The Expand Together Grants provide one-off funding to eligible multicultural organisations to purchase equipment, extend or build community facilities for use by South Australia’s culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

Expand Together Grants of up to $100,000 are available to multicultural organisations for projects to be delivered over 12 months.

Categories

There are four categories under the Expand Together Grants.

  1. Equipment Grant up to $50,000
  2. Infrastructure Grant up to $50,000
  3. Equipment Grant between $50,001 - $100,000
  4. Infrastructure Grant between $50,001 - $100,000

There are matched funding requirements for applicants requesting more than $50,000.

Application dates

The 2026-27 Expand Together Grants will be awarded through two funding rounds.

Round Opening date Closing date
2026-27 Round 1 27 October 2025 31 January 2026
2026-27 Round 2 1 May 2026 31 July 2026

Applications for the 2026-27 Expand Together Grants are open.

Before you apply

Funding guidelines

You must read the funding guidelines before starting your application.

The guidelines include important information about who is eligible for funding, what can be funded, and what supporting documentation you must supply with your application.

2026–27 Expand Together Round 2 Funding Guidelines (PDF, 1.5 MB)

Planning documents

You can use the templates below, which were created by Multicultural Affairs, to help your organisation plan your project and meet grant requirements.

Project Plan (DOCX, 29.8 KB)

End of Year Financial Report Template (XLSX, 28.1 KB)

Annual General Meeting Minutes Template (DOCX, 47.2 KB)

Important information

Frequently asked questions

Grant tutorials

Important terms

Apply for a grant

Open application form

Past recipients

View past grant recipients

Acknowledgement of support

Any organisation receiving funding or support through the Department of the Premier and Cabinet is asked to include our logo on any marketing and communications materials.

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Marketing material containing the department's logo must be approved prior to publishing. Please contact us to ensure you meet branding guidelines.

Contact us

Contact the Grants Team on 1300 239 468 or email MulticulturalAffairs@sa.gov.au.

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