--- title: Financial Counselling Industry Fund description: Helping reduce unmet demand for financial counselling services in Australia. image: https://www.fcif.org.au/hubfs/logothumb.png --- [![logo](https://www.fcif.org.au/hs-fs/hubfs/logo.png?width=215&height=90&name=logo.png "logo")](https://fcif.org.au?hsLang=en-au) - [Home](https://www.fcif.org.au) - About us - [About FCIF](https://www.fcif.org.au/aboutfcif) - [2025-2028 Grants Strategy](https://www.fcif.org.au/funding-strategy) - [Equity and Transparency](https://www.fcif.org.au/equity-transparency) - [Help videos (using Blackbaud](https://www.fcif.org.au/videohelp) - [Measuring Unmet Demand](https://www.fcif.org.au/measuring-unmet-demand-working-group) - [Feedback](https://www.fcif.org.au/contact-0) - [Share your story](https://www.fcif.org.au/share) - [Subscribe](https://www.fcif.org.au/subscribe) - [Contact us](https://www.fcif.org.au/contact) - Expansion - [Expansion Grants](https://www.fcif.org.au/expansion) - [External Reviewers](https://www.fcif.org.au/expansion-reviewers) - [2025 Applications](https://www.fcif.org.au/2025-expansion-grant-applications) - [2025 Outcomes and Feedback](https://www.fcif.org.au/outcomes-and-feedback-2025-expansion-grants) - Innovation - [Innovation Grants](https://www.fcif.org.au/innovation) - [2025 Innovation Grants](https://www.fcif.org.au/outcomes-2025innovationgrants) - [2026 Outcomes and Feedback](https://www.fcif.org.au/2026-innovation-outcomes) - [Innovation Advisory Panel](https://www.fcif.org.au/panel) - Workforce Capability - [Workforce Capability Grants](https://www.fcif.org.au/workforce-capability-round) - [Workforce Capability Advisory Panel](https://www.fcif.org.au/workforce-capability-advisory-panel) - Funding partners - [Funding partners](https://www.fcif.org.au/funding-partners) - [Become a contributor](https://www.fcif.org.au/becomeacontributor) - [Home](https://www.fcif.org.au) - About us - [About FCIF](https://www.fcif.org.au/aboutfcif) - [2025-2028 Grants Strategy](https://www.fcif.org.au/funding-strategy) - [Equity and Transparency](https://www.fcif.org.au/equity-transparency) - [Help videos (using Blackbaud](https://www.fcif.org.au/videohelp) - [Measuring Unmet Demand](https://www.fcif.org.au/measuring-unmet-demand-working-group) - [Feedback](https://www.fcif.org.au/contact-0) - [Share your story](https://www.fcif.org.au/share) - [Subscribe](https://www.fcif.org.au/subscribe) - [Contact us](https://www.fcif.org.au/contact) - Expansion - [Expansion Grants](https://www.fcif.org.au/expansion) - [External Reviewers](https://www.fcif.org.au/expansion-reviewers) - [2025 Applications](https://www.fcif.org.au/2025-expansion-grant-applications) - [2025 Outcomes and Feedback](https://www.fcif.org.au/outcomes-and-feedback-2025-expansion-grants) - Innovation - [Innovation Grants](https://www.fcif.org.au/innovation) - [2025 Innovation Grants](https://www.fcif.org.au/outcomes-2025innovationgrants) - [2026 Outcomes and Feedback](https://www.fcif.org.au/2026-innovation-outcomes) - [Innovation Advisory Panel](https://www.fcif.org.au/panel) - Workforce Capability - [Workforce Capability Grants](https://www.fcif.org.au/workforce-capability-round) - [Workforce Capability Advisory Panel](https://www.fcif.org.au/workforce-capability-advisory-panel) - Funding partners - [Funding partners](https://www.fcif.org.au/funding-partners) - [Become a contributor](https://www.fcif.org.au/becomeacontributor) Search Search - [SUBSCRIBE](https://www.fcif.org.au/subscribe) - [NEED HELP?](https://www.fcif.org.au/about-fc) - - - [SUBSCRIBE](https://www.fcif.org.au/subscribe) - [NEED HELP?](https://www.fcif.org.au/about-fc) - - Search Search [![Helping hands](https://48475920.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/48475920/hubfs/1.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=1.jpg)](https://www.fcif.org.au/aboutfcif?hsLang=en-au) [![Sponsor logos](https://48475920.fs1.hubspotusercontent-ap1.net/hub/48475920/hubfs/Sponsor%20logos.png?width=1200&length=1200&name=Sponsor%20logos.png)](https://www.fcif.org.au/funding-partners?hsLang=en-au) [![Expansion - three people](https://48475920.