Grants for community members of the Deaf community to achieve their goals, whether they be recreational, career-oriented or wellbeing focused. 

Deaf Connect's Community Grants & Sponsorships Program is open to all Deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing community members and their allies, community groups and organisations.

Grant categories

Individuals and Groups

(BEST FOR DEAF COMMUNITY MEMBERS) The Individuals and Groups stream supports personal or community projects that can demonstrate value to the Deaf community as a whole.

Community Events

The Community Events stream provides funding or in-kind support to events delivered by or for the Deaf community, or events that want to improve their language access to be accessible to Deaf people.

Partnership Building

Partnership Building support is provided to organisations who wish to develop a long term association with Deaf Connect. Partnership arrangements will involve ongoing mutually beneficial support beyond a single project or event and will have the capacity to run over the longer term.

Service Growth

(AVAILABLE INTERNALLY TO DEAF CONNECT ONLY) 

Through this category the grants program has proudly supported the development of a range of new service offerings and projects throughout Deaf Connect.

Who can apply?

Deaf Connect Grants program is open to: 

• All Deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing community members and their allies  
• Community groups 
• Organisations