Please note that there are different selection processes available. More information is available on the Selection Processes page.
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Open Grants
Grants for Services Responding to Child Sexual Abuse and Children who have Displayed Harmful Sexual Behaviours
Grant Category
Family Services and Children
Closing Date & Time
AEST
Selection Process
Restricted
Delivered on behalf of
Attorney General’s Department
The purpose of this grant is to increase existing specialist and community support services’ capacity and capability to support victims and survivors of child sexual abuse, and children who have displayed concerning or harmful sexual behaviours.
Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program
Grant Category
Commemorative
Closing Date & Time
AEDT
Selection Process
Open competitive
Delivered on behalf of
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
The Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program aims to commemorate the service and sacrifice of Australia’s service personnel who served in wars, conflicts and peace operations, including National Service personnel, and their families.
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
The CEWH Environmental Activities grant provides funding for environmental activities projects that aim to restore or improve the health of rivers, floodplains and wetlands in the Murray-Darling Basin. Environmental activities projects are funded by the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder.
This grant supports the establishment of new long rotation softwood and hardwood plantation forests and assists the sector to respond to the projected growth in demand for domestically sourced timber resources, contributing to Australia’s carbon emissions reduction commitments.
Security Uplifts for Muslim Communities in Australia Program
Grant Category
Multiculturalism
This opportunity will enable the implementation of additional security measures for the Muslim community in Australia in the context of the conflict in the Middle East.
Children and Family Intensive Support Yuendumu NT Grant Opportunity
Grant Category
Children, Youth and Youth at Risk
This grant opportunity will fund a service provider to deliver CaFIS in Yuendumu, Northern Territory. CaFIS aims to support families and help them get access to services/supports they need, and create safe environments that grow children up strong, safe and connected to culture.
The Grants in Aid 2025–26 Program is only open to national ex-service organisations (ESOs) by invitation, and aims to fund discrete projects or activities by national ESOs that address a specific problem or issue and achieve a clear benefit to the ex-service and Defence community.
Social Enterprise Development Initiative First Nations Grants Administrator
Grant Category
Indigenous Employment and Business
The $11.6 million Social Enterprise Development Initiative (SEDI) Program now has an additional $2.94 million across 2025–26 and 2026–27 to engage a First Nations Grants Administrator to design and deliver Capability Building Funding that supports First Nations social enterprises nationally.
The program aims to achieve a national legal assistance sector that is integrated, efficient, and effective, and appropriate legal assistance services that are focused on improving outcomes and keeping the justice system within reach for vulnerable people facing disadvantage.
