Please note that there are different selection processes available. More information is available on the Selection Processes page.
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Open Grants
Expensive Commonwealth Criminal Cases Fund (ECCCF)
Grant Category
Legal Services
Closing Date & Time
AEDT
Selection Process
Demand-driven
Delivered on behalf of
Attorney-General’s Department
The purpose of the ECCCF is to provide funding to support Legal Aid Commissions (LACs) with costs incurred defending clients in serious, high cost, Commonwealth criminal matters, Commonwealth post-sentence order (PSO) matters and Community safety order (CSO) matters.
Long-term Trials of Drought Resilient Farming Practices Program Round 3
Grant Category
Drought
Closing Date & Time
AEST
Selection Process
Targeted competitive
Delivered on behalf of
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
The Program provides $20 million for projects that contribute to improved drought and climate resilience for farmers through innovative, evidence-based trials to support adoption and transformational change. Eligible applicants can apply for between $2 million and $5 million for the 4-year program.
The Future Drought Fund Drought Resilience Hubs program will run over 6 years from 2026–27. The grant opportunity will select providers to establish 7 Drought Resilience Hubs across Australia.
The Farm Business Transition Program Round 2 will assist sheep producers impacted by the phase out of live sheep exports by sea by providing grant funding to obtain advice and/or make changes to their business operations.
Modernised Multicultural Grants Program: Infrastructure for Multicultural Communities
Grant Category
Multiculturalism
Closing Date & Time
AEDT
Selection Process
Open competitive
Delivered on behalf of
Department of Home Affairs
The Infrastructure for Multicultural Communities grant opportunity provides funding to deliver physical infrastructure and amenities to support multicultural communities to connect and commune in a designated physical environment.
Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program 2026–27
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.
Financial Wellbeing and Capability Activity – No Interest Loans Scheme
Grant Category
Social Inclusion
The No Interest Loans Scheme (NILS) provides access to fair and safe loans up to $3,000 with no interest, fees or charges.
NILS helps eligible Australians purchase household items such as whitegoods as well as car repairs, medical and dental costs, housing (rent and bond) and education costs.
Financial Wellbeing and Capability Activity – No Interest Loans Scheme for Vehicles
Grant Category
Social Inclusion
The No Interest Loans Scheme (NILS) for Vehicles program helps eligible individuals and families to purchase an eligible vehicle (car, motorcycle, scooter or boat) for essential everyday use by providing access to fair and safe loans of up to $5,000 with no interest, fees or charges.
Financial Wellbeing and Capability Activity - Saver Plus
Grant Category
Social Inclusion
The Saver Plus program helps eligible participants develop life-long savings habits through a matched savings program that provides online financial education training, guidance and support over a 10-month period to reach a savings goal.
Financial Wellbeing and Capability Activity - Financial Counselling and Capability Sector Support
Grant Category
Social Inclusion
Financial Counselling and Capability Sector Support provides national services to support a high-quality, high-functioning financial counselling and financial capability sector.
Early Childhood Outreach Initiative: Information and Support Tailored to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities.
Grant Category
Services for People with Disabilities
This grant opportunity will support the Secretariat National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC) to provide targeted support to Aboriginal community-controlled organisation (ACCO) early-years services, who deliver disability supports and create opportunities for shared learning.
Early Childhood Outreach Initiative: National Coordination of Ages and Stages Questionnaire
Grant Category
Services for People with Disabilities
This grant opportunity will assist The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) to deliver training and resources that support the use of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire - Talking about Raising Aboriginal Kids (ASQ-TRAK2), a developmental screening tool for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
