The national carrier is reinforcing its longstanding commitment to regional Australia with $2 million in regional grants available for Australian based not-for-profit community groups and projects that benefit regional areas in 2025.
In its fourth year, the Qantas Regional Grants program will provide a total of $10 million in grants over five years - $2 million each year - in the form of financial, flight and marketing support depending on the organisation and project needs.
Since the program launched in 2019, more than 80 community groups have benefited from funding to support initiatives in the areas of health and wellbeing, sport and recreation, children and family, school and education.
In 2024, 28 regional community groups received a funding boost to deliver important projects, including:
- BlazeAid (VIC, WA, SA, TAS, NSW, QLD), working with rural communities after natural disaster by helping rebuild fences and structures damaged or destroyed by fires, floods, cyclones and drought. Grant funding has been allocated to provide remote internet access to improve volunteer communication as well as camp facilities for volunteers.
- Reading out of Poverty (VIC, NSW, QLD), promoting the importance of literacy and providing literacy resources and services for families and children aged 0-5 years from low socio-economic backgrounds, including new migrants, refugees and Indigenous individuals. Grant funding has supported the expansion of the program to 15,000 new regional families.
- GP Lyf Hacks (SA), providing free health education to remote health workers and patients, especially in towns without a regular doctor that are often too remote to access local training, to support quality healthcare for regional Australians, no matter their postcode or distance from a capital city. Funding has helped facilitate in person health forums in regional areas.
QantasLink CEO Rachel Yangoyan said that as the national carrier, Qantas is committed to giving back to the Australian communities.
"Across our regional operation we fly more than 8.5 million people around the country each year, playing a vital role in maintaining connectivity for communities, supporting business, tourism and facilitating access to health services," said Ms Yangoyan.
"Through our grants program we're able to take our support further, providing valuable funding to hard working organisations delivering high impact projects that enhance the lives of people in regional communities.
"We see a huge number of quality applications each year and I encourage all regional community organisations to apply, including those who may have been unsuccessful last year.
"There are so many people and organisations doing incredible work. We'll be looking for applications driving positive initiatives and innovation in the regions and that demonstrate measurable impact for the community."
Interested organisations can apply at qantas.com/regionalgrants.
Applications close on 10 May 2025. The final recipients are determined by a panel of charity and community representatives and Qantas employees. Successful recipients will be announced in July 2025.
Qantas is Australia's largest regional airline, connecting more than 58 regional communities with capital cities. In the 2024 financial year, the Qantas Group spent $1 billion with regional suppliers and contributed $14 million to the Australian tourism industry through marketing and tourism contributions.
The Qantas Regional Grants program sits alongside a number of other initiatives the national carrier provides to regional Australia, including year-round discounts for residents in 16 regional and remote towns to keep regional travel accessible, with more than 280,000 discounted tickets purchased since the program was launched in 2017.
More details on the regional grants program and previous grant recipients can be found here.
