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National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy 2025 Guidelines
National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy 2025 Guidelines (2024-25 to 2027-28 only)
AustraliaComprehensive Primary Health Care - ACCHS Division of Service Delivery
The Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC) Program is a component of the Indigenous Australians’ Health Programme (IAHP). The purpose of this grant opportunity is to allocate funding under the IAHP CPHC stream to select Aboriginal community-controlled health services (ACCHS) in local communities, previously serviced by existing ACCHS funded under the IAHP CPHC rolling funding arrangements. This grant opportunity will allow eligible organisations to demonstrate their capacity to provide a sustainable model of health care that will deliver high quality, culturally safe, multi- disciplinary, and integrated CPHC for First Nations people in their communities. An essential requirement of CPHC funding is that grantees must provide essential primary health care, which, includes general practice and clinical services delivered by suitably qualified medical professionals. Grantees have the flexibility to determine what other eligible services will be delivered in order to meet identified community health and wellbeing needs, and determine the appropriate workforce required to implement those services. Those services may include: • population health programs • activities that support the delivery of essential clinical services • improving access to antenatal care and child, maternal and family health services for First Nations children, their mothers and families • the prevention, detection and management of chronic diseases • investment in priority health areas in regions of high health need or population growth and • improving the clinical effectiveness of the health system and supporting sustainable, long-term service reform delivery and improvement through Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI). To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side.
AustraliaDRIVEN Charger Rebate Stream
Through the DRIVEN Program, the Australian Government will provide $60 million to fund the purchase and installation of EV charging units at automotive dealerships and EV repairers across Australia. The program will run over 4 years from 2024-25 to 2027-28. The program was announced as part of the Driving the Nation Fund. The objectives of the program are to: support automotive businesses selling passenger and light commercial vehicles and their role in decarbonising the automotive sector through: selling and repairing a higher proportion of EVs in response to the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard Act 2024 (Cth) increasing the scale and visibility of EV charging units throughout Australia enhancing staff and customer awareness and knowledge of EVs and charging technologies, to support uptake of EVs across Australia. support the automotive sector by: distributing appropriate funding to as many eligible businesses as possible supporting the timely deployment of charging solutions to meet the immediate needs of the sector. The intended outcomes of the program are: a supported Australian automotive sector as it transitions to selling and repairing more EVs increased uptake of EVs by providing more EV charging stations Australia wide reduced transport emissions to support achievement of Australia’s economy-wide net zero emissions target by 2050. The DRIVEN Charger Rebate Stream 2025 to 2028 will provide up to $40 million for EV charging units to dealerships and EV repairers. The intended outcomes of the DRIVEN Charger Rebate Stream are: increased number of EVs on the roads reduced upfront cost of installing EV charging units at dealerships and EV repairers distributed funding to as many eligible automotive businesses as possible across Australia. Learn more about the policy that supports the DRIVEN Program.
AustraliaIndigenous Visual Arts Industry Support program, Closed Non-Competitive Grant Round 2026-27
Funding will be provided to organisations for activities that best contribute to delivery of the following Program outcomes: a professional, viable and ethical Indigenous visual arts industry that features strong participation by, and provides economic opportunities for, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people the continued production, exhibition, critique, purchase and collection of Indigenous visual art.
AustraliaRevive Live (Closed Non-Competitive)
The Revive Live program was announced as part of the Government’s Critical Support for the Live Music and Festivals measure in the 2024/25 Federal Budget. The Government provided a further $25 million to extend the program for an additional two years to 30 June 2027. Revive Live provides essential support to established live music venues and Australian music festivals through open competitive and closed non-competitive grant opportunities to assist them to continue to operate in the current operating climate, limiting venue closures and event cancellations, and stimulating long-term sustainability. This grant opportunity provides flexibility to allow the Department to invite specific organisations to submit applications for a project that addresses the strategic needs of the sector, outside the timeframes of the open competitive grant opportunity. The assessment of such projects ensures the program can address identified emerging sector priorities or barriers to growth in a timely manner.
AustraliaCommunity Child Care Fund Restricted (CCCFR) non-competitive grant opportunity (for specified services)
The Australian Government has announced a package of early childhood measures as part of the Australian Government’s commitment to achieving Closing the Gap targets. The department will be working in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peak bodies, communities and services to expand the CCCFR program. The funding announced to expand the CCCFR program will include the establishment of up to 20 new early childhood education and care (ECEC) services in mainly remote communities. Additional funding of $29.9 million over 4 years has been allocated for this expansion, on top of approximately $55 million per annum expended in the existing CCCFR program. Identification of new CCCFR sites will be informed by data on service gaps and in consultation with peak bodies, State and Territory governments and other key Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stakeholders. The expanded program aims to support eligible ECEC services build capacity and operate sustainably under the childcare system and increase participation by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in culturally appropriate ECEC. Funding allocation will be determined through a select grant application process which commenced in 2022.
