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MRFF – Traumatic Brain Injury Mission – 2026 Traumatic Brain Injury Grant Opportunity
The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Mission aims to enable or support research designed to improve the lives of all Australians who experience a TBI. The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support medical research and medical innovation projects that: Stream 1 (Priority area 2.1, Targeted Call for Research): test the efficacy and complete a process evaluation of novel treatments, clinical indicators and/or interventions for moderate to severe TBI in reducing time spent in acute care and/or improving long-term patient outcomes. Stream 2 (Priority area 2.3, Targeted Call for Research): conduct research to support effective national adoption and best practice use of clinical guidelines and protocols for mild TBI, including integration of prognostic and predictive approaches, and assessing and addressing barriers to implementation and inequalities including in all of: - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people - People affected by family, domestic and sexual violence - Older people - Rural, regional and remote populations in geographically diverse areas - Culturally and linguistically diverse populations The intended outcome of the research is to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians by: Stream 1: improving acute care and/or long term outcomes for moderate to severe TBI. Stream 2: improving uptake of and access to best practice care for people with mild TBI. Applicants to this grant opportunity must propose research that addresses one of the two Streams of research. This grant opportunity is being administered by NHMRC on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. Further information on the Medical Research Future Fund is available from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing's website. A list of Eligible Organisations can be found on the NHMRC List of MRFF Eligible Organisations webpage.
AustraliaMarket Adjustment Program
The Market Adjustment Program grant opportunity builds on the Government’s existing Market Adjustment Program which supports residential aged care providers (providers) that are facing financial viability concerns by expanding that support to Support at Home providers. The program provides funding (including ‘critical failure’ funding) to avoid premature aged care provider closures and, in appropriate situations, to support orderly exits and service or provider consolidation. In addition, the program may also fund initiatives aimed at improving business capability (to reduce likelihood of deteriorating performance). The overarching program intent is to reduce the risk to the safety of care recipients from disorderly closures or financial failure. The Market Adjustment Program Grant Opportunity is to safeguard continuity of care for care recipients through support for providers that are in most need of funding assistance, are strategically important (including those in thin markets) and require support to improve business capability and operations. The MAP grant opportunity will provide grant funding through three streams: Stream 1: Improvement of Business Operations Stream 2: Sale or Closure Stream 3: Critical Failure Grant amounts and the funding stream will be determined by the Department of Health and Aged Care (the department) on a case-by-case basis based on the department’s assessment of the provider’s risk profile and value for money. An applicant can only apply for the Stream the department issues an Invitation to Apply for. To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side.
AustraliaBuilding Early Education Fund – Small-Scale Grant Opportunity
The purpose of the Small-Scale Grant Round is to provide capital grants to high-quality not-for-profit small providers to undertake construction for the delivery of new or expanded Centre-Based Day Care (CBDC) services. Funding is also available to not-for-profit providers to modify buildings to facilitate the provision of in-venue Family Day Care (FDC) by a high-quality provider in areas where no ECEC is available.
AustraliaRural Financial Counselling Service Program 2027 to 2032
The Australian Government is inviting applications through an open process to apply to deliver services under 1.12 Rural Programs, Rural Financial Counselling Services from 2027 to 2032. This initiative provides free and independent financial counselling to eligible farmers, fishers, foresters and small-related enterprises who are experiencing, or at risk, of financial hardship. This program is ongoing and is subject to regular and open approaches to market. Funding rounds and approaches have been continually reviewed and adjusted over the years to improve the performance of the program and drive efficiencies to support structural adjustment in the agricultural sector in times of financial hardship. The objective of the program is to support structural adjustment through transitioning clients out of immediate financial crisis or concerns, assessing business viability to make informed decisions about the future of the business and improving financial wellbeing and resilience through building clients’ financial knowledge and skills, and by referring clients to other professional services. The ultimate outcome is financially capable agricultural, fishing and forestry businesses that are profitable, financially self-reliant and resilient. Grantees drive these changes through case management and effective and efficient client engagement. A key performance indicator for the program is that a minimum of 80% of clients receiving services are case-managed and on exiting the service have come to a better understanding of their financial position and have met their goals to make an informed decision outlined in the program outcomes and objectives listed in the program logic.
