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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.
Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Not-for-Profits Infrastructure
Volunteer Grants form part of the Government’s work to support volunteers, as well as to encourage and increase participation in volunteering. The grants provide small amounts of money that organisations and community groups can use to help their volunteers.
The National Agriculture Traceability Regulatory Technology Research and Insights Grant Round
Grant Category
Rural Development
This grant opportunity will contribute to the development of innovative and practicable proposals to increase the use of Regulatory Technology (RegTech) along agricultural supply chains. Research and insights will demonstrate how to leverage RegTech to enhance agricultural traceability reforms.
Women’s Leadership and Development Program – Women in Public Office
Grant Category
Women
For this grant opportunity, up to $5 million GST exclusive is available over 5 years, from 2022–23 to 2026–27, to fund organisations to equip and encourage more women across the political spectrum to run for public office at local, state and federal levels.
Future Drought Fund: Extension and Adoption of Drought Resilience Farming Practices Grants Program
Grant Category
Drought
A grant program to drive the adoption of proven and existing (Australian and international) research and development (R&D) practices and technologies that assist farmers in building drought resilience.
Native Title Anthropologist Grant Program 2022 to 2025
Grant Category
Indigenous Arts and Culture
The program is part of the Government’s wider investment in the native title system. It aligns with Government commitments to the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, which sets out 4 Priority Reforms and 17 socioeconomic outcomes which aim to improve the lives of First Nations people.
The VWG Program is a targeted competitive program that accepts applications annually, and is an amalgamation of the Veteran and Community Grants (V&CG) program and Supporting Younger Veterans (SYV) Grants program.