AustraliaBuilding Early Education Fund – Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation (ACCO) Grant Opportunity
The purpose of the ACCO Grant Round is to provide capital grants to high-quality not-for-profit ACCOs to undertake construction for the delivery of new or expanded Centre-Based Day Care (CBDC) services. Organisations will be invited to apply based on consultation with First Nations partners and peak bodies.
AustraliaDisaster Recovery Allowance for New Zealand non-protected Special Category (subclass 444) visa holders
The objective of the grant is to provide payments to New Zealand non-protected Special Category (subclass 444) visa holders who have lost income as a direct result of a major disaster, consistent with the Disaster Recovery Allowance (DRA). This grant will be administered by Services Australia on behalf of NEMA. The NZ DRA grant program will run over 4 years from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2027.
AustraliaDisaster Recovery Payment for New Zealand non-protected Special Category (subclass 444) visa holders
The objective of the grant is to provide payments to New Zealand non-protected Special Category (subclass 444) visa holders who have been adversely affected by a major disaster, consistent with the Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment (AGDRP). NZDRP grants will be administered by Services Australia on behalf of NEMA. The NZDRP grant program will run over 4 years from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2027.
AustraliaDistributed National Collections
The Distributed National Collections Program is directed at the identification, development, conservation, maintenance and display of collections of nationally significant artistic or cultural material. The training, professional development, partnering and networking, collection support and management activities supported by the Distributed National Collections Program are intended to assist in achieving this core aim. These activities support the strengthening of best practice in the museums and galleries sector. Grants are provided to the National Library of Australia to administer the Community Heritage Grants Program; to the Australian National Maritime Museum to administer the Maritime Museums of Australia Project Support Scheme; and to the Australian Museums and Galleries Association (AMaGA) to administer AMaGA’s National Conference Bursaries Program. The objectives of the Distributed National Collections Program are achieved by: assisting not-for-profit, incorporated organisations to identify, collect, develop, conserve, preserve, maintain and display objects or collections of nationally-significant artistic or cultural material.
AustraliaIndigenous Australians Health Programme (IAHP): Emergency and Service Continuity Support for IAHP Funded Organisations
The primary purpose of this grant opportunity is to provide emergency funding in response to urgent or unforeseen issues that may arise for IAHP funded organisations. This funding is one-off and/or time limited and is not for projects that require ongoing funding. Appropriate activities may include any activities required to ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the organisation’s region continue to receive the services that best meet their health needs. Approved activities could include: the purchase of necessary equipment to ensure continuity of service delivery in emergency situations; targeted funding to respond to emergency physical, social and/or emotional health needs; and/or the purchase, repair or installation of equipment or infrastructure due to natural disaster or incident. The objectives of the grant opportunity are: to ensure continuity of primary health care services provided by IAHP funded organisations in unforeseen circumstances, and to address the need for equipment purchase and repair in emergency situations (including temporary building structures such as a demountable). The intended outcome of the grant opportunity is to support IAHP funded organisations to deliver effective high quality comprehensive culturally appropriate primary health care services in the event of an emergency situation. This grant opportunity is by invitation only. You must have received an invitation to apply from the Department. To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red Grant Opportunity Documents button on the left hand side.
AustraliaAutomatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) Rebate Program Round 2
The objective of the Program is to incentivise voluntary uptake of ADS-B equipment in Australian-registered aircraft operating under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) and Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) to improve safety and efficiency for Australian airspace users. The program will provide: better situational awareness for pilots through improved electronic visibility of nearby airborne VFR and IFR aircraft enhanced search and rescue capabilities through improved air traffic information air traffic controllers with additional and accurate automated aircraft position information of VFR aircraft. The Program funds two classes of eligible ADS-B equipment: installed ADS-B equipment that air traffic controllers can use for aircraft separation purposes (referred to as ADS-B) portable ADS-B equipment for local electronic traffic information purposes (referred to as ADS-B EC).