AustraliaTCR: Serving and Ex-Serving Australian Defence Force Members Mental Health and Wellbeing 2026
In response to the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, the Australian Government has committed $10 million through the NHMRC to support high-quality research into the health and wellbeing of serving and ex-serving Australian Defence Force (ADF) members. This TCR aims to generate high-quality evidence and develop practical, implementable actions to improve mental and physical health and promote wellbeing among serving and ex-serving ADF members, with consideration given to the impact on their support networks, including family, dependants and carers. The objectives of this TCR are to facilitate research that: • Focuses on translation and implementation, with actions and methods that can be adopted by mainstream community health services. • Targets prevention and early intervention strategies that improve long-term health outcomes and builds the evidence base for scalable and implementable programs and/or strategies that aim to improve holistic and functional outcomes throughout the patient journey. • Promotes collaborative and multidisciplinary research approaches that recognise the complex and intersecting physical and mental health needs of serving and ex-serving ADF members, and ways to improve these through prevention and early intervention. The expected outcomes of this TCR are to: • Support the development and implementation of programs, policies and activities that prevent suicidality, suicidal distress and acute mental health crises among serving and ex-serving ADF members, while optimising treatment, and improving equitable access to care services. • Address the intersection of complex mental and physical health conditions and the needs of serving and ex-serving ADF members through collaborative and multidisciplinary approaches to care.
AustraliaAustralia-Korea Foundation (AKF) 2026-27 Grant Round
The Australia-Korea Foundation (AKF) offers annual grant funding to support projects that promote the AKF objectives: increase public awareness of Australia in Korea, and of Korea in Australia, and the importance of the bilateral relationship; develop partnerships, collaborations and people-to-people links (including with diaspora) in areas of shared interest in the bilateral, regional and global context, and increase Australians’ ability to effectively engage with Korea and Koreans’ ability to effectively engage with Australia.
AustraliaCooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) - Round 19
This grant supports short-term (up to 3 years), industry-led research collaborations. Projects must: develop a product, service or process that will solve problems for industry and deliver real outcomes benefit small to medium enterprises (SMEs). You can use the funding to cover costs directly related to your project including: new research proof of concept activities pre-commercialisation of research outcomes industry-focused education and training activities conferences, workshops, symposia related to the joint research information sharing and communications related to the research. This is not a complete list and other costs may also be eligible. There is no specific amount of funding allocated to each CRC-P round. The number of CRC Projects we fund in each selection round depends on the applications received and available Program funding. Applicants must at least match the amount of grant funding sought through cash and/or in-kind contributions.
AustraliaIdeas Grants 2026
The objective of the Ideas Grant scheme is to support innovative research projects addressing specific question(s). The expected outcomes are: • innovative and creative research • funding of researchers at all career stages • funding any area of health and medical research from discovery to implementation. It is expected that the CIA will have the capability to lead the team in achieving the project aims. Only applications that address the intended objective and outcomes will be competitive for funding. The Ideas Grant scheme is not intended to support research where a clinical trial or cohort study is the primary objective, and applications meeting that description should be submitted to the Clinical Trial and Cohort Studies Grant scheme. Where applications have elements consistent with both the Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grant scheme and the Ideas Grant scheme, applicants should decide where the project is predominantly suited, based on the objectives and intended outcomes of the respective schemes and where the application would receive the most appropriate peer review. Applicants should also anticipate a high level of interest in this grant opportunity, and it is expected to be highly competitive. Applications, including the budgets, should be carefully scrutinised within the Administering Institution prior to submission to NHMRC to ensure that the application will have the best chance to be considered favourable during NHMRC peer review.
AustraliaCarbon Capture Technologies Program – Round 2
The Carbon Capture Technologies Program aims to accelerate the research, development and demonstration of novel and emerging carbon management technologies to address Australia’s hard-to-abate emissions and residual emissions. Grants will be offered to pilot and demonstration projects that capture, utilise and remove CO2 and have the potential to create new, low-emissions or net-zero industries. Examples of eligible technologies, include but are not limited to: novel or emerging carbon capture and/or utilisation for hard-to-abate sectors novel or emerging carbon removal technologies such as direct air capture enhanced rock weathering biomass carbon removal and storage, including durable sequestration of carbon in biochar mineral carbonation technology, such as capturing carbon in building and other materials. Conventional and land-based approaches that leverage natural biological systems, without technological intervention, are not eligible. This includes: afforestation/reforestation, peatland or wetland restoration agroforestry are excluded from this program. The objectives of the program are to: accelerate the development of emerging priority CO2 capture, utilisation, and removal technologies support research, development and demonstration to advance technological and commercial readiness of novel or emerging carbon capture, utilisation and removal technologies in hard-to-abate industries such as cement, chemicals and steel demonstrate verifiable permanence of CO2 sequestered via a range of utilisation applications support capability development in novel or emerging carbon removal technologies.
