Please note that there are different selection processes available. More information is available on the Selection Processes page.
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Open Grants
Protecting the Great Barrier Reef - Community Stewardship Program Round 2
Grant Category
Natural Resources - Conservation and Protection
Closing Date & Time
AEDT
Selection Process
Open competitive
Delivered on behalf of
DCCEEW
The Protecting the Great Barrier Reef - Community Stewardship Program Round 2 grant opportunity will support the delivery of the Reef 2050 Plan, Reef Trust Outcomes and maintain or enhance the outstanding universal value of the Great Barrier Reef (Reef) World Heritage Area.
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
This grant opportunity will engage Australian Marine Parks users to actively participate in managing Australian Marine Parks. It supports collaborative efforts that protect biodiversity, enhance ecosystem health, and strengthen culturally informed stewardship of our marine environment.
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.
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 Disability Representative Organisations (DRO) grant opportunity will run from 2024–25 to 2025–26. The DRO grant opportunity will provide $10.658 million (GST exclusive) over 2 years ($5.329 million per year) to organisations to provide systemic advocacy for Australians with disability.
The Inclusion Round provides capital grants to fund the building, renovation or purchase of new emergency accommodation for women & children experiencing violence. The Round will focus on First Nations women & children, women & children from a CALD backgrounds, and women & children with disability.
The National Justice Reinvestment Program aims to reduce contact with the criminal justice system and incarceration rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults and young people through support for place-based and community-led justice reinvestment initiatives across Australia.
Justice Reinvestment in Central Australia Program – Round 1
Grant Category
Indigenous Communities
This opportunity aims to prevent and reduce contact with the justice system for First Nations adults and young people through place-based, community-led crime prevention initiatives, measures relating to treatment of drug and alcohol addiction, or diversionary measures relating to illegal drug use.
Information, Linkages and Capacity Building – Individual Capacity Building Grant Opportunity
Grant Category
Services for People with Disabilities
The Information, Linkages and Capacity Building program provides funding to organisations to deliver projects in the community to help all Australians with disability, their families and carers benefit from more inclusive, accessible and connected communities.
Keeping Women Safe in their Homes (KWSITH) Queensland
Grant Category
Family and Domestic Violence
The Australian Government is inviting Department of Justice and Attorney-General (DJAG) via a restricted process to apply to deliver services under the Keeping Women Safe in their Homes (KWSITH) Queensland from January 2024 to 30 June 2027.
