Community Grants Hub - King's Birthday public holiday
The Community Grants Hub Helpdesk will be unavailable from 5:00 pm AEST Friday 5 June 2026 until 9:00 am AEST Tuesday 9 June 2026. During this period, enquiries can be sent to [email protected] or via the online contact form. The Helpdesk will resume normal operations and respond to enquiries from 9:00 am AEST on Tuesday 9 June 2026.
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
Future Drought Fund Drought Resilience Hubs
Grant Category
Drought
Closing Date & Time
AEST
Selection Process
Open competitive
Delivered on behalf of
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
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.
National Service for Non-offending Family Members of Child Sexual Abuse Perpetrators
Grant Category
Crises Services
Closing Date & Time
AEST
Selection Process
Open competitive
Delivered on behalf of
Attorney-General’s Department
The National Service for Non-offending Family Members of Child Sexual Abuse Perpetrators grant program will run over 3 years. The program will engage a Service Provider to deliver Australia’s first national support service for non-offending family members of child sexual abuse perpetrators.
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.
The Livestock Transport Industry Transition Program Round 2 aims to provide assistance for livestock transport businesses affected by the cessation of live sheep exports by sea from 1 May 2028, by providing grant funding to transition to other transport-related activities.
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.
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.
