Health and Wellbeing Queensland has established a grants program to support initiatives that help to drive meaningful change and improve the health and wellbeing of Queenslanders.
The objectives of the Grants Program are to:
- strengthen partnerships at the local, state and national level to advance health and wellbeing initiatives
- support the implementation of innovative, practical initiatives informed by evidence, community insight and/or local knowledge to improve the health and wellbeing of the Queensland community, with a particular focus on reducing health inequities and preventing obesity
- build on existing knowledge that has high potential to influence health and wellbeing promotion and/or practice, and lead to improved, sustainable and equitable health and wellbeing outcomes
- support initiatives and projects that respond to local needs and enhance health and wellbeing at the community level.
Funding Opportunities
Upcoming Grants
Health and Wellbeing
2025 Community Grants
KEY DATES: Open 1 July 2025
The 2025 Health and Wellbeing Community Grants (Community Grants) provide a valuable opportunity to improve health and wellbeing outcomes and benefit communities across Queensland. The Community Grants support community-led projects that improve health and wellbeing in communities across the state, focusing on nutrition, physical activity, sleep, wellbeing, and/or health equity.
GenQ Health and Wellbeing
Community Accelerator Grants
KEY DATES: Open 1 July 2025
Recipients of successfully completed projects funded through a 2023 GenQ Health and Wellbeing Community Grant are invited to apply for the 2025 GenQ Health and Wellbeing Community Accelerator Grants (GenQ Accelerator Grants). The GenQ Accelerator Grants are designed to further support the impact of 2023 GenQ Community projects by providing access to apply for additional funding to strengthen, expand and build on these community-led initiatives.
Resources for Applicants
Please read the supporting information provided before submitting your application. The suite of resources for applicants includes:
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Closed for Applications
GenQ Health and Wellbeing
Community Grants
KEY DATES: CLOSED
The GenQ Health and Wellbeing Community Grants Scheme aims to encourage and support community-led initiatives across the state to improve the health and wellbeing of young Queenslanders, focusing on nutrition, physical activity, sleep, wellbeing, and/or health equity.
GenQ Health and Wellbeing
Impact Grants
KEY DATES: CLOSED
The GenQ Health and Wellbeing Impact Grants Scheme aims to support innovative ideas or approaches with potential to influence health and wellbeing promotion and/or practice that leads to improved, sustainable and equitable health and wellbeing outcomes for young Queenslanders.
Grant Outcomes
Through the 2023 GenQ Health and Wellbeing Grants, almost $800,000 in funding was awarded to 27 initiatives across Queensland that propose to develop and implement innovative ideas to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people.
Through the Discrete Communities Planning Funding, $1.413 million has been awarded to 19 Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander discrete communities to support the delivery of planning activities to increase physical activity and the capacity for healthy eating.
Other Research Partnership Opportunities
Health and Wellbeing Queensland is committed to supporting high quality, impactful research that drives change and to growing and leveraging research funds to ensure sustainability of research programs.
If you are applying for a grant outside of HWQld Grants Program that addresses health inequities and improves population health and wish to propose partnership and/or financial contribution from HWQld, please complete the Enquiry Form.
Last updated 24 June 2025
