ClosedNon-ProfitQuarter 3 Payments
2025 Inclusive Environments Funding Program - Quarter 3 Payments — NSW
$5K – $20K available
Department of Education
Funding is available to New South Wales Community Preschools for minor environmental modifications and specialised equipment or furniture to support children with disability and additional needs to participate in preschool education on the same basis as their peers. The program includes child-based funding and service-based inclusion readiness funding.
Funding
$5K – $20K
Closed
23 May 2025
Duration
Funding must be expended in the year it was allocated for
Location
New South Wales
Who Can Apply
• Applicant must be a Community Preschool, including a mobile preschool.
• Applicant must be receiving funding under the NSW Start Strong for Community Preschools Funding Program or the Mobile Preschools Funding Program.
• For service-based inclusion readiness funding, the preschool must not have previously received High Learning Support Needs (HLSN) or Inclusive Environments (IE) funding.
• For service-based inclusion readiness funding, the preschool must not have any children with disability recorded as attending the service in the 2024 Annual Preschool Census or applicable 2024 ad hoc data submission.
• For child-based funding, the child or children must have constant and ongoing support needs requiring significant adjustments, or a temporary illness or injury requiring short-term adjustment to participate in the educational program.
Funding is available only to Community Preschools, including mobile preschools, that are receiving funding under the NSW Start Strong for Community Preschools Funding Program or the Mobile Preschools Funding Program. For service-based inclusion readiness funding, the Community Preschool must not have previously received High Learning Support Needs or Inclusive Environments funding and must not have any children with disability recorded as attending the service in the 2024 Annual Preschool Census or applicable 2024 ad hoc data submission. For child-based funding, the child or children must have constant and ongoing support needs requiring significant adjustments to participate in the educational program on the same basis as peers, or have a temporary illness or injury requiring short-term adjustment and possibly specialised equipment.
What's Funded
Minor environmental modifications, specialised equipment, and furniture for Community Preschools to support individual children with disability or additional needs currently attending the service, or to improve the preschool's future inclusion readiness.Before you apply
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Get a 48-hour grant fit auditExpected Outcomes
Improved inclusion capacity in community preschools, equitable education outcomes for children with disability and additional needs, and better access to and participation in preschool educational programs.Grant not accepting applications
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Applicant Types
non_profit
Stage
established
Funding Purposes
communitycapital_expenditureother
Keywords
community preschooldisability inclusioninclusive environmentsspecialised equipmentenvironmental modificationsearly childhood educationNew South Waleschildren with disability
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the 2025 Inclusive Environments Funding Program - Quarter 3 Payments?
The 2025 Inclusive Environments Funding Program - Quarter 3 Payments is a non-profit grant offered by Department of Education in Australia, providing $5K – $20K in funding. Funding is available to New South Wales Community Preschools for minor environmental modifications and specialised equipment or furniture to support children with disability and additional needs to participate in preschool education on the same basis as their peers. The program includes child-based funding and service-based inclusion readiness funding.
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How much funding does the 2025 Inclusive Environments Funding Program - Quarter 3 Payments provide?
The 2025 Inclusive Environments Funding Program - Quarter 3 Payments provides $5K – $20K in funding. The typical project duration is Funding must be expended in the year it was allocated for.
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Who is eligible for the 2025 Inclusive Environments Funding Program - Quarter 3 Payments?
- Applicant must be a Community Preschool, including a mobile preschool.
- Applicant must be receiving funding under the NSW Start Strong for Community Preschools Funding Program or the Mobile Preschools Funding Program.
- For service-based inclusion readiness funding, the preschool must not have previously received High Learning Support Needs (HLSN) or Inclusive Environments (IE) funding.
- For service-based inclusion readiness funding, the preschool must not have any children with disability recorded as attending the service in the 2024 Annual Preschool Census or applicable 2024 ad hoc data submission.
- For child-based funding, the child or children must have constant and ongoing support needs requiring significant adjustments, or a temporary illness or injury requiring short-term adjustment to participate in the educational program.
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When does the 2025 Inclusive Environments Funding Program - Quarter 3 Payments close?
Applications closed on 23 May 2025.
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What activities are funded?
Minor environmental modifications, specialised equipment, and furniture for Community Preschools to support individual children with disability or additional needs currently attending the service, or to improve the preschool's future inclusion readiness.
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