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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Implementation of the National Disability Research Partnership

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Grant Category

Services for People with Disabilities

Closing Date & Time

AEST

Selection Process

Closed non-competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Social Services

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.

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First Nations Playgroups

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Grant Category

Child Health, Development and Wellbeing

Closing Date & Time

AEST

Selection Process

Targeted competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Social Services

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.

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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.

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Support Plantation Establishment 2024–25 (Round 2, Batches 1 and 2)

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Grant Category

Agriculture

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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Justice Reinvestment in Central Australia Program – Round 2

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Grant Category

Indigenous Communities

Closing Date & Time

AEST

Selection Process

Open non-competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Attorney-General’s Department

Successful initiatives under this opportunity will prevent and reduce Central Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ contact with the criminal justice system through place-based, community led measures to prevent crime, treat drug and alcohol addiction or address illegal drug use.

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National Justice Reinvestment Program – Round 2

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Grant Category

Indigenous Communities

Closing Date & Time

AEST

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 of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults and young people through support for place-based and community-led justice reinvestment initiatives across Australia.

Expansion of the Community Child Care Fund-Restricted (CCCFR) non-competitive grant opportunity (for specified services)

Grant Category

Indigenous Education

Closing Date & Time

AEST

Selection Process

Closed non-competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Education

The CCCFR expansion program aims to establish new early childhood education and care (ECEC) services in mainly remote and very remote areas to increase participation by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in culturally appropriate ECEC.

Closed Grants

Financial Crisis and Material Aid – Food Relief

Grant Category

Social Inclusion

Food Relief organisations aim to increase access to cost‑effective supply of food items for Emergency Relief organisations.

Financial Crisis and Material Aid – Emergency Relief

Grant Category

Social Inclusion

Emergency Relief provides financial or material aid to eligible people in the form of food parcels, clothes or vouchers.

Commonwealth Financial Counselling Helpline

Grant Category

Social Inclusion

Helpline services help people to address their financial problems, make informed choices and build capability to manage their money.

Commonwealth Financial Counselling and Financial Capability – Capability Building

Grant Category

Social Inclusion

Services support the capacity and capability development of organisations to deliver high quality, high functioning services.

Commonwealth Financial Counselling and Financial Capability

Grant Category

Social Inclusion

Services help people to address their financial problems, make informed choices and build capability to manage their money.

Supporting Younger Veterans

Grant Category

Veterans

On 25 June 2016, the Australian Government announced financial support for younger veterans with military service post-1999. Recognising that this group has unique needs, the Supporting Younger Veterans program was established.