Past recipients of MMAPSS funding
The museum’s grants program (known as the Maritime Museums of Australia Project Support Scheme or MMAPSS) offers funding to regional museums and organisations.
Since 1995, the scheme has given over $2.53 million in support of over 551 projects and over 85 museological training opportunities to organisations in Queensland, New South Wales (including Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands), Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
2024 MMAPSS Recipients
2023 MMAPSS Recipients

Old Tom skeleton in its existing display
Eden Killer Whale Museum

Batemans Bay Historical Society

Portland Lifeboat
Portland Maritime Discovery Centre
2022 MMAPSS Recipients

Historic Trawler XLCR Launch Day 1915, hand coloured image
Newman Senior Technical College Port Macquarie

Lismore Museum Ships Project 1 from Box D11 Riverboat Richmond River possibly Australasia
Richmond River Historical Society Inc.

PS Canally
Richmond River Historical Society, Phil Reed
SV Westward Sailing on the Derwent
Maritime Museum of Tasmania