Grants Resources and Support

Closing Date: Ongoing (no set closing date)
What’s changed: Ongoing grant now open.
Provider: Services Australia

The farm household allowance program provides farming families experiencing financial hardship with assistance through planning and training for long-term financial improvements as well as income support for up to 4 years.

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Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBC) Capacity Building Grant
Closing Date: Ongoing (no set closing date)
What’s changed: Round open – details updated
Provider: National Indigenous Australians Agency

The Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBC) Strategic Projects grant opportunity provides funding to PBCs and other eligible organisations to pursue strategic and economic opportunities that support PBCs to maximise the economic and social potential of native title through the effective and sustainable management of their land.

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Aboriginal-owned businesses across Western Australia are encouraged to apply for the Bushfood Supply Chain Voucher Program Round 2, with funding of up to $10,000 available to support business growth, sustainability, and good governance.

The voucher program aims to strengthen Aboriginal participation in WA’s growing bushfood, bush products, and botanicals industries by helping businesses access professional services and undertake activities that build capability, improve operations and support long-term success.

Whether you’re looking to enhance governance practices, develop business systems, access specialist advice, or build supply chain readiness, the vouchers can provide valuable support to help your enterprise become more competitive and resilient.

As part of the application process, all prospective applicants are required to discuss their proposal with the Aboriginal Bushfood Business Support Service team before applying. Please reply to this email or call Nikita on 0409 857 513 to discuss your application.

Find out more information at

Building Better Aboriginal Businesses Supply Chain Voucher | DPIRD WA | Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

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The Australian Government’s Industry Growth Program provides an Advisory Service for startups and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) undertaking innovative commercialisation and/or growth projects that are within the priority areas of the Australian Government’s National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) and help build Australia’s manufacturing capability for the future.

Applications can be made at any time.

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The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) Advancing Renewables Program supports a range of development, demonstration and pre-commercial deployment projects. This includes opportunities to optimise the transition to renewable electricity, commercialise clean hydrogen and support the transition to low emission metals.

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The Australian Government’s Small Business Export Loan provides small to medium export businesses with loans of $20,000 – $350,000 to cover up to 80% of the costs to secure an export contract or purchase order with an overseas buyer. The loans are designed to meet the specific needs of small and medium sized businesses, to take advantage of export opportunities when financial institutions cannot assist.

Applications may be made at any time.

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The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations’ Self Employment Assistance Program can help with your business idea or existing business through services including workshops, business plan development, free accredited Small Business Training, Business Advice Sessions, Business Health Check and coaching.

Applications may be made at any time.

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Closing Date: Ongoing (no set closing date)
What’s changed: Ongoing program – details updated
Provider: The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

The Academy engages and mentors young Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander women in who are interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

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This Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) grant aims to support the Australian grains industry and recognise the value in grower, researcher and industry engagement.

Applications Close: 28 April 2028

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The annual awards acknowledge individuals, businesses and registered training organisations who demonstrate best practice and innovation in Australia’s critical VET sector.

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This grant round provides funding to –

• build or expand a Centre Based Day Care (CBDC) service for children aged 0 to 5 years, or
• modify a building to deliver in-venue Family Day Care in communities with no existing ECEC.

This round is competitive and targets outer suburbs, regional and remote communities.

It is open to small not-for-profit Child Care Subsidy (CCS) approved providers.

If your proposed project involves building or expanding a CBDC service, your organisation must currently operate between 1 to 9 CBDC services.

You must have the support of your local council and secure tenure over the land to apply.

You can submit one site per application and one application per legal entity. Funding is capped at $3 million per site.

We will prioritise projects:

• that can be delivered by 31 March 2028
• near school sites
• in areas of high unmet need
• that improve access to high-quality and culturally safe ECEC for First Nations communities.

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Closing Date: 05 Nov 2026
What’s changed: Details updated
Provider: Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW)

The Powering the Regions Fund – Safeguard Transformation Stream Round 2 grant opportunity will provide up to $50 million to trade exposed facilities to reduce their emissions and contribute to meeting Australia’s emissions reduction targets.

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Closing Date: Ongoing (no set closing date)
What’s changed: Ongoing grant – details updated
Provider: Shire of Coolgardie

The Shire of Coolgardie’s Community Assistance Fund (CAF) is aimed at not-for-profit community groups/organisations or outstanding individuals’ seeking small amounts of funding for specific events and projects that align with the Shire’s Aspirations.

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What’s changed: New round opened
Provider: Department of Communities (WA), Department of Fire and Emergency Services (WA), Department of the Premier and Cabinet (WA), LotteryWest, Western Australian Council of Social Service (WACOSS)

The fund aims to provide critical financial support to community members facing disruption and losses as they recover from significant natural disasters.

