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 Guidelines 2017.

GrantConnect is the Australian Government’s centralised grants information system. It is the authoritative source for grants information.

Open Grants

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Promoting Consent Initiative

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Grant Category

Social Inclusion and Social Justice Women

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Closed non-competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Social Services

The Promoting Consent Initiative will provide the organisation funding to engage young people aged 16 years and over on consent issues and healthy sexual relationships, with the aim of contributing to a reduction in sexual violence and harm among young Australians.

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Support for Trafficked People Program (STPP): Additional Referral Pathway

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Grant Category

Victims of Crime

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Open competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Social Services

This grant opportunity seeks to engage an organisation (or consortia of organisations) over an 18-month pilot period to undertake an assessment of eligibility and make subsequent referrals to the STPP for eligible victim-survivors of hum

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Structural Adjustment Fund

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Grant Category

Services for People with Disabilities

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Open competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Social Services

The Structural Adjustment Fund will run from 2023–24 to 2025–26 over 2 rounds, with up to $20 million available in this round. Projects will facilitate the evolution of the supported employment sector in line with the guiding principles for the future of supported employment.

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Disability Employment Expos

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Grant Category

Services for People with Disabilities

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Open competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Social Services

The Disability Employment Expos grant will run for 12 months over 2023–24 to 2024–25, with up to $1.44 million available. The expos will provide people with high support needs because of their disability, and their families and carers, with information about employment supports and pathways, as well as the opportunity to connect with employers to hear about specific employment opportunities.

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Disability Employment Advocacy and Information Program

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Grant Category

Services for People with Disabilities

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Open competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Social Services

The disability employment advocacy and information program (the advocacy program) will provide people with high support needs, their families and carers, with access to advocacy support and information to build their confidence and understanding about their rights and options at work.

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2023-24 Veteran Wellbeing Grants (VWG) Program

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Grant Category

Veterans

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Targeted competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Veterans’ Affairs

The VWG Program is a targeted competitive program that accepts applications annually.

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Assistance Grants - Access to Industry Priority Uses of Agvet Chemicals 2023-24 (Round 9)

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Grant Category

Farming

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Closed non-competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

The grant program aims to improve access for industry-identified priority uses of agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemicals.

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National Justice Reinvestment Program – Round 1

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Grant Category

Indigenous Communities

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Open non-competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Attorney-General’s Department

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.

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Justice Reinvestment in Central Australia Program – Round 1

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Grant Category

Indigenous Communities

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Open non-competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Attorney-General’s Department

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.

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Disability Worker COVID-19 Leave Grant

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Grant Category

Services for People with Disabilities

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Demand-driven

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Social Services

Submission period 3 - opens 18 December 2023 and closes 9:00pm 30 January 2024.
This grant allows reimbursement to National Disability Scheme (NDIS) providers, including registered and unregistered NDIS providers and sole traders, that make payment to eligible staff when they have a COVID-19 infection and no or insufficient sick leave.

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Support Plantation Establishment 2023–24 (Round 1, Batches 1, 2 and 3)

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Grant Category

Business Development

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 plantation forests and assists the sector in responding to the projected growth in demand for local timber resources, increasing domestic timber supply and helping to reduce Australia’s carbon emissions by storing the carbon in timber.

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Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program

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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 defence personnel in wars, conflicts and peace operations, and their families.

Closed Grants

My Blue Sky

Grant Category

Victims of Crime

The Australian Government is committed to strengthening efforts to prevent and respond to forced marriage of women and girls. The objective of the grant is to support the My Blue Sky website and service to provide best practice assistance and advice to individuals affected by forced marriage.

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Refugee, Humanitarian Settlement and Migrant Services Program National Community Hubs Program

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Grant Category

Settlement Services

The National Community Hubs Program aims to strengthen people's sense of belonging in Australia and to increase the social and economic participation of migrants by linking them to services such as skills training, English classes and volunteering opportunities.

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Child and Parenting Support (CaPS) – Playgroups WA

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Grant Category

Children, Youth and Youth at Risk Child Care

The CaPS services provide early intervention and prevention support to children and their families. These services help improve the development and wellbeing of children aged 0–12 years (but may include children up to 18 years and their families) and supporting the capacity of those in a parenting role through activities such as community and supported playgroups, school readiness programs, parenting courses, home visiting, counselling, adjunct care and peer support groups.
Services seek to identify issues such as risk of neglect or abuse within families and provide interventions or appropriate referral(s) before these issues escalate.

National Action Plan to Combat Modern Slavery 2020 to 2025 Round 2

Grant Category

Victims of Crime

This grant aims to support and fund activities to actively prevent and combat all forms of modern slavery in Australia. In Australia, modern slavery refers to a range of serious exploitative practices, including trafficking in persons, slavery, slavery-like practices (eg forced labour, servitude, debt bondage, forced marriage) and the worst forms of child labour.
Funding for this grant opportunity will be provided under 2 streams:
• Stream 1: Combating Modern Slavery
• Stream 2: Research.

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Safety Net Service

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Grant Category

Legal Services

The Safety Net Service activity seeks to improve the wellbeing of Australian families, particularly those with children, who are separating or separated. The Safety Net Service will assist people in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) family law court environment by training a network of volunteers to provide non-legal support, information and referrals.

Grants in Aid program 2023-24

Grants in Aid program 2023-24

Grants in Aid program 2023-24

Grant Category

Veterans

The Grants in Aid 2023–24 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.