Members of Parliament regularly receive requests directly or through their electorate offices about funding opportunities for community groups. This Issues Backgrounder is designed to assist in responding to these requests. Information about funding and grant opportunities are organised under the following headings:

1. Government gateways to community grants;
2. Non-government gateways to community grants;
3. Grants in selected subject areas;
4. Selected NGO and Private Sector Funding Sources; and
5. Selected Local Government funding sources.