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The WA government’s Active Regional Communities (ARC) Grants Program aims to increase the opportunities for regional people to participate in sport and active recreation activities in regional WA and is tailored to meet the demands and challenges of sport and active recreation groups within the nine regions of the WA including the Goldfields-Esperance region.

Applications can be made at any time.

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Grants are available to projects that meet one of Lotterywest’s priority areas, including inclusive thriving community, connected cultural experiences, protected sustainable ecosystems, smart innovative society and active healthy people.

Applications can be made at any time.

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Accessible Australia is a national program that helps make community spaces easier to use for people with disability. It provides funding to improve built spaces and natural areas like buildings, playgrounds, beaches, and parks.

Accessible Australia will fund:

• fixed Changing Places toilet facilities
• portable Changing Places toilet facilities
• portable equipment for inclusive beaches (like beach wheelchairs, floating wheelchairs and accessible beach matting)
• portable amenities for inclusive national parks (like all-terrain wheelchairs and accessible paths)
• fixed inclusive play spaces (like liberty swings and all-access spinners).

Accessible Australia replaces the Changing Places initiative. It now includes more ways to make public spaces easier to use for people with disability.

Eligible To: State/Territory Governments, Local Governments and Not-for-Profits

Amount Funded: Undisclosed (varies from 50% to 100% of project cost depending on the activity/ies)

Applications can be made at any time.

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Registered not-for-profit organisations, community groups and local government authorities in Horizon Power’s local service are eligible to apply for grant funding from $1,000 to $50,000 if their initiatives impact local communities within Horizon Power’s service areas.

Applications can be made at any time.

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This program offers grants up to $5 million to develop a precinct idea through to investment-ready stage in partnership with local stakeholders to benefit regional communities.

Applications may be made at any time.

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Closing Date: Ongoing (no set closing date)
What’s changed: Ongoing grant – details changed
Provider: Tourism WA

Sponsorship funding for major events that deliver significant economic and destination marketing benefits.

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The Regional Events Program provides support to major regional events that are seeking over $40,000 in funding.
The aim of the funding program is to support medium to large regional events which bring more people to the region and create visitor spend, attract media coverage which promotes the destination, involves the local community and adds vibrancy to the region, supports local jobs and encourages visitors to come outside of the typical tourist season.

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Closing Date: 3 December, 2026 at 5pm (AEDT)
What’s changed: Round 31 is now open
Provider: Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR)

The Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) Prepare & Recover program supports communities in remote, rural and regional communities across Australia to implement initiatives that prepare for future climate related impacts, or recover from existing disasters in the medium to long-term timeframe, generally one to ten years after the disaster.

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What’s changed: New round opened
Provider: Department of Social Services (DSS), Impact Investing Australia

The Social Enterprise Development Initiative (SEDI) First Nations capability building Grants provide support for First Nations enterprises to strengthen their capability, expand their operations and increase their social and economic impact.

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Closing Date: Ongoing (no set closing date)
What’s changed: Ongoing grant – details updated
Provider: Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC)

Our Country Our Future is the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation’s principal funding program who work with Indigenous groups across Australia to own and manage land and water interests.

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Closing Date: 12 Nov 2026
What’s changed: Brand new program opened
Provider: Department of Home Affairs

Multicultural community organisations will be able to apply for funding for physical infrastructure to support multicultural communities to connect and commune in a designated physical environment.

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Accessible Australia is a national program that helps make community spaces easier to use for people with disability. It provides funding to improve built spaces and natural areas like buildings, playgrounds, beaches, and parks.

Accessible Australia will fund:

• fixed Changing Places toilet facilities
• portable Changing Places toilet facilities
• portable equipment for inclusive beaches (like beach wheelchairs, floating wheelchairs and accessible beach matting)
• portable amenities for inclusive national parks (like all-terrain wheelchairs and accessible paths)
• fixed inclusive play spaces (like liberty swings and all-access spinners).

Accessible Australia replaces the Changing Places initiative. It now includes more ways to make public spaces easier to use for people with disability.

Eligible To: State/Territory Governments, Local Governments and Not-for-Profits

Amount Funded: Undisclosed (varies from 50% to 100% of project cost depending on the activity/ies)

Applications can be made at any time.

Apply here

Registered not-for-profit organisations, community groups and local government authorities in Horizon Power’s local service are eligible to apply for grant funding from $1,000 to $50,000 if their initiatives impact local communities within Horizon Power’s service areas.

Applications can be made at any time.

Apply here

The Australian Government is providing funding to assist Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBCs) generate economic benefits through the effective and sustainable management of their land, to increase capacity of PBCs to take advantage of economic opportunities, build long-term organisational capacity within PBCs and support native title agreement making. For more information, visit the NIAA website.

Applications can be made at any time.

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This program offers grants up to $5 million to develop a precinct idea through to investment-ready stage in partnership with local stakeholders to benefit regional communities.

Applications may be made at any time.

Apply here

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