AustraliaPowering the Regions Fund – Safeguard Transformation Stream Round 2
This grant opportunity was announced in January 2023 as part of Government’s Safeguard Mechanism Reforms to support the Government’s ambition for Australia to become a renewable energy superpower. The Australian Government has announced a total of $600 million over the life of the program in recognition of the specific challenges faced by trade exposed facilities. For this second round of the Powering the Regions Fund - Safeguard Transformation Stream approximately $321 million is available from 2025-26 to 2032-33. The objectives of the grant opportunity are to: support trade-exposed facilities covered by the Safeguard Mechanism to reduce their emissions and contribute to meeting Australia’s 2030, 2035 and 2050 emissions reduction targets reduce the risk of carbon leakage, which occurs when a business responds to emissions reduction policies by moving emissions-intensive production to a country with less stringent policies provide skills development to existing industrial workforce in new equipment or processes that contribute to the reduction of scope 1 emissions. The intended outcome of this grant opportunity is a reduction of emissions at trade exposed Safeguard facilities consistent with their obligations under the Safeguard Mechanism.
AustraliaCommonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) Emergency and Critical Need
The CHSP Emergency and Critical Need grant opportunity (grant) will run from 19 December 2024 until 30 April 2027. This grant is to assist CHSP providers with financial support to respond to unforeseen and exceptional circumstances. This could include (but is not limited to) one-off funding for emergencies such as: natural disasters; current World Health Organisation declared pandemics; vital equipment failure; increased transport costs due to sudden fuel price changes, and recurrent funding for critical need due to viability concerns or service shortages related to the impact of CHSP provider withdrawals on CHSP service availability and client continuity of care. The funding categories are detailed in the Grant Opportunity Guidelines. All applications for funding will be managed by Invite Only (with application). The department will send the appropriate application forms with invitations to apply. The department advises that this grant is not to address services demand or expansion. Unsolicited applications will not be considered for funding under this grant. Up to $20 million is available over the 2024-27 grant period under this grant. The minimum grant amount is $25,000.00 (GST exclusive). The maximum grant amount is $250,000.00 (GST exclusive) for ongoing funding, however funding amounts outside these limits for emergency and viability/service shortages applications can be considered by the Department. To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side. Note: Please refer to the most recent version of the grant opportunity guidelines and fact sheet (Version 3) published 27 March 2025.
AustraliaCEWH Environmental Activities
Under the Water Act 2007 (Cth) the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder (CEWH) can sell annual water allocations (temporary water). The proceeds of these sales can be used to fund environmental activities, which must be consistent with the CEWH Environmental Activities Framework (CEAF). This grant opportunity enables the CEWH to provide funding for environmental activities that help to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of environmental water delivery in the Murray-Darling Basin. There are a range of projects that could be considered environmental activities, such as: infrastructure upgrades that improve the efficiency of environmental water delivery projects that help restore and protect native flora and fauna populations and habitat research that improves scientific and cultural knowledge to help inform the delivery of environmental water projects that incorporate Traditional Owners knowledge into environmental watering planning, that will produce both environmental and cultural outcomes. The CEWH encourages projects: that contribute to the achievement of the ecological outcomes sought under the Basin Plan, including the protection and restoration of populations of threatened and migratory species and internationally significant wetlands. that have strong linkages to First Nations communities and have environmental and cultural value, and lead to greater participation of First Nations in the management of the Commonwealth environmental water holdings and ensure Traditional Owner knowledge of land and water management can be realised. in areas where projects have not been implemented to date is encouraged. Proposals for projects in all basin valleys where the CEWH holds a water entitlement are eligible to be received and considered for funding. that are 'shovel ready' with a short completion timeframe. with co-funding and/or in-kind contributions.
AustraliaMRFF 2022 Frontier Health and Medical Research Grant Opportunity
This grant opportunity offers funding to support medical research and medical innovation programs of research that deliver a ‘moonshot’ by creating a treatment for a currently serious and incurable health condition, through a series of linked projects. The program of research can propose to develop novel health technologies and/or re?purpose existing health technologies in a novel way. The initial application process to secure funding through this grant opportunity will be conducted in two stages: expression of interest (EOI) – outlining a proposed program of research comprising of a series of linked projects with a 10-year time horizon full application, (invitation only – following EOI) for a project of up to 5 years under the program of research. Applicants may propose to commence research at any stage in the research pipeline from proof-of-concept, with the intention of achieving full implementation of the proposed technology in 10 years. Funding for subsequent projects under the program of research that continue to progress the technology towards full implementation can be sought by submitting additional full applications to this grant opportunity (i.e. applicants do not need to recommence with an EOI). These applications may be submitted by invitation only. We expect that expressions of interest will close on 31 March 2027, with the last grants awarded by 30 June 2028.
