Tasmanian Men's Sheds Capital Investment Grants Program 2025

The Tasmanian Government committed $1 million for the Tasmanian Men's Sheds Capital Investment Grants Program 2025 (Grants Program) through the 2024 State Election, and the 2030 Strong Plan for Tasmania’s Future, Supporting Stronger Communities.

This capital investment aims to increase capacity and sustainability of Men’s Sheds for their Shed members and broader communities. The Grants Program will fund capital works or projects that are of a permanent or fixed upgrade to the Sheds themselves.

Through this Grants Program, grants of up to $50,000 are available for:

• the construction of new Sheds where the remaining required funds have been secured;
• capital works to current shed premises including infrastructure upgrades, renovations, construction, or building improvements; and
• the outright (freehold) purchase of Men’s Sheds where the remaining required funds have been secured.

Projects that may require more than $50,000 could be considered for ‘additional funding’, if the total $1 million pool is not exhausted in the initial grant round.

Funded projects must start no later than three (3) months after receipt of funding, with the grant money expended and the Final Reports provided to the Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPAC) by 20 December 2026.

NOTE; Tools, equipment, machinery, other men’s health training or initiatives are funded separately through the Tasmanian Men’s Shed Association (TMSA) Grants Program and should not be applied for in this Grants Program.

IMPORTANT

Before completing this form, please read the Guidelines.

Applications must be received by 2:00 pm on Thursday 17 April 2025. Late applications will not be accepted.

Applications cannot be assessed unless they are complete and all requested information has been provided.

Please call Community Grants on 1800 204 224 if you have any questions or require any assistance with the application process.

I confirm, as an authorised representative of the organisation, that:

• I have read and understand the program Guidelines,
• the organisation is a current member of the TMSA; OR
• operates as a ‘Men’s Shed’ in Tasmania that:
  1. has, a major function, the provision of hands-on workshop activities primarily aimed at men but not necessarily exclusive of women;
  2. is an Incorporated Association, or is auspiced by an IncorporatedAssociation; and
  3. meets the values and vision of the TMSA in the following aspects:
     • provides a safe, friendly, tolerant, and healing environment which assists in building confidence and personal development of individual members;
     • advances the health and wellbeing of its members and encourage social inclusion;
     • provides a benefit to individual members and the broader community; and
     • has minimal joining fees.

NOTE: Eligible organisations who are successfully awarded a grant are required to hold and maintain appropriate public liability insurance. Applicants will be required to provide a copy of their public liability insurance as part of this application.

If successful, recipients will need to provide:

• evidence prior to receiving any grant monies; proof of any required or desirable licence, qualification, accreditation or evidence of employees/volunteers being fit and proper for the delivery of the project.
• written consent by the property owner (if the property is owned by another entity), for the works to occur.