Since 2014, the South Australian Suicide Prevention Community Grants Program has been delivered to prevent suicide in South Australia by building compassionate, safe and resilient communities through skill building, education and training, and to provide funding to community groups and non-government organisations to support statewide suicide prevention projects and activities.
Preventive Health SA is the lead State government agency supporting community suicide prevention initiatives and is accountable to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing to deliver strategies and initiatives against the South Australian Suicide Prevention Plan 2023-26.
The focus of the 2025-26 Grants is suicide postvention preparedness with the aim of enhancing community support, coordination, and response following traumatic incidents, including suicides.
Preventive Health SA is offering grants of $5,000 to community groups and sporting clubs, and Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations, across the State, for the purpose of suicide postvention preparedness and associated postvention activities.
Eligibility criteria
To be eligible, the applying organisation must:
- be a not-for-profit incorporated/unincorporated club, association or organisation that is sporting or community related
- be located in South Australia
- have an active Australian Business Number (ABN)
- have a bank account in the applying organisation’s name
- have been in operation for more than 12 months
- have more than 30+ active members.
How will applications be assessed?
Grant applicants must meet the above eligibility criteria and indicate how they will undertake postvention preparedness activities.
Preventive Health SA will assess and award grant funding in the order of submission until grant funds are exhausted or the closing date of Friday, 31 October 2025.
If you have a question, please email: preventivehealthsa.suicideprevention@sa.gov.au.
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