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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

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

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.
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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.
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Closed Grants

Seniors Connected - Village Hubs National Grants Manager

Grant Category

Healthy Ageing

The Seniors Connected initiative contributes to the Government’s 2019 election commitment ‘More Support for Older Australians’ from 2019-20 to 2023-24 to alleviate loneliness and social isolation experienced by older Australians.

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Intercountry Adoptee and Family Support Service (ICAFSS)

Grant Category

Mental Health

The Intercountry Adoptee and Family Support Service (ICAFSS) is a free, national service that provides post-adoption support, including counselling, information and education, to young and adult adoptees, adoptive parents and prospective adoptive parents.

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Future Drought Fund: Natural Resource Management Drought Resilience Program - Grants

Grant Category

Drought

The Natural Resource Management Drought Resilience Program – Grants is an open and competitive, grant opportunity to support organisations, famer groups and individuals undertake projects that contribute to improved drought resilience of agricultural landscapes.

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Supporting Agricultural Shows and Field Days Program

Grant Category

Agriculture

The program provides $39.025 million to support agricultural show societies and field day organisers that have cancelled their 2020 event due to COVID-19. The program is funded through the $1 billion COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Fund.

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Forestry Recovery Development Fund Program

Grant Category

Rural Development

The Forestry Recovery Development Fund Program will provide $40 million in assistance to the forestry industry to strengthen medium to long-term recovery from the 2019–20 bushfires. It will assist the forestry industry to invest in upgrades to existing manufacturing lines, as well as diversification and innovation to produce value-added wood products.

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Future Drought Fund: Networks to Build Drought Resilience

Grant Category

Drought

The Networks to Build Drought Resilience Program aspires to build community capacity by strengthening social and community networking, support, engagement and wellbeing to help develop an enduring resilience in agriculture dependent communities to the impacts of climate change, including drought.

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