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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

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Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program

A RAAF Iroquois helicopter, A2-649, from No 9 Squadron re-supplies troops of the First Australian

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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Community Legal Services Program 2025-2030

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Grant Category

Legal Services

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Closed non-competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Attorney-General's Department
The program aims to achieve a national legal assistance sector that is integrated, efficient, and effective, and appropriate legal assistance services that are focused on improving outcomes and keeping the justice system within reach for vulnerable people facing disadvantage.
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Building Excellence in Support and Training (BEST) Program 2025–26

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Grant Category

Veterans

Closing Date & Time

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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CEWH Environmental Activities

Australian Government. Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder.

Grant Category

Water Resources

Closing Date & Time

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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Natural Heritage Trust’s Climate-Smart Agriculture Program – Capacity Building Grants Round 2

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Grant Category

Farming

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Open competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
The Capacity Building grants will support farmers to have better access to knowledge and skills relating to best practice climate-smart sustainable agriculture approaches. Round 2 will provide up to $16.58 million (GST exclusive) for grants of up to three years from 2025-26 to 2027-28.
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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

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.

Closed Grants

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

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Grant Category

Agriculture
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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National Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence (FDSV) Training for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Communities and Faith Leaders

Religion, bible study and woman Christian learning about God, Lord and Jesus in an office

Grant Category

Family and Domestic Violence
The purpose of this grant is to fund a large multicultural organisation to engage and train CALD communities and faith leaders to take a role in changing attitudes in their community to prevent FDSV and work alongside specialist FDSV services.
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Healthy Masculinities Trial and Evaluation (Healthy MaTE)

Group of young diverse men smiling on camera in the city - Multiracial male friendship concept

Grant Category

Family and Domestic Violence

The Healthy MaTE grant opportunity is a prevention project and is intended is to help provide school-aged boys and young men with greater understanding of ways to have healthy relationships with masculinity, as well as to develop he

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National Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence (FDSV) Workforce Survey

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Grant Category

Family and Domestic Violence
This grant opportunity seeks an organisation to undertake a national FDSV workforce survey. To build sector capacity to support people who experience gender based violence, there needs to be an understanding of the nature, size and current capabilities of the workforce.
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National Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence (FDSV) Workforce Education on Abuse of Older People

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Grant Category

Family and Domestic Violence
This grant opportunity seeks to engage a specialist organisation to develop education and awareness raising materials targeted at workers delivering support to older people in their home. This will enable workers to provide high quality support and intervention where there are instances of FDSV.
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Protection (subclass 866) Visa Legal Assistance

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Grant Category

Legal Services
Provision of Government-funded specialist legal assistance at the primary Protection (subclass 866) visa (Protection visa) processing stage including provision of immigration advice, visa application assistance and community outreach.