Tomorrow Today’s 2026 Annual Community Grants are now open. Local groups and organisations with projects that support the Benalla community are invited to apply for up to $5,000 in funding.
Each year, Tomorrow Today’s Annual Community Grants have provided generous funding for community and education projects. Since 2003 when the grants program commenced, Tomorrow Today has distributed more than $500,000 in funding for around 185 local projects. Applications for the 2026 round of funding will be open until Monday 23 March.
Tomorrow Today Board Chair, Louise Pearce explained more about the grants program; “Tomorrow Today was formed more than 20 years ago specifically to help Benalla build resilience and become more self-sufficient. One of the ways we do that is to fund organisations within Benalla and district to carry out projects that build community capacity and improve the wellbeing of residents or enhance the educational outcomes for our children and young people.”
The grants are made possible through donations to Tomorrow Today’s Community Fund; “I’d like to thank all our donors, we are so grateful for their generosity. The money donated to the Fund is invested so that we can use the income generated from it to make these annual grants year after year;” Ms Pearce added.
In 2025, 13 community groups shared in over $52,000 in funding for a diverse range of projects. One of the projects funded was for Munro Avenue Preschool to purchase a range of new outdoor equipment.
Eleanor Sadler from the preschool shared how the grant helped them; “The new equipment has significantly enhanced the outdoor environment at Munro Avenue Preschool, expanding the ways in which children can explore, move, and build their gross motor skills through active play. These learning resources would not have been possible without the support of the Tomorrow Today Community Grants program – our kindergarten community is sincerely grateful for this support.”
Other successful projects from the previous grants round include important training in suicide prevention for volunteers, mental health resources for Benalla P-12 College, the rejuvenation of the CWA hall garden by Benalla Scouts, a social event for Benalla’s young people and a social enterprise by EdSpace to encourage the community to reduce, reuse and recycle.
The application process is straightforward and local groups and organisations are encouraged to apply. More details, including grant guidelines, can be found here.
Donations to Tomorrow Today’s Community Fund to help support the community grants into the future can be made online.