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The Community Grants Hub will be unavailable from Thursday 17 April 2025 3:00pm AEST until Tuesday 22 April 2025 9:00am AEST. During this period, emails can be sent to support@communitygrants.gov.au(link sends email); however, they will not be actioned until Community Grants Hub staff return on Tuesday 22 April 2025.

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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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.
Australian Government. Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder.

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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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

International Parental Child Abduction (IPCA) Legal and Social Support Services

Grant Category

Legal Services

The purpose of the IPCA Legal and Social Support Services grant opportunity is to manage and deliver a national legal and social support service for families affected by international parental child abduction.

Students Support Package - The Smith Family’s Growing Careers Project

Grant Category

Primary and Secondary Schools

The Smith Family’s Growing Careers Project will support up to 76,725 disadvantaged students from Years 8-12 (or equivalent) to complete Year 12 (or equivalent) and successfully transition from school to work or further education and training.

Students Support Package – Holocaust Education Digital Platform

Grant Category

Primary and Secondary Schools

The program will create a Holocaust Education digital platform, using the Anti-Defamation Commission’s newly-designed Holocaust-related curriculum and education resources to provide unique interactive experiences for students. 

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Students Support Package - Islamic Museum of Australia

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Grant Category

Primary and Secondary Schools

The IMA program will support Year 4-10 students across Australia with an Australian Curriculum-aligned education package that will immerse students in an interactive, educational and cross-cultural environment of the heritage of Muslims in Australia.

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Indigenous Ranger Biosecurity Program – Ranger Capability Building grants

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Grant Category

Indigenous Employment and Business

These Grants provide up to $1.1M per year over 3 years (2020-21 to 2022-23), for Ranger organisations with fee-for-service arrangements to undertake capability building activities to enhance their ability to do biosecurity work.

Volunteer Grants Activity - 2021 Volunteer Grants

Grant Category

Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Not-for-Profits Infrastructure

Volunteer Grants form part of the government’s work to support volunteers, as well as to encourage and increase participation in volunteering. The grants provide small amounts of money that organisations and community groups can use to help their volunteers.