The Children’s Week Community Grants Program is designed to encourage fellow not for profits, community organisations, and local governments in Western Australia to celebrate Children’s Week and host their own events. The Program is organised by the Meerilinga Children and Community Foundation Inc. (Meerilinga), who is the convener of Children’s Week in Western Australia and a representative on The Children’s Week Council of Australia. Find out more about Meerilinga here.

In 2025, thanks to assistance from our sponsors, Meerilinga was able to award grants to over 70 organisations throughout WA – including metro areas of Perth for the first time ever. These grants helped to provide opportunities for families in rural and remote areas to increase their connection and sense of belonging with their community.

Grants will be available for local activities or events organised by one or more eligible organisations. While we aim to support as many organisations as possible, this is a competitive grants process and there is no guarantee every organisation that meets the eligibility criteria will be funded.

To improve the likelihood that your grant application will be successful, we encourage applicants to:

• Collaborate with other eligible community groups
• Emphasise this year’s theme in their activity/event
• Display how they will encourage attendance and inclusiveness at the event

Please view the Community Grant Guidelines for information on how to apply for a grant, possible grant amount and key dates.

For more information on Lotterywest’s Good Practice Requirements please download the Good Practice Requirements Guide.

To be considered, applications must be submitted via the Children’s Week WA website.

We would like to thank our partners for making these community grants possible.