The records below use the same programme catalogue as the checker. Dates are evaluated when this page is requested, not treated as proof of live funder availability. Check the official source before applying. National records apply only to their specified organisations.
Grant programme · National programme
Commonwealth Capital Grants Program
Ongoing route — authority confirmation required
Applications follow the relevant Block Grant Authority cycle; this is not a continuously open direct Commonwealth form.
Official programme facts: Eligible non-government primary and secondary schools seek capital assistance through their Block Grant Authority. Financial need and the wider project are assessed.
SiteComms interpretation: A PA, paging or intercom component may warrant a question to the BGA when it belongs to eligible construction or refurbishment. A standalone equipment purchase is not assumed to fit.
Material conditions and next action
- The guidelines generally exclude equipment and IT unless associated with capital works or accepted special circumstances.
- Pre-primary facilities and projects solely undertaken by parents’ associations are not this programme’s ordinary scope.
- School eligibility, tenure, available resources, contributions and the BGA timetable still require assessment.
Next step: Contact the BGA for the school’s state and sector before contracting. Describe the complete capital project and ask whether each communications line is eligible.
Grant programme · National programme
ACCAP: targeted aged-care capital programme
Programme watchlist — no general open round established
This is a programme-level watch route. Prior rounds and local targeted opportunities must not be treated as a new open national round.
Official programme facts: ACCAP supports targeted aged-care infrastructure, including facilities serving rural/remote locations and people with specialised access needs. Availability is opportunity-specific.
SiteComms interpretation: Communications infrastructure may form part of an eligible wider facility project. The overview does not establish that a standalone paging, PA or nurse-call purchase will be funded.
Material conditions and next action
- Residential aged care and retirement villages are different; retirement-village operation alone does not establish access.
- Check the particular opportunity’s provider, location, project and expenditure conditions.
- No current award, provider endorsement or application invitation is implied.
Next step: Review the department’s current ACCAP opportunities and obtain programme advice before preparing a grant application.
Grant programme · National programme
ACCAP Critical Infrastructure Projects — invitation only
Invitation only — not open to unsolicited applications
The Critical Infrastructure opportunity is invitation-only. Its 30 June 2030 end date does not make it open to unsolicited applications.
Official programme facts: The department describes Critical Infrastructure Projects as a closed, non-competitive, invitation-only opportunity, with an end date of 30 June 2030.
SiteComms interpretation: An urgent aged-care communications failure is not itself an invitation or eligibility decision. An invited provider must have the department confirm the proposal and expenditure scope.
Material conditions and next action
- An existing invitation, required provider status and the specific grant documents must be checked.
- No inference is made that every urgent safety or maintenance request qualifies.
- Full opportunity conditions require departmental confirmation; this record relies on the official programme overview.
Next step: An invited provider should use its departmental contact. Without an invitation, seek programme advice rather than treating this as an open application.
Internal allocation / department assistance
Queensland state-school Minor Works Appropriation
Ongoing route — authority confirmation required
An internal school/department allocation route, not a public equipment grant.
Official programme facts: State education facilities receive annual minor-works allocations; a regional contingency mechanism considers priority and critical work.
SiteComms interpretation: A small communications repair or infrastructure improvement is a scope question for the school and regional infrastructure adviser, not an automatic entitlement.
Material conditions and next action
- Existing school allocations and regional contingency requests are different mechanisms.
- The school must confirm permitted spending, priorities and any required approvals.
- An available budget cannot be inferred from the existence of this programme.
Next step: Ask the principal/business manager to check the school’s minor-works position and discuss critical or priority work with the regional infrastructure adviser.
Grant programme
Queensland non-state-school State Capital Assistance Scheme
Ongoing route — authority confirmation required
An ongoing scheme administered through Capital Assistance Authorities; confirm the applicant’s current authority cycle.
Official programme facts: The scheme assists eligible non-state schools with capital development through their Capital Assistance Authority.
SiteComms interpretation: Integrated communications work may be a component of a facility development or upgrade; the school’s authority needs to confirm the cost item and project fit.
Material conditions and next action
- Accreditation, state-funding eligibility and affiliation with a Capital Assistance Authority matter.
- A scheme being ongoing is not evidence that a school-level application round is open today.
- Do not assume a grant for standalone electronics or combine state and Commonwealth support for the same cost without approval.
Next step: Approach the school’s Capital Assistance Authority with the building scope, communications specification, budget and timing.
Grant programme
Queensland Gambling Community Benefit Fund — Round 127
Within published application dates — recheck with funder
Round 127 was open at the research date and closes 28 September 2026. Confirm the funder’s exact cut-off on the closing day.
Official programme facts: The fund supports eligible not-for-profit community equipment and facility projects. Schools themselves cannot apply; eligible P&C/P&F associations may apply in their own capacity.
SiteComms interpretation: A community-use PA, announcement or intercom project may be worth scoping if the actual applicant and expenditure satisfy the rules. Parent-body status is not a workaround for every school project.
Published programme terms, not an award: Published Round 127 ceiling: up to A$35,000. This is a programme limit, not an expected or approved award for this project.
Material conditions and next action
- Check legal entity/auspice, Queensland community benefit, ABN, bank details, quotes and permission for works.
- Do not order, pay a deposit or sign contracts before approval under the programme rules.
- Retirement-living/body-corporate facility improvements and ordinary operating costs are excluded; check all item restrictions.
Next step: Read the current round and item rules, identify the actual legal applicant, and ask the funder about the proposed communications items before any commitment.
