambling harm initiatives
- capacity and knowledge building
- online learning.
Providing support
Examples of providing support include:
- practical initiatives for people experiencing gambling harm or their family
- education and awareness about harms caused by gambling
- helping people to exclude themselves from gambling venues
- supporting the family of people experiencing gambling harm
- self-help information about gambling harm
- research about gambling harm.
Before you apply
Check the strategy objectives
Your project must be consistent with at least one of the following objectives:
- Ensuring government policy and initiatives prevent and reduce gambling harm.
- Increasing understanding about gambling harm among government, gambling industry, communities, families and individuals.
- Providing a wide range of accessible, responsive and effective services and initiatives that prevent and reduce gambling harm.
- Ensuring gambling environments and providers prevent and reduce gambling harm.
- Supporting and building the evidence base for gambling harm prevention strategies and initiatives.
Read more in the Strategy for gambling harm prevention in the ACT: A public health approach.
Apply
To apply:
- Complete the online application form.
- Address the assessment criteria and upload any supporting documents.
- Submit your application.
After you apply
We'll assess your application and let you know the outcome by email within 4 weeks.
The Gambling and Racing Commission makes the final decision on all grants recommended for funding.
Past recipients
For a full list of past projects go the Gambling and Racing Commission website.
Other gambling and harm prevention grants
Contact us
Gambling Harm Prevention team
If you need help or have questions, contact us.
Call
02 6207 0359 (option 4)