Healthy Tasmania Fund
The Healthy Tasmania Fund (the Fund) is a grants program that supports community action on health and wellbeing in Tasmania. It supports the work of local government and community sector organisations who are well placed to know their community’s needs and priorities.
Grant Streams
All Healthy Tasmania Fund grant streams are currently closed.
There are four grant streams: Step Forward, Lift Local, Healthy Focus and Healthy Together. Both competitive and non-competitive funding and capacity-building activities are provided to respond to community needs. Grant streams have simple application and reporting processes, and support for organisations along the way.
Step Forward grants
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Step Forward grants are up to $5,000 for a wide range of activities and equipment that support health and wellbeing. They could be for training, posters, brochures or equipment needed for services and programs.
Lift Local grants
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Local Governments are using their Lift Local grants to support activities that strengthen planning for health and wellbeing.
Healthy Focus grants
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Healthy Focus grants support action on Healthy Tasmania focus areas: priority populations, health literacy, mental health and wellbeing, active living, eating well, smoke-free communities, reducing alcohol harm, and climate change and health.
Healthy Together grants
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Healthy Together grants are for communities to come together to set health and wellbeing priorities, look at local solutions and test them over several years.
Healthy Tasmania Grants Information Session
Watch the Healthy Tasmania Fund Grants Information Session to find out more about Step Forward and Healthy Focus grants, including a Q&A. This session was recorded on Monday 2 September 2024.
Contact us
We want to make applying for Healthy Tasmania Fund grants as simple as possible. Contact us to check your project idea is eligible and to ask us any questions.
Email ahealthytasmania@health.tas.gov.au or phone (03) 6166 1691.
Stay connected through the Healthy Tasmania Facebook page.
Previous Healthy Tasmania Fund rounds
The previous rounds of the Healthy Tasmania Fund in 2020 and 2021 awarded nearly $5 million to over 50 community organisations and local governments for projects that focussed on:
- reducing smoking,
- improving healthy eating,
- being more physically active,
- building community connections and
- improving mental health and wellbeing.
Large Grants ($30,001 to $200,000)
| Organisation | Project Title | Region | Amount Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Red Cross | Connected Women Tasmania | State-wide | $199 997 |
| Bicycle Network Tasmania | Back on your Bike | State-wide | $89 400 |
| Bucaan Community House Inc. | Chigwell Healthy Living Project | South | $122 660 |
| Circular Head Aboriginal Corporation | Lifestyle and Mind Balance (L.A.M.B) | North West | $200 000 |
| Council on the Ageing (TAS) Inc. | Staying Strong - health and fitness for older Tasmanians | State-wide | $177 374 |
| Glenorchy City Council | Glenorchy on the Go - Healthy Mind, Healthy Body | South | $45 670 |
| Grace Christian Church Inc. | Community Kitchen and Traineeship Provider | South | $198 400 |
| Huon Valley Council | Huon Valley Food Hub | South | $192 500 |
| Launceston City Mission Inc. | Mission Health & Wellbeing (MHW) | North + North West | $200 000 |
| Life Without Barriers | Fostering Better Mental Health | State-wide | $200 000 |
| National Disability Services Ltd. | Improving Healthy Eating for People with Disability | State-wide | $179 768 |
| Rotary Club of Devonport South-East | East Devonport Heritage Walk | North West | $40 440 |
| South East Tasmanian Aboriginal Corporation | Strong Culture Strong Youth | South | $87 450 |
| Volunteering Tasmania Inc | Leading Mental Health and Wellbeing in Volunteer Workforces | State-wide | $188 622 |
| Women's Health Tasmania Inc. | Friends this Weigh | State-wide | $43 530 |
| Working It Out Incorporated | Working It Out Together | State-wide | $108 000 |
Small Grants (up to $30,000)