AustraliaSaluting their Service Commemorative Grants Program 2026–27
Assessment and notification of outcomes will be into 2 batches. The table below identifies the cut-off dates for all 2 batches: Batch 1 - closes 9:00 PM AEST on 29 July 2026 - ID 2025-5415 - Open Batch 2 - closes 9:00 PM AEDT 21 January 2027 - ID 2025-5416 - Closed The Australian Government is inviting eligible organisations to apply for grant funding under the Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program (STS program). The objective of the STS Program is 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. The intended outcome of the STS Program is to provide funding for projects and activities that: promote appreciation and understanding of the experiences of service, and the role of service personnel preserve, add to the sum of knowledge on, or provide access to information about Australia’s wartime heritage. 1. Community Grants Grants up to $10,000 are available for projects and activities that: are focused on the local community commemorate the service and sacrifice of local community members are primarily accessed by the local community. 2. Major Grants Grants between $10,001 and $150,000 are available for major commemorative projects and activities that are significant from a national, state, territory and/or broader regional perspective. These projects may include the construction of new war or peace memorials where none currently exist, as well as additions to existing memorials. If your project relates to restoring or changing a memorial or other commemorative artefact, there may be heritage and conservation considerations.
AustraliaAgency Collaborates (non-competitive)
Under the IAS, the Agency considers grant proposals that address a need for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Proposals should be developed with the target community or group who will be impacted by the activity. Where an unmet need is identified, the Agency may directly approach organisations to negotiate delivery of an activity or service
AustraliaAgency Collaborates – Community Initiated
Under the IAS, the Agency considers grant proposals that address a need for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Proposals should be developed with the target community or group who will be impacted by the activity. This funding approach can be used to present a proposal to the Agency where a need has been identified in the community and there are no other current funding avenues available. You must discuss your proposal with the Agency. The Agency may then invite you to submit an application. You may discuss an initial proposal with the Agency at any time by contacting your local NIAA Regional Office, or by calling 1800 079 098
AustraliaAgency Collaborates (Competitive)
Under the Indigenous Advancement Strategy, the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) considers grant proposals that address a need for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Proposals should be developed with the target community or group who will be impacted by the activity. Where an unmet need is identified, the NIAA may directly approach multiple suitable organisations to invite them to apply for funding to deliver an activity/service to address this need. Applications will be considered through a competitive process, including comparing applications against each other.
AustraliaLegal financial assistance for witnesses engaging with the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion
A legal financial assistance scheme to assist entities, including individuals and organisations, with the costs of legal representation and disbursements associated with being requested to formally engage with the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. Before applying for this scheme, you should exhaust other options for legal assistance. Your options depend on the nature of your employment or former employment relevant to the issues for which you are giving evidence to the Royal Commission. If you are eligible for another form of assistance, you will generally not be eligible for assistance under this scheme. Further information is available at Legal assistance for witnesses – Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion | Attorney-General's Department.
Australia2025 NHMRC-Horizon Europe
The 2025 NHMRC-Horizon Europe grant opportunity supports Australian participation in international collaborative research under Horizon Europe. Horizon Europe facilitates collaboration and strengthens research impact and innovation while tackling global challenges. NHMRC will invite Australia-based researchers who are listed on eligible applications deemed fundable by the European Commission (EC) to apply to NHMRC for support of the Australian component of research under the following topics submitted under the Horizon Europe topics listed in section 2.4 of the 2025 NHMRC-Horizon Europe Guidelines. Applicants should note that the topics are listed either under a single stage deadline model or a two-stage deadline model and have different submission dates: Single stage deadline model – 29 April 2026 Two-stage deadline model – 25 November 2026
AustraliaPartnership Projects 2026
Partnership Projects will support collaborations, within the Australian context, that translate research evidence into health policy and health practice, to improve health services and processes. The objectives of the Partnership Project scheme are to: • Meet the need for more effective integration of research evidence into health policy and service delivery • Create partnerships among policy makers, managers, service providers and researchers • Provide support to answer often complex and difficult questions that policy makers, managers and service providers face when making decisions and implementing policies that affect Australians’ health and health care • Be highly responsive to the priorities of government, the community and health professionals • Enable applicants to apply for funding at any time during the year to allow researchers and Partner Organisations to develop timely collaborations.
Australia2026 NHMRC-GACD: Multisectoral Approaches
Together with other Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) Associate Members, NHMRC is inviting investigators to submit applications for implementation research maximising collaboration and coordination with sectors and in settings beyond the healthcare system to tackle chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) (as defined by the World Bank) and/or underserved populations in high-income countries (HICs). For NHMRC funding support in HICs, research must focus on Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities. The objective of the 2026 NHMRC-GACD grant opportunity is to fund implementation research focused on strategies leveraging opportunities provided by settings and sectors beyond the health system in LMICs and/or for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia. While the focus is on settings outside of the healthcare system, collaboration with the relevant healthcare system(s) as part of the project is expected to facilitate effective design and knowledge mobilisation.
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