Youth Action Plan Life Skills Grants open

Applications are now open for a total of $250,000 in grants to help young people build essential life skills and transition to adulthood. 

This grant round was established through the launch of South Australia's Youth Action Plan 2025-2028, and offers up to $15,000 to local councils, Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisations, not-for-profits and social enterprises working with young people in metropolitan and regional South Australia. 

The funding will help create or expand programs that teach essential life skills, including: 

• Navigating government services (e.g., applying for birth certificates, Medicare cards, and Tax File Numbers)
• Resume building, job applications, and interview preparation
• Healthy lifestyle choices, nutrition, and the impact of diet
• Financial literacy, budgeting, and debt management
• Practical skills such as car maintenance, meal prep, and basic home upkeep
• Learner's license driving programs for young people from priority groups.

The round is open until 4 June 2025 at 3.00pm.

Notification of the grant outcome will be made mid to late August 2025, and the grant agreement period will start after 1 September 2025 and end 30 June 2027.

An online information session for this grant will be held at 12:30pm to 2pm on Tuesday 29 April 2025.

Please visit the Grants SA website to register for the information session or read more on eligibility and funding guidelines: https://dhs.sa.gov.au/how-we-help/grants/available-grants/youth-action-plan-life-skills-grants.