"It is great news for our initiative to achieve the construction of more homes in Western Queensland. We greatly appreciate the support of the Community Housing Futures Program"
- Executive Officer
Business Advisory Program
The Queensland Government has funded a program of capacity-building activities to support Queensland Community Housing Providers (CHPs) and Indigenous Community Housing Organisations (ICHOs), to grow and access funding opportunities. The Community Housing Futures Program (CHFP) was established in late 2022 to improve the long-term viability and strength of CHPs by enhancing and supporting access to training, education, tools, and specialist business advisory services. This program was delivered in 2023-2025. The Queensland Government has allocated a further $4 million (GST exclusive) to extend the program for an additional two years, spanning 2025-2027.
Two streams of funding are available to CHPs and ICHOs:
- Stream 1: General grants program open to all CHPs and ICHOs
- Stream 2: Specialist grants program for ICHOs.
Grant applications for the General Grant Stream have now closed and are currently under assessment. If you have any questions regarding this process, please reach out to the CHFP team.
Details about the opening of the Indigenous Community Housing grants program will be announced soon.
The Approved Professional Advisory Panel is below.
Updates to the Panel, incorporating the new eligible activities, are currently underway. If you have any questions about the Panel, please reach out to the CHFP team.
Eligible organisations can apply for grants to support any growth-related activity, including but not limited to:
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Finance Project and business financial modelling, financial risk analysis and key ratios. |
Business Planning Project and business planning, preparation of business cases, forming partnerships, monitoring. |
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Property Development Developing or procuring new social and affordable housing, mixed tenure, sustainable and accessible property design, urban planning, and place-making. |
Risk Analysis & Management Understanding risks (business, financial, policy, governance etc.) and managing, monitoring and mitigating risk. |
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Partnership Development Costs associated with developing strategic and operational partnerships to deliver more housing supply. |
Growth Readiness Assessments Costs associated with developing growth readiness assessments. |
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Strategic Asset Management Costs associated with developing or strengthening strategic asset management and strategic asset management plans (SAMP). |
Internal Capability Uplift Costs associated with increasing the internal capability of CHOs and ICHOs to deliver growth in social and affordable housing. |
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Feasibility Cost associated with assessing the feasibility of proposed developments. |
Development of Tools, Resources, Templates or Advice Where the benefits extend to more than one organisation. This could include bulk purchasing of systems infrastructure. |
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Indigenous Community Housing NRSCH Registration Assistance Costs associated with developing policies, procedures and business and risk plans to make an application for NRSCH registration. |
Indigenous Community Housing Evaluation of Growth Potential Costs associated with independent identification and advice on areas where organisational capability needs to be stronger to support growth (i.e. readiness) linked with follow-up business advice as below. |
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Indigenous Community Housing Business Advice Costs associated with increasing the internal capability of ICHOs to deliver growth in social and affordable housing. |
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SubscribeComments from Community Housing Providers in Queensland about Iteration 1 of the Community Housing Futures Program
Approved Professional Advisory Panel
Affordable Development Outcomes |
Finance Business Planning Property Development Risk Analysis and Management Partnership Development Feasibility |
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Altus Group Consulting |
Finance Business Planning Property Development Risk Analysis and Management Strategic Asset Management Feasibility |
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Aspect Architecture & Project Managers |
Finance Property Development Risk Analysis and Management |
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Baybrook |
Property Development |
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Bluebird Property Partners |
Finance Business Planning Property Development Risk Analysis and Management |
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BlueCHP |
Business Planning Property Development Risk Analysis and Management |
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Civic Shifts |
Business Planning Property Development Risk Analysis and Management |
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Colab Projects |
Finance Business Planning Property Development Risk Analysis and Management |
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Colliers (Formerly TTM Group) |
Property Development |
Coming Soon |
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COX Architecture |
Property Development |
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Designtek |
Property Development |
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DKO Architects |
Property Development Feasibility |
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EDPI Australia |
Business Planning Property Development Risk Analysis and Management Partnership Development Feasibility |
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Ellivo Architects |
Property Development |
Coming Soon |
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Gadens |
Finance Business Planning Property Development Risk Analysis and Management |
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Gaskell Planning Consultants |
Property Development |
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Goodhouse Partners |
Finance Business Planning Property Development Risk Analysis and Management Partnership Development Growth Readiness Assessments Strategic Asset Management Feasibility NRSCH Registration Assistance HAFF and Q-CHIPs Support |
