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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Expensive Commonwealth Criminal Cases Fund (ECCCF)

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Grant Category

Legal Services

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Demand-driven

Delivered on behalf of

Attorney-General’s Department
The purpose of the ECCCF is to provide funding to support Legal Aid Commissions (LACs) with costs incurred defending clients in serious, high cost, Commonwealth criminal matters, Commonwealth post-sentence order (PSO) matters and Community safety order (CSO) matters.
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Long-term Trials of Drought Resilient Farming Practices Program Round 3

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Grant Category

Drought

Closing Date & Time

AEST

Selection Process

Targeted competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
The Program provides $20 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 between $2 million and $5 million for the 4-year program.
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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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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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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

Safer Pathways for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Women

Grant Category

Cultural and Linguistic Diversity

The aim of the grant is to enable service providers in regional areas to trial innovative and collaborative methods to improve pathways to support services for CALD women experiencing or at risk of family and domestic violence or sexual assault.

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Building Capacity in Australian Parents (BCAP) Trial

Grant Category

Children, Youth and Youth at Risk

The National Framework aims to drive change for families and children so that Australia’s children grow up safe and well.

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Digital Literacy for Older Australians

Grant Category

Community Development

The Australian Government invited applications via an open process to apply to deliver services under the Strengthening Communities /Community Development Participation / Digital Literacy for Older Australians (DLOA): National Network Manager from 1 June 2017 to 30 June 2020. Funding will be offered to one organisation as a result of this process.

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Emergency Relief – Workforce Development and Capacity Building

Grant Category

Community Development

The ER Workforce Development and Capacity Building Grant will fund the development and delivery of a co-ordinated and national training package to ER service providers currently funded under the Financial Wellbeing and Capability (FWC) Activity.

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Legally Assisted and Culturally Appropriate Family Dispute Resolution

Grant Category

Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Indigenous

To select Family Relationships Centres to deliver legally assisted and culturally appropriate family dispute resolution to separating or separated families experiencing family violence from CALD or Indigenous backgrounds.

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National Disability Conference Initiative 2017-18

Grant Category

Disability

The National Disability Conference Initiative aims to assist eligible conference organisers to maximise the inclusion and participation of people with disability at nationally focused disability-related conferences in Australia.

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