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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
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.
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.
Building Excellence in Support and Training (BEST) Program 2025–26
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.
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.
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.
Building Excellence in Support and Training (BEST) 2024-25
Grant Category
Veterans
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.
The Greenslopes Legacy House Brisbane grant program will provide support in the design and construction of a new headquarters and a Veterans’ and Families’ hub. It will connect veterans and families to a range of services and act as a welcoming hub that aligns with local needs and opportunities.
Social Enterprise Development Initiative: Education and Mentoring Coordinator
Grant Category
Community Development
The $11.6 million Social Enterprise Development Initiative (SEDI) will run over 3 years from 2023–24 to 2025–26, and will appoint an Education and Mentoring Coordinator to establish an online Social Enterprise Information and Connection Hub. The Hub will support the broader social enterprise sector to help build sector knowledge and skills.
Justice Reinvestment in Central Australia Program – Round 2 Assessment Cycle 1
Grant Category
Indigenous Communities
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.
National Justice Reinvestment Program – Round 2 Assessment Cycle 1
Grant Category
Indigenous Communities
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.
Increasing Capacity of Community-led Men’s Wellness Centres for First Nations Peoples
Grant Category
Family and Domestic Violence
The Community-led Men’s Wellness Centres for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is a program to establish Men’s Wellness Centres in suitable locations. The activities will complement and support existing services and activities to enable improved service delivery.