| Organisation | Project Title | Region | Amount Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derwent Estuary Program Limited | Greater Hobart Trails website upgrade | South | $30 000 |
| East Coast Regional Development Organisation Inc. | Keep On Growing - Beyond the Garden Beds | South | $14 325 |
| Live Well Tasmania Inc. | Live Well: connecting the community for mental and physical health | North West | $29 172 |
| May Shaw Health Centre Inc. | '"Get Into It". Healthy Heart, Healthy Mind. | North | $30 000 |
| Oatlands Community Association Inc | Southern Midlands Meals Initiative | South | $29 800 |
| Port Sorell Surf Lifesaving Club Inc | PSSLSC - Bringing the Community to the Beach | North West | $14 200 |
| Second Echo Ensemble Inc. | Circuit Breaker: A Health and Wellbeing program for Tasmanian Creatives | South | $30 000 |
| Southern Midlands Council | Wombat Woodland Walk | South | $29 250 |
| Veterans and Community Wood Centre Inc. | Healthy Shed | North | $25 000 |
| West Coast MTB Club Tasmania Inc. | Bike It Better | North West | $10 140 |
Large Grants ($50,001 to $200,000)
| Organisation | Project Title | Region | Amount Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnie Community House Inc | Make Your Move a Men's DIY Toolkit to Live Well | North West | $94,062 |
| Cancer Council of Tasmania Inc | 559 Lives | State-wide | $200,000 |
| Carers Tasmania Inc | Healthy Communities Mentor Program | State-wide | $180,649 |
| Dunalley Tasman Neighbourhood House Inc | Barter and Buy Food Boxes | South | $123,624 |
| Eat Well Tasmania Inc | What’s in Season Tasmania Social Marketing and Champion Building Campaign | State-wide | $200,000 |
| George Town Council | Healthy George Town Year 2 & 3 | North | $194,945 |
| Health Action Team Central Highlands (HATCH) | Highlands Healthy Connect Project | South | $178,000 |
| Jordan River Service Inc | Food for Communities - the Southern Partnership Project | South | $200,000 |
| Migrant Resource Centre (Southern TAS) Inc | Multicultural Kitchen - A recipe for healthy communities | State-wide | $65,536 |
| Tasmanian Aboriginal Corporation | makara patapa: Stop Smoking | State-wide | $131,000 |
| Waratah Wynyard Council | Breathe, Eat, Move & Relax for a Healthy Lifestyle | North West | $180,821 |
Small Grants (up to $30,000)
| Organisation | Project Title | Region | Amount Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anglicare Tasmania Inc | Eat Right, Move Right, Live Right | North | $22,090 |
| Arthritis Foundation of Tasmania Inc | Taking the first step (help to get yourself moving) | State-wide | $48,140 |
| Cornerstone Youth Services Inc | Cornerstone Youth Services Nutrition Capacity Building Project | North | $47,000 |
| Devonport City Council | Devonport Commuter Cycling Initiative | North West | $15,670 |
| Flinders Council | Island Life - Furneaux Healthy Food & Lifestyle Program | North | $10,000 |
| Glenhaven Family Care Inc | Meals for Home | North West | $17,132 |
| Hobart City Council | Loving Life at Youth ARC | South | $24,109 |
| Jireh House Association Inc | Time I Got Active | South | $23,050 |
| Launceston Police and Community Youth Club Inc | Youth Adventure Club | North | $50,000 |
| Northern Midlands Council | Active Northern Midlands Youth | North | $34,410 |
| Polish Association in Hobart Inc | Fitness Fun 4 Seniors | South | $15,000 |
| Womensport and Recreation Tasmania Inc | Get Active Program Mary Hutchinson Women's Prison | South | $21,200 |
| Working It Out Incorporated | Everyone can play | State-wide | $42,000 |
| Zeehan Neighbourhood Centre | Summer wellbeing program | North West | $6,000 |
Healthy Tasmania Community Innovation Grants
The Tasmanian Government provided $1 million over two rounds of the Healthy Tasmania Community Innovations Grants in 2017 and 2018–19 to support community activities that improve health and wellbeing as part of the Healthy Tasmania Strategy.
Grants of up to $25 000 awarded to selected projects addressed physical activity, healthy eating or smoking cessation, all with a focus on building community connections.
The Healthy Tasmania Community Innovations grants supported community partnership approaches to new and innovative activities that promote better health.
