Jobs Fund

What is the Jobs Fund?

The Jobs Fund is an Australian Government Initiative designed to maximise job and training opportunities in local communities. The Jobs Fund forms part of the Australian Government’s Jobs and Training Compact.

Further information is available in:

• Jobs Fund Frequently Asked Questions - (PDF 161KB | RTF 343KB)
• Local Employment Coordinators and Priority Employment Areas

Successful Jobs Fund - Round 2 projects announced

$39m for 53 Jobs Fund projects announced

$39m in funding has been announced for 53 projects across Australia under the Local Jobs stream and Get Communities Working stream of the Jobs Fund.

The Jobs Fund Round 2 projects build on the Round 1 projects announced in September 2009.

Round 2 will create approximately 1620 jobs, around 400 traineeships/apprenticeships and more than 1140 work experience positions.

The range of Round 2 projects includes support for social enterprises to provide training and employment opportunities to people from disadvantaged backgrounds; initiatives that will focus on repairing and improving community facilities; and projects with environmental benefits that will also provide for green skills for the future.

• List of Successful Jobs Fund - Round 2 – projects (PDF 29KB | RTF 164KB)

Under Round 2 of the Jobs Fund, the Local Jobs stream has a focus on green jobs and training outcomes. The Get Communities Working stream has a focus on effective Intermediate Labour Market models, including social enterprises. Separate guidelines are available for these streams:

• Local Jobs Guidelines - (PDF 150KB | RTF 595KB)
• Get Communities Working Guidelines - (PDF 150KB | RTF 595KB)

Jobs Fund - Round 1

Local Jobs and Get Communities Working Stream

$132m in funding has previously been announced for 172 projects across Australia under the Local Jobs and Get Communities Working streams of the Jobs Fund. These projects focus on assistance to areas experiencing high unemployment, a significant rise in unemployment or vulnerability.

• List of Successful Jobs Fund - Round 1 - projects - (PDF 72KB | RTF 670KB)

$11m for charitable and non-profit organisations

$11m in funding has been provided to 37 organisations across Australia under the Temporary Financial Assistance component of the Get Communities Working stream of the Australian Government’s Jobs Fund.

• List of Successful Jobs Fund Temporary Financial Assistance projects under Round 1 - (PDF 20KB - RTF 90KB)

Bike paths stream

Funding under this stream is administered by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (Infrastructure). Further information and a list of successful bike path projects can be found at the INFRASTRUCTURE website.

Heritage stream

Funding under this stream is administered by the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA). This funding program includes a number of separate components which focus on the protection of National Heritage-listed places, National trust properties, Community heritage and natural heritage places, particularly those on the World Heritage List. Further information and a list of successful heritage projects can be found at the DEWHA website.