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Bright Futures Fund
What does a bright future look like for your community?
The North West Transmission Developments (NWTD) project is upgrading the electricity network across the north and north west, and as part of that, TasNetworks is investing $10 million into local communities through the Bright Futures Fund (BFF).
Applications for round two are opening soon
- Applications and EOIs open 8am on 30 September 2026*
- Applications and EOIs close 11:59pm, 25 October 2026*
- Assessment period 26 October to 29 November 2026
- Applicants will be notified from the week commencing 30 November 2026**
*Please note: Support for applicants is available from the Bright Futures Fund team during business days/hours.
** Applicants for projects above $200,000 will be notified in mid-late December 2026.
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Round one recipients
| Organisation | Project | Detail |
| Penguin District School Association | Sensory Regulation Playground | Sensory swings, shade-giving teepee and sand-play to provide sensory regulation to disabled and neurodivergent students through primary and high school. |
| Teen Challenge Tasmania | #NotEvenOnce™ Vaping and Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Education | Evidence-based vaping, alcohol and other drug education for students, school staff and parents across northern and north-west Tasmanian communities. |
| Giant Steps Tasmania | Giant Steps Sensory Garden | A sensory garden where students can learn, explore and regulate their emotions in a safe and supportive environment. |
| Tasmanian Art Teachers Association | Faces From Our Town | A series of photography portraiture workshops delivered to Tasmanian schools in the Burnie, Central Coast, Kentish, Meander Valley and Northern Midlands regions. |
| Young Leaders of Tasmania Ltd | Work Buddies | A program for young people living with disability or disadvantage in Burnie. Providing peer mentor buddies and real-world work experience opportunities in sponsored workplaces. |
| Rural Youth | Rural Youth Tasmanian Leaders Academy | A program designed to build the confidence, capability and community connections of emerging leaders across North West and Northern Tasmania. |
| Slipstream Circus Inc | Circus workshops as a tool for working with disengaged students at school | Workshops offered to local school students who are considered disengaged from school, specifically targeted at re-connecting them with their learning |
| Lower Barrington Community Hall Inc. | Welcoming everyone: Community Hall Accessibility Project | A project to improve safe access by upgrading the entrance, pathways, and parking areas of the community hall. |
| Rotary Club of Deloraine | Tool Skool | A program for primary school students to learn woodworking skills. |
| Tasmanian Garlic and Tomato Festival | Educational Workshops | Educational workshops held during the day of the Tasmanian Heirloom Festival. |
| Deloraine Dramatic Society Inc. | Improved storage for dramatic society costumes and props | Safe and accessible storage of an extensive collection of theatre costumes and props dating back more than 70 years. |
| Penguin Rehab and Release | Strengthening wildlife rescue response through reliable communication and digital record keeping | Replace critical rescue communications equipment and introduce digital rehabilitation records, improving volunteer coordination, response reliability and wildlife care for injured seabirds across north-west Tasmania. |
What we fund
Learn about eligibility requirements for funding through the Bright Futures Fund.
BFF Information Pack
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