The community-based grants were one of 24 actions under the Healthy Tasmania Five Year Strategic Plan 2016–2021.
| Organisation | Project Title | Region | Amount Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carers Tasmania | Care to Cook | Statewide | $18,245 |
| Colony 47 | Fit for the Future | South | $19,440 |
| Dorset Council | R & R | North | $19,690 |
| Drug Education Network | Tobacco Free Communities George Town | North | $27,500 |
| Eastcoast Regional Development Organisation | Keep Growing, Have Fun! | South | $19,961 |
| Eat Well Tasmania | Tasty Tasmania YouTube Channel | Statewide | $27,500 |
| Flinders Council | Lady Barron Let's Get Physical | North | $6,028 |
| George Town Council | Healthy George Town | North | $24,800 |
| George Town Neighbourhood House | Ninja Warrior Course | North | $27,500 |
| Glenorchy City Council | Live Well, Live Long | South | $6,725 |
| Good Neighbour Council Launceston | Healthier for Longer | North | $5,920 |
| Huon Valley Council | Give It a Go | South | $16,284 |
| King Island Child Care & Early Learning Centre | Growing Healthy Children on King Island | North West | $5,000 |
| Launceston Community FM Group | Health Speak | Statewide | $27,500 |
| Live Well Tasmania | Engaging underactive youth in new types of physical exercise and healthy eating in Wynyard | North West | $24,304 |
| Live Well Tasmania | Workshops and building support networks for healthy eating and physical exercise promotion | North West | $22,783 |
| Masonic Care Tasmania | ‘Have Grit & Quit’ | Statewide | $25,000 |
| National Stroke Foundation | Taking the Pressure Down | North/North West | $27,500 |
| Northern Suburbs Community Centre | Healthy Shed - Rocherlea Men’s and Community Shed | North | $27,500 |
| Parkrun | Expansion of parkrun in Tasmania | Statewide | $25,000 |
| Richmond Fellowship Tasmania | Get Active Richmond Fellowship Tasmania | Statewide | $25,000 |
| Sorell Council | Orielton Lagoon Loop Pathway | South | $25,000 |
| St Helens Little Athletics Centre | Resurface Running Track, Athletic Grounds | North | $25,000 |
| Volunteering Tasmania | Meals on Wheels: The next generation | Statewide | $24,556 |
| Organisation | Project Title | Region | Amount Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bothwell Wellness Group | Connecting Our Isolated Community Through Physical Activity | South | $10,153 |
| Child Health Association Tas | Tasmanian Bush Food Garden to Plate | South | $22,100 |
| Clarence City Council | Walkable Futures Clarence | South | $25,000 |
| Devonport City Council | Square Peg Project | NW | $13,195 |
| Drug Education Network | Tobacco Free Communities - Target: Glamorgan Spring Bay | North | $24,625 |
| Eat Well Tasmania Inc | Eat Well Tasmania Social Marketing Campaign | Statewide | $24,800 |
| Geeveston Community Centre | The Cycle of Food | South | $24,831 |
| Health Advisory Team Central Highlands | Highlands Food Connect Project | South | $25,000 |
| Hobart City Council | Healthy Hobart Goes Dark | South | $25,000 |
| Hobart City Farm Inc | Fresh Connections | South | $7,791 |
| Hub4Health | Break O'Day Active 4 Life | North | $6,483 |
| Jordan River Service Inc | Waterbridge Food Co-Op | South | $22,410 |
| Kingborough Council | Empowering Seniors Program | South | $21,280 |
| Launceston City Mission | #Mission2Quit | North | $25,000 |
| Mountain Bike Australia | Mountain Bike Skills Clinics for Women and Girls | Statewide | $5,755 |
| Migrant Resource Centre | Developing Community Connections for Migrant and Refugee Families | North | $22,000 |
| Migrant Resource Centre South | MY Swim to Sports | South | $12,740 |
| New Horizons Club Inc | All Abilities Sport to go Statewide | Statewide | $23,295 |
| PARKRUN Inc | Park Run Expansion in Tasmania | North West | $14,000 |
| Starting Point Neighbourhood House | Healthy Shed | North | $25,000 |
| Tasdeaf | Healthy Living for Tasmanians Who are Deaf | Statewide | $16,080 |
| Tasmanian Aboriginal Group | Kipli nayri takariliya rrala (KNTR) Good Food, Strong Families | Statewide | $24,386 |
| Waratah-Wynyard Council | Increasing Healthy Eating and Physical Exercise | NW | $23,330 |
| Warrane Mornington Neighbourhood Centre | Outdoor Kitchen | South | $25,000 |
| West Moonah Community House | First Choice Food Co-Op and Gardens | South | $22,720 |
| Zeehan Neighbourhood Centre | Food REDi - Healthy Me, Healthy You | NW | $11,000 |
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