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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

Australian Government. Department of Social Services.

Social Enterprise Development Initiative First Nations Grants Administrator

Grant Category

Indigenous Employment and Business

Closing Date & Time

9:00am 22 April 2025 9:00pm 20 May 2025 AEDT

Selection Process

Targeted competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Social Services

The $11.6 million Social Enterprise Development Initiative (SEDI) Program now has an additional $2.94 million across 2025–26 and 2026–27 to engage a First Nations Grants Administrator to design and deliver Capability Building Funding that supports First Nations social enterprises nationally.

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Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program

Grant Category

Commemorative

Closing Date & Time

11:00am 31 March 2025 9:00pm 5 February 2026 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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Building Excellence in Support and Training (BEST) Program 2025–26

Grant Category

Veterans

Closing Date & Time

11:00am 4 March 2025 9:00pm 28 April 2025 AEST

Selection Process

Demand-driven

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Veterans' Affairs

The Building Excellence in Support and Training (BEST) program supports the role of ex-service organisation (ESO) wellbeing and compensation advocates, who provide advice and assistance to the veteran and defence communities.

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Australian Government. Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder.

CEWH Environmental Activities

Grant Category

Water Resources

Closing Date & Time

11:00am 4 March 2025 9:00pm 16 April 2027 AEDT

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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Forestry Industry - Support Plantation Establishment Round 3 - Batches 1, 2 and 3

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Grant Category

Agriculture

Closing Date & Time

11:00am 11 October 2024 4:00pm 5 November 2025 AEDT

Selection Process

Demand-driven

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

This grant supports the establishment of new long rotation softwood and hardwood plantation forests and assists the sector to respond to the projected growth in demand for domestically sourced timber resources, contributing to Australia’s carbon emissions reduction commitments.

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Closed Grants

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

Grant Category

Indigenous Employment and Business

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

Grant Category

Veterans

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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Working for Women Program Research Partnership Grant Opportunity Applications close: 23 September 2024

Working for Women Program - Research Partnership to build the evidence base for achieving gender equality in Australia

Grant Category

Women

Up to $5.0 million (GST exclusive) is available from 2024–25 to 2029–30 to fund a partnership between the Australian Government, represented by the Office for Women, and a research organisation to build the evidence base on what works to achieve gender equality

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Structural Adjustment Fund – Round 2

Grant Category

Services for People with Disabilities

Round 2 of the Structural Adjustment Fund will run from 2024–25 to 2025–26. Up to $14.7 million is available in this round. Projects will support the evolution of the supported employment sector in line with the guiding principles for the future of supported employment.

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Forced Marriage Specialist Support Program (FMSSP)

Grant Category

Victims of Crime

The FMSSP will provide needs-based, fit-for-purpose education, prevention and early intervention to support people who are at-risk of, or who have experienced, forced marriage, complementing the existing Support for Trafficked People Program (STPP).

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Veteran Employment Program Veteran Recognition of Prior Learning – Tertiary Support (Round 2)

Grant Category

Veterans

The purpose of the program is to support Australian universities to recognise the skills and learning gained from Australian Defence Force (ADF) service, and in so doing, support veterans seeking to undertake tertiary education.

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