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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

Community Resilience Grants

Grant Category

Social Inclusion

The Australian Government is inviting an application via a targeted non-competitive process to deliver services under the Family and Communities Program/ Strong and Resilient Communities/ Community Resilience Grants nationally from 2019-

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Family Violence and Cross-examination of Parties Scheme

Grant Category

Legal Services

The program will fund legal aid commissions to provide legal representation to parties subject to the ban on direct cross-examination under the measures in Division 4 of Part XI of the Family Law Act 1975 (the Act) (as amended by the Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Cross-examination of Parties) Act 2018).

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Disability, Mental Health and Carers: National Disability Conference Initiative

Grant Category

Services for People with Disabilities

The National Disability Conference Initiative provides grants to help people with disability to participate in nationally-focused disability-related conferences held in Australia.

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Assistance Grants – Access to Industry Priority Uses of Agvet Chemicals 2018-20

Grant Category

Farming

The Assistance Grants – Access to Industry Priority Uses of Agvet Chemicals program (the Program) will run over two years from 2018–19 to 2019–20.

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Family Relationship Centres

Grant Category

Family and Domestic Violence

This grant will deliver Family Relationship Centres (FRC), which aim to provide help to intact families with their family relationships and provide help to separating families to achieve workable parenting arrangements.

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Supporting Children after Separation Program

Grant Category

Family and Domestic Violence

This grant will deliver the Supporting Children after Separation Program, which aims to support the wellbeing of children from separated or separating families who are experiencing issues with difficult family relationships.

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