Important information

The Community Grants Hub Hotline will be unavailable from 5:00 pm AEST Friday 4 October 2024 until 9:00 am AEDT on Tuesday 8 October 2024.

During this period, emails can be sent to support@communitygrants.gov.au; however, they will not be actioned until Hub staff return on Tuesday 8 October 2024.

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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National Justice Reinvestment Program Round 3

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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 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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Future Drought Fund Long-term Trials of Drought Resilient Farming Practices Program Round 2

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Grant Category

Drought

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Open competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
The Program provides $40.3 million for projects that contribute to improved drought and climate resilience for farmers through innovative, evidence-based trials to support adoption and transformational change. Eligible applicants can apply for $3 million up to $8 million for the 6-year program.
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Future Drought Fund Resilient Landscapes Program

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Grant Category

Drought

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Open competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
These grants will allocate up to $40m (GST exclusive) over 6 years to 2029–30 for new projects between $2m to $6m. Projects will demonstrate practices, technologies or approaches to improve landscape function and ecosystem services, manage natural resources, and build drought and climate resilience.
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Social Cohesion Measures - Australian Palestinian, Muslim and Arab Communities (APMAC) Support Projects

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Grant Category

Multiculturalism

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Open competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Home Affairs
The Australian Palestinian, Muslim and Arab Communities (APMAC) grant opportunity is a part of the Australian Government’s $25 million package to support Australian Palestinian, Muslim and other communities who have been affected by the Hamas-Israel conflict.
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AgConnections – Skilled Agricultural Work Liaison pilot program

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Grant Category

Agriculture

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Targeted competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

The purpose of this program is to increase skilled students from a broad range of disciplines entering the agriculture sector.

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Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) – Crisis and Transitional Accommodation Program (CTAP)

Crisis and Transitional Accommodation Program open now

Grant Category

Housing and Homelessness

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Open competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Social Services
The CTAP is a capital works program funding the building, remodelling or purchase of new or expanded crisis and transitional accommodation for women and children experiencing family and domestic violence (FDV) and older women at risk of homelessness.
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Disability Employment Centre of Excellence

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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 Centre of Excellence will develop best practice, evidence-based information to help providers deliver high quality effective employment services and supports to improve disability employment outcomes.

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Indigenous Ranger Biosecurity Program - Ranger Capability Building Grants – Round 3

Biosecurity. It's everyone's business

Grant Category

Indigenous Employment and Business

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Targeted competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

These grants will provide up to $2.2M (GST exclusive) for Ranger organisations with existing biosecurity surveillance fee-for-service contracts with the Department, to enhance their capacity to undertake important biosecurity work across

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Marking (First World War) Private Graves Grants Program

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Grant Category

Veterans

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Demand-driven

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Veterans' Affairs
Throughout Australia, individuals and groups are working to identify private unmarked graves of First World War veterans and marking these graves to recognise their service. This grant program contributes to the cost of establishing a grave marker on currently unmarked private graves.
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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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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.

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Closed Grants

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Disability Employment Expos

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Grant Category

Services for People with Disabilities
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
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
The VWG Program is a targeted competitive program that accepts applications annually.
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Social Enterprise Development Initiative (SEDI) Grants Administrator

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Grant Category

Community Development
The SEDI Grants Administrator will provide capability building grants of up to $120,000 (GST exclusive) to support eligible social enterprises to grow their impact.
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Volunteer Grants Activity – 2023-24 Volunteer Grants

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Grant Category

Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Not-for-Profits Infrastructure
Volunteer Grants support the work of local community organisations by enabling the inclusion of vulnerable people and promoting awareness to increase participation in volunteering.
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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
The grant program aims to improve access for industry-identified priority uses of agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemicals.
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