Grants
The Australian Government offers a wide range of grant opportunities across all sectors of the economy. Some of the key grant programs are listed below but please note that this is not a complete list.
In order to ensure you are kept up to date with grant opportunities for your organisation, you can register at GrantConnect – the Australian Government’s central grants portal – by going to grants.gov.au.
You may also want to subscribe to regular updates at the Australian Government’s Community Grants Hub – communitygrants.gov.au/grants.
For a broader range of state government, local council, business and philanthropic grants, you may want to review the Grants Hub which can be found at thegrantshub.com.au.
Community Grants Hub
- Ongoing
Subscribe to regular updates at the Australian Government’s Community Grants Hub.
Be Connected program
- Ongoing
Older residents in regional Victoria will be encouraged to bridge the digital divide through a new government investment to help senior Australians remain connected with friends and family online and learn new skills.
Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) grants program
- Open | Closes 25 March 2021
Funding of between $100,000 and $3 million is available under Round 11 of the Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) grants program, which provides funding for short-term, industry-led research collaborations.
Boosting Female Founders Initiative
- Open | Closes 22 April 2021
The Morrison Government is encouraging female entrepreneurs in regional Victoria to take advantage of funding to build their business and create local jobs under the Boosting Female Founders Initiative.
GrantConnect
- Ongoing
Government Business Grants
- Ongoing
Agricultural Shows and Field Days
- Ongoing
The Supporting Agricultural Shows and Field Days program will provide operational support for agricultural shows societies and organisers of agricultural field days that cancel their scheduled show or agricultural field days in 2020 because of COVID-19.
Arts
- Ongoing
The Office for the Arts has a range of funding programs to support Australia’s arts community.
Please check the website for all the current opportunities.
Australia Council
- Ongoing
The Australia Council for the Arts offers a range of arts grant rounds.
Please check the website for current grants opportunities.
Drought Resilience
- Ongoing
Through the adoption of new technology and innovative practices, this program will deliver a range of on-ground outcomes achieving benefits that meet farmers’ priorities and contribute to landscape-scale drought resilience in agriculture dependent communities.
National Science Week
- Ongoing
Modern Manufacturing Initiative
- Open
Through the MMI, funding is being provided to successful applicants in six national priority sectors. First rounds are now open for Resources Technology and Critical Minerals, Medical Products, and the Space sector.
Saluting Their Service
- Ongoing
The Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants program is designed to preserve Australia’s wartime heritage and to involve people throughout the nation in a wide range of projects and activities that highlight the service and sacrifice of Australia’s servicemen and women in wars, conflicts and peace operations, and promote appreciation and understanding of the role that those who served have played in shaping the nation.
Recycling Modernisation Fund
- Open | Closes 7 May 2021
The Traceability Grants Program encourages applications from farming groups, research organisations and other eligible industry bodies in the regional Victoria for grants to support projects that enhance traceability in the agricultural produce supply chain.
Stronger Communities Program
- Ongoing
The Stronger Communities Program (SCP) provides grants of between $2,500 and $20,000 to community organisations and local governments for small capital projects that deliver social benefits for local communities.
Check the website for more information and for updates on opportunities as they arise.