We provide grants, invest in new initiatives and support you to:
- help boost productivity and exports
- protect our environment and heritage
- promote climate action
We use tenders to buy goods and services from other organisations.
Support and concessions
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Bushfire recovery
Financial support to recover from bushfires. Includes funding to help farmers, rural communities and those working with injured wildlife.
Drought and rural support
Funds to help manage current conditions and prepare for future drought.
See all drought and rural support we provide.
Environment tax concessions
We provide tax concessions for donations to eligible organisations. These organisations do work to conserve and protect the natural environment.
Partnerships
We can use partnerships to help address the complex challenges we face.
Share your ideas for new partnerships
Partnership call: National Food Waste Governance Entity
Grants
Explore all available grants (GrantConnect website).
Traceability Grants Program
Supports projects to enhance the supply chain traceability systems and arrangements. These support the export of our agricultural commodities.
Round 2 of the Traceability Grants Program is now open (25 November 2020), with applications closing on 21 January 2021.
Closed grants
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Australia-China Agricultural Cooperation Agreement (ACACA) Program
The ACACA program funds activities that enhance agricultural cooperation between Australia and China. This includes technical exchanges, conferences, trade missions, workshops and feasibility studies.
Applications closed 12 February 2020.
Agricultural Trade and Market Access Cooperation (ATMAC) program
ATMAC grants support projects or initiatives that contribute to our agricultural trade with overseas markets. Grants range from $20,000 to $400,000.
Applications closed 31 January 2020.
Communities Combating Pests and Weed Impacts During Drought
Open to drought-affected local councils to help manage pest animals and weeds.
Applications closed 5 February 2020.
Educating Kids About Agriculture: Kids to Farms Grant Program
This program provides opportunities for successful applicants to educate children about:
- where and how their food and fibre are produced
- the role and importance of agriculture to Australia’s way of life, regional communities and the economy.
Applications closed 26 February 2020.
Our Marine Parks Grants Program
Grants of up to $500,000 to support projects that help us deliver marine parks that are healthy, resilient and well managed.
Applications closed 28 February 2020.
Apply now at Community Grants Hub.
Package Assisting Small Exporters
This program supports small exporters to overcome the barriers they face when exporting.
Applications closed 28 February 2020.
Grants reporting
We report on our grants by:
- providing information on each grant through GrantConnect
- listing all approved grants (under senate order listing 16)
- listing all grant contracts worth $100,000 or more (under senate order listing 13).
Tenders
We advertise all open approaches to market on AusTender when we buy goods and services.
Register to AusTender to be notified of opportunities related to your business.
The Department of Finance publishes details about how we manage government procurement.