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Grey Space Plus |
Finance Business Planning Property Development Risk Analysis and Management Partnership Development Growth Readiness Assessments Feasibility |
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Hammond and Neale |
Finance Business Planning Property Development Risk Analysis and Management Partnership Development Growth Readiness Assessments Strategic Asset Management Feasibility |
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Hammond Land Advisory |
Finance Business Planning Property Development Risk Analysis and Management Partnership Development Growth Readiness Assessments Strategic Asset Management Feasibility |
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Hornsby & Co. |
Finance Business Planning Property Development Risk Analysis and Management Growth Readiness Assessments |
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Hundt Law |
Property Development Risk Analysis and Management |
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Jackson Teece |
Property Development |
Coming Soon |
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JFP Urban Consultants |
Property Development Feasibility |
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JHA Engineers |
Property Development |
Coming Soon |
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JLL Strategic Consulting |
Finance Business Planning Property Development Risk Analysis and Management Partnership Development Strategic Asset Management Feasibility |
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KO&Co Architecture |
Property Development Feasibility |
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MBMpl |
Finance Business Planning Property Development Risk Analysis and Management |
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McCullough Robertson |
Finance Business Planning Property Development Risk Analysis and Management Partnership Development |
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McLean Advisory |
Finance Business Planning Property Development Risk Analysis and Management Partnership Development Growth Readiness Assessments Feasibility HAFF and Q-CHIPs Support |
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Mewing Planning Consultants |
Property Development |
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Millford Planning |
Property Development |
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Mode Design |
Business Planning Risk Analysis and Management Partnership Development Strategic Asset Management Feasibility |
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Paxon Consulting Group |
Finance Business Planning Property Development Risk Analysis and Management Partnership Development Growth Readiness Assessments Strategic Asset Management Feasibility |
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Prospect Architecture |
Property Development |
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Redleap Consulting Pty Ltd |
Finance Business Planning Property Development Risk Analysis and Management Partnership Development Strategic Asset Management Feasibility |
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Right Lane Consulting |
Business Planning Partnership Development Growth Readiness Assessments |
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RPS (Tetra Tech) |
Finance Business Planning Property Development Risk Analysis and Management Partnership Development Growth Readiness Assessments Feasibility |
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Ryall and Smyth Architects |
Property Development |
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Solute Consulting |
Finance Business Planning Risk Analysis and Management |
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SORA Partners |
Finance Business Planning Property Development Risk Analysis and Management Partnership Development Growth Readiness Assessments Strategic Asset Management Feasibility NRSCH Registration Assistance |
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Sphere Company |
Finance Property Development |
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Therefor Group |
Finance Business Planning Property Development Risk Analysis and Management |
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TSA Riley Pty Ltd |
Finance Business Planning Property Development Risk Analysis and Management |
Coming Soon |
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Turner & Townsend |
Finance Business Planning Property Development Risk Analysis and Management |
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Urbis |
Finance Business Planning Property Development Risk Analysis and Management Partnership Development Growth Readiness Assessments |
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White Box Enterprises |
Finance Business Planning Partnership Development |
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ZSI |
Finance Business Planning Property Development Risk Analysis and Management Partnership Development Feasibility |
Submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) to request to join the Panel as a Professional Service Provider
Eligible Organisations
The General grants stream is targeted to organisations that are growth-ready or likely to grow and meet the eligibility criteria.
Organisations must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible for funding under this stream:
- Organisations must be a community housing provider or an Indigenous Community Housing Organisation (under the National Regulatory System for Community Housing (NRSCH), or the Queensland State Regulatory System for Community Housing (QSRSCH).
- Organisations must be delivering or intending to deliver additional housing supply in Queensland.
- Organisations must have supply growth as a strategic objective.
The Indigenous Community Housing grants stream is targeted to ICHOs who meet the eligibility criteria to support any growth-related activity.
Organisations must meet all the following criteria to be eligible for funding under this stream:
- Organisations must be an Indigenous Community Housing Organisation that is NRSCH or QRSCH registered or intends to become registered.
- Organisations must be delivering or intending to deliver additional housing supply in Queensland.
Organisations that were recipients of a grant during Round 1 and Round 2 of the Community Housing Futures Business Advisory Program are eligible to submit applications provided all previous acquittals have been completed.
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