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

Decretive

Security Uplifts for Muslim Communities in Australia Program

Decretive

Grant Category

Multiculturalism

Closing Date & Time

AEST

Selection Process

Closed non-competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Home Affairs
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.
An Australian Government Initiative

Grants for Services Responding to Child Sexual Abuse and Children who have Displayed Harmful Sexual Behaviours

An Australian Government Initiative

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.
A RAAF Iroquois helicopter, A2-649, from No 9 Squadron re-supplies troops of the First Australian

Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program

A RAAF Iroquois helicopter, A2-649, from No 9 Squadron re-supplies troops of the First Australian

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.
Australian Government. Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder.

CEWH Environmental Activities

Australian Government. Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder.

Grant Category

Water Resources

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Open non-competitive

Delivered on behalf of

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.
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Forestry Industry - Support Plantation Establishment Round 3 - Batches 1, 2, 3 and 4

image of a young tree General Feedback

Grant Category

Agriculture

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Demand-driven

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
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.

Closed Grants

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Inclusion and Accessibility Fund: Australia’s Disability Strategy (ADS): Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA)

A woman in a wheelchair discussing a project on her laptop with colleagues

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.
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Inclusion and Accessibility Fund: Australia’s Disability Strategy (ADS): First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN)

2 men sitting together on a bus

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 2025-2029

Stronger Places, Stronger People 2025-2029

Stronger Places, Stronger People 2025-2029

Grant Category

Community Development
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.
Australian Government. Department of Social Services.

Community-led Solutions Economic Development Tranche 3

Australian Government. Department of Social Services.

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.
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Justice Reinvestment in Central Australia Program - Round 3

Pic of 4 hands holding each other

Grant Category

Indigenous Communities
Successful initiatives under this opportunity will prevent and reduce Central Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ contact with the criminal justice system through place-based, community led measures to prevent crime, treat drug and alcohol misuse or address illegal drug use.
WorkFoundations Paid Employment Pathways Program

Paid Employment Pathways Package - WorkFoundations

WorkFoundations Paid Employment Pathways Program

Grant Category

Employment Services
The WorkFoundations grant opportunity aims to fund social enterprises and businesses who can provide tailored, paid employment placements for job seekers facing challenging barriers to employment.