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

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Future Drought Fund Drought Resilience Hubs

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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.
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National Service for Non-offending Family Members of Child Sexual Abuse Perpetrators

Australian Government crest and Attorney General’s Department

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.
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Farm Business Transition - Round 2

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Grant Category

Business Development

Closing Date & Time

AEST

Selection Process

Open competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
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.
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Livestock Transport Industry Transition - Round 2

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Grant Category

Business Development

Closing Date & Time

AEST

Selection Process

Open competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
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.
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Modernised Multicultural Grants Program: Infrastructure for Multicultural Communities

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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.
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Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program

Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program 2026–27

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.
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CEWH Environmental Activities

CEWH Environmental Activities

CEWH Environmental Activities

Grant Category

Water Resources

Closing Date & Time

AEST

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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Closed Grants

Australian Bushland Program – New Indigenous Protected Areas

Australian Bushland Program – New Indigenous Protected Areas

Australian Bushland Program – New Indigenous Protected Areas

Grant Category

Natural Resources - Conservation and Protection
The program supports First Nations people to voluntarily dedicate and manage their land, or land and sea Country, for biodiversity conservation and the protection of cultural heritage. This program is funded as part of the $250 million Australian Bushland Program (ABP) Budget measure.
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Expanding Access to Evidence-Based Teaching in Rural, Regional and Remote Australia

Grant Category

Primary and Secondary Schools

Good to Great Schools Australia to partner with a higher education provider to develop an accredited undergraduate credential/s that will upskill participants in evidence-based teaching practices and provide a staged career pathway into

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Department of the Treasury

Family and Domestic Violence and Homelessness Capital Grants - The Coast Trauma Recovery Centre program

Department of the Treasury

Grant Category

Crisis Accommodation
This program will fund the establishment of a purpose-built family and domestic violence (FDV) recovery centre in East Gosford, including the purchase, remodelling and construction of crisis and transitional accommodation for women and children experiencing FDV.
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African Australian Communities Program Round 2

African Australian Communities Program Round 2

African Australian Communities Program Round 2

Grant Category

Multiculturalism
The African Australian Communities Program Round 2 will provide support in South Australia, Victoria, and Western Australia, to African Australian communities to further participation, integration and sense of belonging in Australia and enhance social cohesion.
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Department of the Treasury

Family and Domestic Violence and Homelessness Capital Grants – Expansion of Jewish House

Department of the Treasury

Grant Category

Crisis Accommodation
This program will fund the expansion of Jewish House’s crisis and transitional accommodation facilities in eastern Sydney to support people experiencing homelessness and/or family and domestic violence.
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Department of the Treasury

Family and Domestic Violence and Homelessness Capital Grants - Survivor’s R Us - A Permanent Site

Department of the Treasury

Grant Category

Crisis Accommodation
This program aims to provide a safe and secure support environment to people in the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie region to access services and supports when they are experiencing family and domestic violence (FDV), homelessness or other vulnerabilities. The program will fund the purchase of an identified service delivery facility in the Lake Macquarie area to support victim-survivors of FDV and homelessness.
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