AustraliaJournalism Assistance Fund
The Journalism Assistance Fund Program, running over 3 years from 2025-26, was announced as part of the News Media Assistance Program (News MAP). News MAP aims to support public interest journalism and media diversity in Australia - recognising these are critical to a healthy democracy, social cohesion and informed citizens. Organisations producing core news content will be eligible for funding. The funding will provide a proportion of the wages for journalists producing core news content that is distributed digitally. The program aims to: support the sustainability of Australian news publishers in the face of significant disruption to the media sector support the creation of digitally distributed news content, encourage continued employment of journalists who primarily produce news that is in the Australian public interest build and maintain social cohesion in Australia
AustraliaAustralian Laureate Fellowships for funding commencing in 2027
The Australian Laureate Fellowships grant opportunity encourages applications from the highest-quality researchers by providing eligible Australian Laureate Fellows with project funding in addition to a salary and salary-related (on-cost) support. We may name two successful Australian Laureate Fellows as the Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellow and the Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellow. The Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellowship may be available to a highly ranked female participant from the humanities, arts and social science disciplines. The Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship may be available to a highly ranked female participant from the science and technology disciplines. Recipients will be provided with additional funding to undertake an ambassadorial role to promote women in research. The Australian Laureate Fellowships objectives are to: attract and retain outstanding researchers and research leaders of international reputation, with exceptional ability to lead, collaborate, mentor and supervise, and enhance their capacity to create an enduring legacy; build focus and scale in research by forging new links among researchers, the international research community and/or industry and other research end-users; support a program of innovative and ground-breaking research that addresses a significant problem or gap in knowledge; create a cohesive research program and implementation plan that represents value for money; provide an excellent research training environment and exemplary opportunity to nurture early or mid-career researchers; produce new or advanced knowledge resulting from the outcomes of the research with economic, commercial, environmental, social and/or cultural benefits for Australia, and to enhance research in Australian Government priority areas.
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AustraliaCooperative Research Centres Round 27
CRC Grants are part of the CRC Program. The CRC Program supports industry, research and the community in 2 ways: CRC Grants – support medium to long term industry-led collaborative research of between 3 and 10 years. CRC Projects (CRC-P) grants – support short term, industry-led collaborative research, for up to 3 years. CRC Grants provide funding for collaborations to solve industry identified problems. CRCs must: be a medium to long-term industry-led collaborative research program aim to solve industry identified problems and improve the competitiveness, productivity and sustainability of Australian industries include an industry-focused education and training program, including a PhD program that builds capability and capacity increase research and development (R&D) capacity in small to medium enterprises (SMEs) encourage industry take up of research There is no specified limit to funding for each CRC. However, the number of CRC Grants we fund in each selection round depends on the applications received and available funding. Applicants must at least match the amount of grant funding sought through cash and/or in-kind contributions.
AustraliaDiscovery Projects for funding commencing in 2027
The Discovery Projects scheme provides grant funding to support research projects that may be undertaken by individual researchers or research teams. The Discovery Projects scheme objectives are to: support excellent pure basic, strategic basic and applied research, and research training, across all disciplines excluding clinical and other medical research, that addresses a significant problem or gap in knowledge and represents value for money; expand research capacity in Australia by supporting excellent researchers and teams; foster national and international research collaboration; create new knowledge with economic, commercial, environmental, social and/or cultural benefits for Australia; and enhance the scale and focus of research in Australian Government priority areas.
AustraliaArts and Screen Employment Pathways Pilot Program
The grant opportunity is seeking applications from eligible service providers to deliver temporary employment placements through the Arts and Screen Employment Pathways Pilot Program (the Program). The Program will match early to mid-career d/Deaf and disabled artists and arts workers with arts, cultural, screen and digital games organisations for temporary paid job placements of up to 12 months, for any art form and any position level across Australia. The successful service provider/s will be responsible for recruiting, selecting and matching host organisations and participants, and providing oversight of the placements.
