Community Housing Organisations (CHOs) can apply to be on the Approved Advisory Panel for the Community Housing Futures Program. This decision came from CHOs who expressed their desire to collaborate with more growth experienced CHOs to advance their growth initiatives. The identified benefits include facilitating knowledge sharing, fostering partnerships, and innovation within the community housing […]

The overall Program Evaluation will consider aggregated and anonymised data, including the number of assessments completed, and the size and location of the organizations involved. Pre and post-surveys involving the consultants and organisations will capture perceptions of the benefits of the assessments and process improvements to the program. The consultants will summarise thematic capacity and […]

Community Housing Futures is committed to a thorough evaluation of the program and have appointed AHURI as evaluation partners to establish framework, key deliverables, timeframes and stakeholder engagement and communications strategies to ensure the program is as meaningful as possible to the sector. Further, AHURI will establish a baseline report of the sector and a […]

Community Housing Futures Governance Group The Programs Governance Committee is made up of representatives from Queensland Treasury, Department of Housing, the CEO of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Housing, the EO of Community Housing Industry Association of QLD and a representative from the Q Shelter management committee who is independent from Community Housing Organisations (CHOs). There […]

The Community Housing Futures team have already commenced travel to many regions across Queensland and is eager to hear from you. You can express interest HERE if you would like to discuss a regional consultation or speak with the team directly.

You will be able to find the guidelines on the first page of the grant’s portal. For reference, the first iteration of the program’s guidelines can be found HERE. Please note these guidelines are in review currently in preparation for the second grant round opening. The revised guidelines and will be available soon.

Meet Eligibility: All eligibility criteria specified under Eligibility in the Grant Guidelines must be met. Purpose: How the project aligns with the program’s Objectives and to the organisation’s strategic direction. Growth: How the proposed project will directly support growth in the supply of social & affordable housing in QLD. Financial: How the grant money will […]

Grants of up to $250,000.00 (ex GST) for CHOs or $700,000.00 for ICHOs are available and are exclusively to cover the cost of consultancy services by member(s) of the Approved Professional Advisory Panel. Grant funds will not be approved for general operating or staff costs. Projects can extend over 12-18 months depending on grant amount, […]

Organisations must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible for funding under this program: Organisations must be a community housing provider (under the National Regulatory System for Community Housing (NRSCH), The Queensland State Regulatory System for Community Housing (QSRSCH) or an Indigenous Community Housing Provider). Organisations must be delivering or intending to deliver […]

A total of $5million in funding from Treasury over two years was committed to capacity building activities. Community Housing Futures has been funded $4million over two years. Treasury has retained $1million for additional capacity building support if required and will administer this directly. From January 2025, the Queensland Government, through the Department of Housing and […]