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AEDC community grants program — NSW, 2025-26

New South Wales Department of Education

The AEDC community grants program is a New South Wales school and service grant initiative linked to Australian Early Development Census data. This page mainly provides case studies from 2022 and 2023 recipients and states that grants will be available to schools and services in 2025, but it does not provide current application dates or funding amounts.

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Location

New South Wales

Who Can Apply

• Grants will be available to schools and services in 2025. • Funded projects are intended to support responses to needs identified in a school or community AEDC profile. • The page does not publish full formal eligibility rules or application requirements.
The page states that AEDC NSW will announce when grants will be available to schools and services in 2025. It indicates that schools and services can use the grants to support responses to needs identified in their school or community profile. No full formal eligibility guidelines, entity requirements, funding limits, or assessment criteria are provided on this page.

What's Funded

Projects responding to AEDC school or community profile data, including transition-to-school programs, playgroups, educator capacity building, allied health support, literacy and language initiatives, cultural and community engagement activities, and purchase of program resources or staff release time.

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Expected Outcomes

Improved early childhood development outcomes, stronger transition to school, increased community engagement with AEDC data, early intervention in vulnerable communities, improved educator capability, and better support for children and families identified through school or community profiles.
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Key Information

Applicant Types

local_governmentnon_profitother

Stage

any

Funding Purposes

communitytrainingother

Keywords

AEDCAustralian Early Development Censuscommunity grantsearly childhoodschoolsservicesNew South Walestransition to school

Official Grant Page

New South Wales Department of Education

Frequently Asked Questions

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What is the AEDC community grants program?

The AEDC community grants program is a mixed grant offered by New South Wales Department of Education in Australia. The AEDC community grants program is a New South Wales school and service grant initiative linked to Australian Early Development Census data. This page mainly provides case studies from 2022 and 2023 recipients and states that grants will be available to schools and services in 2025, but it does not provide current application dates or funding amounts.
2

Who is eligible for the AEDC community grants program?

  • Grants will be available to schools and services in 2025.
  • Funded projects are intended to support responses to needs identified in a school or community AEDC profile.
  • The page does not publish full formal eligibility rules or application requirements.
3

What activities are funded?

Projects responding to AEDC school or community profile data, including transition-to-school programs, playgroups, educator capacity building, allied health support, literacy and language initiatives, cultural and community engagement activities, and purchase of program resources or staff release time.
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