Back Pocket Brief From Additional Estimates Hearing IPGBPB-03 Multicultural Programs (grants); IPGBPB-02 Multicultural Affairs Priorities, Dated February 2025 ​

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This back pocket brief outlines Home Affairs' administration of multicultural grants programs and recent government funding announcements. Key funding initiatives include $25.0 million (2023-24) for communities affected by the Hamas-Israel conflict; $5.1 million (August 2024) for Palestinian-led and Muslim Australian community organisations; $118.2 million over four years for the Multicultural Framework Review response, including $100.0 million for modernised multicultural grants; $25.0 million over three years for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese; $0.3 million for Adass Israel Synagogue Torah Scrolls restoration following December 2024 arson; $8.5 million over two years for Sydney Jewish Museum upgrades; $4.0 million for Islamic Museum of Australia upgrades; and $6.4 million for Holocaust education facilities in Western Australia and Canberra. The