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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
Social Enterprise Development Initiative First Nations Grants Administrator
Grant Category
Indigenous Employment and Business
Closing Date & Time
AEDT
Selection Process
Targeted competitive
Delivered on behalf of
Department of Social Services
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.
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.
The Grants in Aid 2024–25 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.
The National Disability Conference Initiative provides funding of up to $10,000 to conference organisers to help people with disability participate in nationally-focused, disability-related, conferences held in Australia.
Implementation of the National Disability Research Partnership
Grant Category
Services for People with Disabilities
The purpose of this grant opportunity is to engage an organisation to run the National Disability Research Partnership (NDRP). The NDRP will be a national research and knowledge translation organisation for the disability sector. It will build the evidence base for Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-2031 (the ADS) and take a leading role in research knowledge translation and communication to support the ADS.
First Nations Playgroups will act as a key engagement activity for First Nations families, improve the early development and wellbeing of First Nations children, improve parent-child relationships and increase feelings of belonging and connection to family, community and culture.
Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program
Grant Category
Commemorative
The Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program aims to commemorate the service and sacrifice of Australia’s defence personnel in wars, conflicts and peace operations, and their families.
Climate-Smart Agriculture Program - Capacity Building Grants Round 1
Grant Category
Agriculture
The Capacity Building grants will support farmers to increase their awareness, knowledge and skills of best practice climate-smart sustainable agriculture approaches. Round 1 will provide up to $9 million (GST exclusive) over 4 years from 2024–25 to 2027–28.