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/48475920/hubfs/3.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=3.jpg)](https://www.fcif.org.au/expansion?hsLang=en-au) [![Innovation - light bulb](https://48475920.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/48475920/hubfs/4.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=4.jpg)](https://www.fcif.org.au/innovation?hsLang=en-au) [![Workforce (1)](https://48475920.fs1.hubspotusercontent-ap1.net/hub/48475920/hubfs/Workforce%20(1).png?width=1200&length=1200&name=Workforce%20(1).png)](https://www.fcif.org.au/workforce-capability-round?hsLang=en-au) ## **Working together to support financially vulnerable people** Our industry-funded grant programs help Australians access free and independent financial counselling services. Since our establishment in 2024, more than [80 companies](https://www.fcif.org.au/funding-partners?hsLang=en-au) have come together to support this mission.  [More about us \>\>](https://www.fcif.org.au/aboutfcif?hsLang=en-au) ## Our grants #### EXPANSION ![Expansion-3](https://www.fcif.org.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Expansion-3.png?width=70&height=70&name=Expansion-3.png "Expansion-3") **[Expansion Grants](https://www.fcif.org.au/2025-expansion-grants?hsLang=en-au)** fund additional financial counselling services in areas of high disadvantage and high unmet demand. #### INNOVATION ![Innovation-1](https://www.fcif.org.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Innovation-1.png?width=70&name=Innovation-1.png "Innovation-1") [Innovation Grants](https://www.fcif.org.au/2025innovationgrants?hsLang=en-au) fund projects that test and scale new ways of working to improve the efficiency of financial counselling services. #### WORKFORCE CAPABILITY  ![Workforce](https://www.fcif.org.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Workforce.png?width=70&height=70&name=Workforce.png "Workforce") [Workforce Capability Grants](https://www.fcif.org.au/workforce-capability-round?hsLang=en-au) fund sector wide initiatives that strengthen the skills, knowledge and abilities of the financial counselling workforce.  ### What upcoming rounds can we apply for? ![Grants summary for website (2)](https://www.fcif.org.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Grants%20summary%20for%20website%20(2).png?width=1000&name=Grants%20summary%20for%20website%20(2).png "Grants summary for website (2)") ![Tick icon](https://www.fcif.org.au/hubfs/Icons.png "Tick icon") ## Yes: this round is for you, please apply ![Orange tick icon](https://www.fcif.org.au/hubfs/Icons%20(2).png "Orange tick icon") Yes - but it’ll be harder to succeed ![Handshake icon](https://www.fcif.org.au/hubfs/Icons%20(3).png "Handshake icon") You will need to form a partnership ![Icons (4)](https://www.fcif.org.au/hubfs/Icons%20(4).png "Icons (4)") No - you are not eligible to apply ## Be the first to find out about our grants Sign up to hear about our grants, who is eligible and how to apply. [![acnc-logo](https://www.fcif.org.au/hs-fs/hubfs/acnc-logo.png?width=200&height=201&name=acnc-logo.png "acnc-logo")](https://www.acnc.gov.au/charity/charities/f586a361-01fe-ee11-9f8a-00224893b0ed/profile) *We live and work on the lands of the Darkinjung people, and the Gadigal, Wangal and Gayamaygal people of the Eora Nation. We recognise them and other Traditional Custodians of this unceded land. We pay our respects to elders past and present. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.* © Financial Counselling Industry Fund. All rights reserved | [Privacy Policy](https://www.fcif.org.au/hubfs/Privacy%20Policy.pdf?hsLang=en-au)  ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "WebSite", "name" : "Financial Counselling Industry Fund", "url" : "https://www.fcif.org.au/" } ```