Community Language School Infrastructure Grants 2025-2026

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Community Language School Infrastructure Grants

About the program

The Community Language School Infrastructure Grants are administered by Multicultural Affairs within the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.

The grants provide one-off funding to eligible community language schools to upgrade or develop community-owned facilities.

The Community Language School Infrastructure Grants aim to ensure there are necessary facilities for maintaining and developing the linguistic and cultural rights of children and young people in South Australia.

Grants of up to $100 000 are available to community language schools for projects to be delivered over 18 months, commencing in July 2025.

Multicultural Affairs will only accept one application for the Community Language School Infrastructure Grants per organisation.

For support and information on the grants process, view the online Grant Tutorials on the Multicultural Affairs website.

Outcomes

The Community Language School Infrastructure Grants invest in community language schools to achieve one or more of the following outcomes:

  • Resources to increase Community Language School program provision and participation.
  • Strengthen the value and recognition of the Community Language School program within mainstream schools, language-specific communities and the wider community.
  • Improve the safety of the premises for students and personnel.

Who is eligible?

  • To be eligible for funding, multicultural organisations who have an accredited community language school must:

    • be non-government, not-for-profit and
      • incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 1985, or
      • an Australian Public Company Limited by Guarantee under the Corporations Act 2001, or
      • a Statutory Authority established through an Act, or
      • registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profit Commission with a comparable legal status.
    • have a registered Australian Business Number (ABN)
    • own the premises where the community language school is conducted
    • provide satisfactory evidence that their core purpose is to deliver initiatives, services or support for culturally and linguistically diverse communities in South Australia
    • be South Australian based.

     

The Community Language School operating at the premises must be an accredited member of the Ethnic Schools Association of SA Incorporated (now known as Community Language Schools SA).

Multicultural Affairs will accept one application for the Community Language School Infrastructure Grants per multicultural organisation.

Who is not eligible?

The following are ineligible for funding:

  • non-community language schools
  • organisations that have outstanding obligations for previously awarded grants
  • individuals or organisations applying on behalf of an individual
  • for-profit organisations or private companies
  • Commonwealth, state or local government departments and agencies
  • organisations that have been incorporated for less than one year
  • community language schools that have been accredited for less than one year
  • unincorporated Associations.

What can be funded?

Upgrade community language school infrastructure including:

  • refurbishing rooms (painting, electrical, flooring or lighting)
  • in built storage facilities
  • heating or cooling systems
  • windows and doors
  • furniture
  • fixed or mobile CCTV cameras
  • security lighting
  • fencing and gates
  • bollards
  • security doors and windows
  • roller shutters
  • security and alarm systems
  • intercoms and swipe access
  • fixed fire extinguishers.

Priority will be given to community language schools who will improve the safety of the premises for students and personnel.

What applications will not be supported?

The following will not be supported:

  • retrospective funding for projects that have commenced or have been completed, including works undertaken prior to July 2025
  • activities primarily aimed at meeting religious or political advocacy that do not advance the interests of an inclusive and cohesive Australian society
  • engaging in, or promoting/demonstrating, activities that are deemed unlawful
  • engaging in, or promoting/demonstrating, activities that may be a risk to public safety
  • engaging in, or promoting/demonstrating, activities that have potential to cause damage to the Government Parties reputation
  • to purchase or lease buildings or land
  • upgrades to publicly owned facilities
  • infrastructure that is not project ready
  • to supplement the recurrent or ongoing costs of an existing organisation.

Eligibility Check

Before you continue your application please ensure you can answer YES to the following questions:

  • I have read the funding guidelines
  • I will abide by the funding guidelines
  • The applicant is a multicultural not-for-profit organisation
  • The applicant has a registered Australian Business Number (ABN)
  • The application is not for reimbursement of funds that have already been spent
  • The application is not for a festival/event that is aimed at meeting religious or political objectives that do not advance the interests of an inclusive and cohesive Australian society
  • The application is not for a festival/event that may be a risk to public safety.
I have read and will abide by the Community Language School Infrastructure Grants Funding Guidelines and confirm that the application organisation is eligible to apply for a Community Language School Infrastructure Grant.
I agree to share the Community Language School Infrastructure Grants Funding Guidelines and relevant materials with the management committee of this application and other relevant community members participating in this project.