Funding to help prevent and reduce harm from gambling
Find out how to apply for the Gambling Harm Prevention and Mitigation Fund Grants. This grant is for activities or initiatives that prevent or address harm experienced by people who gamble, their families and the ACT community.
Applications close at 11:59 on 12 August 2026
Gambling Harm Prevention and Mitigation Fund: 2026 Grants
This grants stream is for activities and initiatives to prevent and reduce gambling harm for the benefit of the ACT community.
The program is an ACT Gambling and Racing Commission initiative funded through the Gambling Harm Prevention and Mitigation Fund.
Who this is for
This grant is for individuals, groups and organisations.
What you get
A grant of $10,000 to $300,000 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:
- health, community and support services
- not-for-profit organisations, including sporting, social or recreational associations
- ACT clubs and club groups
- ACT club industry peak body representatives or representative groups
- Australian state and territory government organisations or public health organisations
- research organisations
- individuals or sole traders.
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 24 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.
- Upload your proposal, addressing the assessment criteria.
- Submit your application.
After you apply
We'll assess your application after the closing date and let successful applicants know the outcome by email.
If you're not successful, we’ll:
- let you know by email
- offer you a feedback session.
The Gambling and Racing Commission makes the final decision on all grants recommended for funding.
Past projects
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)