Health and Community Services Directorate
The ACT Government Health and Community Services Directorate has responsibility for a wide range of human services functions in the ACT, including multicultural affairs, community services, older people, women, public and community housing services and policy, children, youth and family support services and policy, disability policy and services, therapy services, Child and Family Centres, homelessness, community engagement, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, and community disaster recovery.
Contact us:
Address: GPO Box 158 Canberra ACT 2601
Email: HCSDGrants@act.gov.au
General Enquires: 133 427
Current Rounds
2026 ACT Chief Minister's Inclusion Awards - Excellence in Access and Inclusion
Submissions are now open.
Submissions close 5:00pm 15 September 2026 (AEST).
2026 ACT Chief Minister's Inclusion Awards - Excellence in Collaborating with people with Disability
Submissions are now open.
Submissions close 5:00pm 15 September 2026 (AEST).
2026 ACT Chief Minister's Inclusion Awards - Excellence in Inclusive and Innovative Employment Practices
Submissions are now open.
Submissions close 5:00pm 15 September 2026 (AEST).
2026 ACT Chief Minister's Inclusion Awards - Excellence in Innovation and Impact
Submissions are now open.
Submissions close 5:00pm 15 September 2026 (AEST).
2026 ACT Chief Minister's Inclusion Awards - Leader in Inclusion
Submissions are now open.
Submissions close 5:00pm 15 September 2026 (AEST).
2026 ACT Chief Minister's Inclusion Awards - Sue Salthouse Award for Championing Human Rights and Equality
Submissions are now open.
Submissions close 5:00pm 15 September 2026 (AEST).
2026 Young Canberra Citizen of the Year Award
Submissions are now open.
Submissions close 5:00pm 1 September 2026 (AEST).
2026-27 ACT Youth Scholarship Program
Submissions are now open.
Submissions close 3:00pm 30 June 2027 (AEST).
2026-27 Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisations (ACCO) Establishment and Expansion Fund
Submissions are now open.
Submissions close 3:00pm 30 June 2027 (AEST).
2026-27 Return to Work Grants
Submissions are now open.
Submissions close 3:00pm 30 June 2027 (AEST).
2027 National Multicultural Festival Grant Program Community Groups
Submissions are now open.
Submissions close 3:00pm 28 July 2026 (AEST).
2027 National Multicultural Festival Grant Program Cultural Showcase
Submissions are now open.
Submissions close 3:00pm 28 July 2026 (AEST).
CYFSP Preventative Early Support Grants
Submissions are now open.
Submissions close 3:00pm 25 August 2026 (AEST).
CYFSP Targeted Support Grants
Submissions are now open.
Submissions close 3:00pm 25 August 2026 (AEST).