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

Stronger Places, Stronger People 2025-2029

Stronger Places, Stronger People 2025-2029

Stronger Places, Stronger People 2025-2029

Grant Category

Community Development

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Closed non-competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Social Services
Stronger Places, Stronger People is a place-based, collective impact initiative being stewarded by the Australian Government in partnership with state and territory governments and 10 communities across Australia.
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Community-led Solutions Economic Development Tranche 3

Australian Government. Department of Social Services.

Grant Category

Community Development

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Closed non-competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Social Services
The Community-led Solutions Economic Development Tranche 3 (CSED T3) grant opportunity seeks to create self-sustaining and ongoing local job opportunities, through community-led capital infrastructure projects in the Northern Territory and Doomadgee, Queensland.
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Justice Reinvestment in Central Australia Program - Round 3

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Grant Category

Indigenous Communities

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Closed non-competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Attorney-General’s Department
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 misuse or address illegal drug use.
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WorkFoundations Paid Employment Pathways Program

Paid Employment Pathways Package - WorkFoundations

WorkFoundations Paid Employment Pathways Program

Grant Category

Employment Services

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Open competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
The WorkFoundations grant opportunity aims to fund social enterprises and businesses who can provide tailored, paid employment placements for job seekers facing challenging barriers to employment.
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National Child and Family Investment Strategy – Innovation Fund

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Grant Category

Community Development

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Targeted competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Social Services
The Innovation Fund will provide 3 years of funding for projects that will prepare organisations in the child and family sector for the transfer of resources to Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations, and shift service delivery to prevention and early supports for children and families.
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Native Title Anthropologist Grant Program 2025-2028

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Grant Category

Indigenous Arts and Culture

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Open competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Attorney General’s Department
The program is part of the Government’s wider investment in the native title system. It aligns with Government commitments to the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, which sets out 4 Priority Reforms and 17 socioeconomic outcomes which aim to improve the lives of First Nations people.
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Strong and Resilient Communities Activity – Inclusive Communities (SARC – IC) Round 4 Grants

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Grant Category

Social Inclusion

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Open competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Social Services
The Strong and Resilient Communities - Inclusive Communities (SARC – IC) Round 4 grants aim to support vulnerable and disadvantaged people on pathways to self-reliance and empowerment through local, community-driven solutions that support them to participate socially and economically by providing grant funding for one-off, time limited projects of up to 2 years.
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Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-2031 - National Disability Conference Initiative 2025-26

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Grant Category

Services for People with Disabilities

Closing Date & Time

AEDT

Selection Process

Open competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Social Services
The National Disability Conference Initiative provides funding of up to $10,000 to conference organisers to help people with disability participate in nationally focused, disability-related, conferences held in Australia.
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Forestry Industry - Support Plantation Establishment Round 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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Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program

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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 defence personnel in wars, conflicts and peace operations, and their families.
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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

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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)

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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.
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