AustraliaAustralian Government International Exhibitions Insurance (AGIEI) program 2026
The Australian Government International Exhibitions Insurance (AGIEI) program is a funding program designed to offset insurance costs for touring major exhibitions of cultural material. Generally, these exhibitions include works from international collections. The program aims to assist cultural institutions to provide access to significant cultural material the Australian public would not otherwise have an opportunity to access. By providing assistance with insurance costs, the Australian Government is able to encourage and support the staging of major exhibitions drawn from some of the world’s most historically significant and culturally rich collections.
AustraliaBuilding Excellence in Support and Training (BEST) Program 2026–27
The Australian Government is inviting organisations via a demand driven process to apply to deliver services under the Building Excellence in Support and Training (BEST) Program. The BEST Program 2026–27 will run over a 3-year period, commencing in the financial year 2026–27, ending in financial year 2028–29. The BEST Program forms part of the Australian Government’s commitment to supporting the role of ex-service organisation (ESO) compensation and wellbeing advocates, who provide advice and assistance to the veteran and defence communities. The BEST Program has been updated and simplified in response to the recommendations from the Senate Standing Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee Inquiry into issues relating to advocacy services for veterans accessing compensation and income support, and recommendation 99 of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide final report. The objectives of the BEST Program are to assist ESOs to: provide free advocacy services to veterans and families of veterans improve the quality of claims received by DVA at the primary determining level promote the provision of wellbeing services to the veteran and defence communities. The intended outcomes of the BEST Program are to ensure: the veteran and defence communities have access to free compensation and wellbeing advocacy services the veteran and defence communities benefit from ESO advocates who can lodge claims with DVA that are of a high standard and contain all required information to enable timely and quality decisions at no cost to the veteran ESO advocates can assist in improving claims assessment efficiency.
AustraliaKokoda Track Memorial Walkway 2026-2030
The Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway (KTMW) grant opportunity will run over 4 years from 2026-27 to 2029-30. The program was announced as an election commitment under Labour's Cost Plan to Build Australia's Future. The KTMW grant forms part of DVA's Program 3.2 - Commemorative Activities. The purpose of the grant is to support KTMW in commemorating the service of Second World War service personnel, by providing a financial contribution to its operation and maintenance costs and activities towards sustainability for a limited term. Funding will support the volunteers and staff to deliver education programs, the free school visitation program, commemorative services, and to develop a more financially sustainable operating model. The objectives of the program are: to provide a financial contribution towards KTMW’s operation and maintenance costs, that does not duplicate the funding provided by other state or federal government sources; and to enable KTMW to develop strategies, explore and implement a financially sustainable operating model by 30 June 2030. The intended outcomes of the program are: The Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway continues to be a significant place of remembrance for those Australian service personnel who fought in the Second World War and is utilised as an educational resource. KTMW’s operational and fundraising model is enhanced allowing for greater financial and operational sustainability by June 2030. This grant is for a non-ongoing program, and the grant will terminate at the end of the grant period. No further funding will be available.
AustraliaRed Centre Tourism Development Fund
Program objective The objective of the Program is to develop new and innovative tourism offerings or upgrade existing products and experiences in the Red Centre (Alice Springs, MacDonnell, Barkly and Lasseter tourism regions). Projects must support a bookable product or experience. Intended program outcomes renewed tourism interest and activity in the Red Centre development of tourism offerings in the Red Centre region to diversify/compliment gaps in the market increased visitation and spend in the Red Centre improved local employment opportunities increased positive reputation of the Red Centre as a destination Grant amounts The Australian Government has announced a total of $2.5 million program funding for the Red Centre Tourism Development Fund. The minimum grant amount is $10,000. The maximum grant amount is $250,000. You will be required to contribute an amount of cash towards the grant activities. This amount will be between 25% to 50% of the total cost of the project. The program will run over the 2025-26 and 2026-27 financial years.
