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Important Information
The Community Grants Hub will be unavailable from Thursday 17 April 2025 3:00pm AEST until Tuesday 22 April 2025 9:00am AEST. During this period, emails can be sent to [email protected]; however, they will not be actioned until Community Grants Hub staff return on Tuesday 22 April 2025.
The Community Grants Hub will be unavailable from Thursday 24 April 2025 5:00pm AEST until Monday 28 April 2025 9:00am AEST. During this period, emails can be sent to[email protected]; however, they will not be actioned until Community Grants Hub staff return on Monday 28 April 2025.
Grants
Please note that there are different selection processes available. More information is available on the Selection Processes page.
The outcome of all grants awarded and funding rounds, including direct rounds, are published on GrantConnect no later than 21 working days after the grant agreement takes effect, in accordance with the Commonwealth Grants Rules and Principles 2024.
GrantConnect is the Australian Government’s centralised grants information system. It is the authoritative source for grants information.
Open Grants
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.
Building Excellence in Support and Training (BEST) Program 2025–26
Grant Category
Veterans
Closing Date & Time
AEST
Selection Process
Demand-driven
Delivered on behalf of
Department of Veterans' Affairs
The Building Excellence in Support and Training (BEST) program supports the role of ex-service organisation (ESO) wellbeing and compensation advocates, who provide advice and assistance to the veteran and defence communities.
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.
Inclusion and Accessibility Fund: Australia’s Disability Strategy (ADS): Achieve Foundation
Grant Category
Services for People with Disabilities
The Inclusion and Accessibility Fund aims to support grass roots efforts to create safe and inclusive communities by improving understanding and shifting mindsets in relation to disability, and barriers to inclusion of people with disability.
Inclusion and Accessibility Fund: Australia’s Disability Strategy (ADS): Powerd Media
Grant Category
Services for People with Disabilities
The Inclusion and Accessibility Fund aims to support grass roots efforts to create safe and inclusive communities by improving understanding and shifting mindsets in relation to disability, and barriers to inclusion of people with disability.
Inclusion and Accessibility Fund: Australia’s Disability Strategy (ADS): Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA)
Grant Category
Services for People with Disabilities
The Inclusion and Accessibility Fund aims to support grass roots efforts to create safe and inclusive communities by improving understanding and shifting mindsets in relation to disability, and barriers to inclusion of people with disability.
Inclusion and Accessibility Fund: Australia’s Disability Strategy (ADS): First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN)
Grant Category
Services for People with Disabilities
The Inclusion and Accessibility Fund aims to support grass roots efforts to create safe and inclusive communities by improving understanding and shifting mindsets in relation to disability, and barriers to inclusion of people with disability.
Stronger Places, Stronger People is a place-based, collective impact initiative being stewarded by the Australian Government in partnership with state and territory governments and 10 communities across Australia.
Community-led Solutions Economic Development Tranche 3
Grant Category
Community Development
The Community-led Solutions Economic Development Tranche 3 (CSED T3) grant opportunity seeks to create self-sustaining and ongoing local job opportunities, through community-led capital infrastructure projects in the Northern Territory and Doomadgee, Queensland.