Expand Together Infrastructure and Equipment Grants 2025-26 - Round 1

The Expand Together Grants are administered by Multicultural Affairs within the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.

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

The Expand Together Grants aim to ensure there are necessary facilities and equipment for community members to come together, access the services and programs they need, and connect with the wider local community network.

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

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

There will be two rounds of Expand Together. Round 1 projects will commence in July 2025, and Round 2 projects will commence in February 2026.

Multicultural Affairs will only accept one application per round for the Expand Together Grants per organisation. Organisations with regional offices can submit one application per regional office.

Key multicultural service providers, who have a direct responsibility working with culturally and linguistically diverse communities, can apply up to two times per round, as a lead agency in partnership with one or more multicultural community organisations.

An organisation can only receive funding once in 2025-26.

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

The following are ineligible for funding:

• non-multicultural organisations
• organisations that have outstanding obligations for previously awarded grants
• educational institutions or related representative bodies, e.g. schools and/or their parents’ associations, colleges, universities and for-profit childcare centres
• individuals or organisations applying on behalf of an individual
• for-profit organisations or private companies
• Commonwealth, state or local government department and agencies
• organisations that have been incorporated for less than one year
• unincorporated Associations.

Upgrade, extend or build community infrastructure and facilities, including:

• upgrades to infrastructure
  • installing disability access ramps
  • roof repairs
  • refurbishing rooms (painting, electrical, flooring or lighting)
  • upgrading kitchens (inbuilt items e.g. ovens, cabinets, dishwasher)
  • bathroom facilities
  • storage facilities
  • heating or cooling systems
  • cool room
  • shade structures
  • community gardens
  • building new community centres on existing owned land
  • extending community halls
  • fixed or mobile CCTV cameras
  • security lighting
  • fencing and gates
  • bollards
  • security doors and windows
  • security and alarm systems
  • intercoms and swipe access 

• purchase of equipment*
  • marquees
  • kitchen equipment (free standing dishwasher, fridge, freezer, catering equipment)
  • portable cool room on wheels
  • trailer
  • portable sound system
  • portable public address system
  • telephone system
  • software and hardware
  • laptop (limited to one, maximum $1,500)
  • ipad/tablet (limited to one, maximum $1,000)
  • purchase of community bus or van (minimum 12 seats).

* Must purchase items from within South Australia (not applicable for traditional items).

The following will not be supported:

• retrospective funding for projects that have commenced or have been completed, including works undertaken prior July 2025 for Round 1.
• activities that may be funded by or are the core responsibility of other state or Commonwealth government departments
• 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
• to purchase solar systems/panels and batteries
• architectural plans and council approvals
• cars or trucks
• to supplement the recurrent or ongoing costs of an existing organisation
• equipment to distribute to other bodies or individuals
• office consumables (paper, toner, stationery)
• to purchase toy or replica weapons.

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 activities that are 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 activities that may be a risk to public safety.

• organisations must ensure their activities promote Australia’s multicultural diversity and its model of integration and social cohesion
• organisations must seek prior approval to use or display all printed materials including, without limit, banners, flags, signage, and branded marketing collateral
• organisations must not display any article, clothing, flag, sign, picture or printed material that is either not eligible for display or is considered offensive or substandard
• organisations must not sell, use or display toy or replica weapons.