AustraliaLGBTIQA+ Health Program – Round 1
These guidelines contain information for grants available through the LGBTIQA+ Health Program (LHP) which is administered by LGBTIQ+ Health Australia on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. The LHP contributes to delivery of the National Action Plan for the Health and Wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ People 2025–2035, in line with the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 and Commonwealth Grants Rules and Principles 2024. Organisations with specialist expertise in LGBTIQA+ health and wellbeing are invited to apply for one-off competitive grants to support new and existing initiatives at the local, regional and national level that will foster access to appropriate, culturally sound and inclusive health care. The LHP will contain multiple funding rounds, and the design of future rounds may be refined based on the outcomes and feedback of previous rounds. The Australian Government has allocated a total of $11.939 million until the 2027-2028 financial year (inclusive) for the LHP. Not all allocated funding is expected to be awarded in Round 1. To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side.
Australia2025-26 Australian Safeguards Support Program – Grant Program
This Grant provides the opportunity for the International Atomic Energy Agency to request extra-budgetary funding for its Development and Implementation Support (D&IS) Programme tasks for safeguards-related development, Implementation and training projects through the Australian Safeguards Support Program in the financial year 2025-2026.
AustraliaNational Collecting Institutions Touring and Outreach Program 2026
The objectives of the National Collecting Institutions Touring and Outreach Program are to: increase overall levels of touring by National Collecting Institutions with particular emphasis on multiple venue tours; promote broad access to Australian cultural material through touring works from the collections of the National Collecting Institutions, with particular emphasis on providing access for audiences in regional areas; promote international awareness of Australia’s cultural heritage through touring Australian cultural material from National Collecting Institutions overseas; expand Australian appreciation of international cultural material through enabling National Collecting Institutions to bring works from international collections for exhibition or touring within Australia; and encourage partnerships and collaboration between the National Collecting Institutions and with other institutions (archives, galleries, libraries, and museums) across the collections sector, particularly in regional areas. Funding is delivered through two streams: projects involving either development of tours or delivery of tours, supporting costs such as research, design, production, transport, installation, and personnel. The Program delivers one funding round each year, usually opening in February/March and closing in late March/ early April. The Minister for the Arts (or their delegate) approves funding under the Program Guidelines.
AustraliaLinkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities for funding commencing in 2027
The Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) scheme provides funding for research infrastructure, equipment and facilities to Eligible Organisations. It enables researchers to participate in cooperative initiatives so that expensive research infrastructure, equipment and facilities can be shared between higher education organisations and also with industry. The scheme also fosters collaboration through its support of the cooperative use of international or national research facilities. LIEF grant applications are accepted once a year. The minimum level of funding provided by the ARC is $150,000 per year. The LIEF scheme objectives are to: support excellent pure basic, strategic basic and applied research and research training, across all disciplines excluding clinical and other medical research, through the acquisition (purchase, upgrade, construction, transportation, installation, and/or maintenance) of research equipment and infrastructure and access to national and international research facilities; encourage Eligible Organisations to develop collaborative arrangements with other Eligible Organisations and/or Partner Organisations for the acquisition and use of research equipment and infrastructure or access to national and international facilities; enhance the scale and focus of research in areas of existing and/or emerging research strength; and expand the availability of research infrastructure for the broader research community.
AustraliaSponsorship Grants for Student Science Engagement and International Competitions 2026
This grant opportunity provides funding to eligible entities to facilitate student participation in a project involving in-person or virtual STEM events, activities, or competitions hosted in Australia or overseas. The intended outcomes of the opportunity are to: support Australian students to develop STEM skills increase the number of students applying to participate in domestic and international STEM competitions and events increase the number of students participating in STEM education and going on to a career in STEM increase engagement and participation in groups underrepresented in STEM. This grant opportunity aims to increase STEM participation among students from schools with lower Index of Community Socio-educational Advantage (ICSEA) values. Up to $1.6 million is available for this grant opportunity for the 2025-26 financial year. Stream 1: At least $1 million in funding is available for applications on behalf of Australian student(s) enrolled in a school with an ICSEA value of 1000 or below. Funding under this stream does not cover participation in international competitions held overseas. Stream 2: Up to $600,000 in funding is available for applications on behalf of Australian student(s) enrolled in schools with any ICSEA value. Funding under this stream is intended for participation in in-person or virtual international STEM competitions held overseas. Multiple applications can be made from a single applicant for different STEM events, activities or competitions. However, when totalled, the funding requested across all applications cannot exceed $15,000 for Stream 1 and $25,000 for Stream 2. The maximum funding that may be requested across both streams is $40,000. For more information about the minimum and maximum amounts of funding available per applicant and per student by each stream, please refer to section 3.1 of the grant opportunity guidelines.
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