Free Australian grant finder
Browse Australian government grants, business grants, startup grants, research grants, and non-profit funding opportunities. Beta Docs helps you search current grant programs, compare eligibility requirements, and check whether a grant is worth applying for before you spend hours reading guidelines.
The Beta Docs grant database currently indexes 1,000 funding opportunities, including 317 open grants and 104 grants with an eligibility checker. Use the interactive filters to search by sector, state, applicant type, funding purpose, status, and amount.
Start with these high-interest grant pages, including programs for small businesses, startups, community organisations, and heritage projects. Each page includes grant details, eligibility guidance, and next steps for applicants.
A practical workplace safety rebate for eligible small businesses.
Startup funding for NSW founders commercialising innovative products.
Funding for Australian heritage protection and conservation projects.
Grant funding for disability peer support and community connection programs.
Zero-interest loans for Australian businesses affected by market disruptions.
Infrastructure funding for multicultural community organisations.
Funding for accessible facilities that support people with disability.
Start with these grant pages, then use the live grant finder to filter by your location, organisation type, and funding needs.
Open now · New South Wales
The $1,000 SafeWork small business rebate helps eligible New South Wales small businesses, sole traders, charities and not-for-profits buy approved workplace health and safety items. It reimburses up to $1,000 of eligible item costs after the business owner completes an eligible SafeWork NSW education activity.
Open now · Victoria
The Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation established an emergency response grant for Indigenous corporations whose property was directly affected by recent bushfires. Grants of up to $20,000 are available to help immediately secure and clean up damaged properties.
Open now · South Australia
This South Australian program provides fee relief to commercial fishers, aquaculture operators and charter boat licence holders impacted by the 2025 harmful algal bloom affecting South Australia’s coastline. Relief is issued as 25% of total eligible annual fees for the affected quarter from April to June 2025.
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The 2025 NHMRC-Horizon Europe grant opportunity supports Australian participation in international collaborative research under Horizon Europe. NHMRC will invite eligible Australia-based researchers on fundable European Commission applications to apply for support for the Australian component of collaborative research.
Open now · Queensland
This grant provides financial support to small businesses in defined Queensland disaster areas affected by the 2025 North and Far North Tropical Low event. It assists businesses that were unable to trade or experienced at least a 60 per cent drop in revenue due to the disaster.
Open now · Queensland
This grant provides financial support to small businesses in defined Western Queensland disaster areas affected by the Western Queensland Surface Trough and Associated Rainfall and Flooding event from 21 March to 19 May 2025. It is intended to assist businesses that were unable to trade or experienced at least a 60 per cent drop in revenue due to the disaster.
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The Indigenous Employment Initiative funds organisations to create entry-level employment and training opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in non-clinical aged care roles. It aims to support culturally safe, trauma aware and healing informed aged care services for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across Australia.
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This grant opportunity supports Australian participation and collaboration in transnational research projects under the European Partnership for Brain Health. Funding is available for Australia-based researchers participating in eligible consortia in brain health research, including neurological, mental, sensory and neurodegenerative disorders.
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NHMRC is inviting applications for implementation research on multisectoral approaches to tackle chronic non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries and/or underserved populations in high-income countries. For NHMRC support in high-income countries, research must focus on Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities.
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The 2026 NHMRC-Horizon Europe grant opportunity supports Australian participation in international collaborative research under Horizon Europe. It provides funding for the Australian component of eligible research projects involving Australia-based researchers on applications deemed fundable by the European Commission.
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This grant opportunity supports Australian participation in a joint research programme with the Swiss National Science Foundation. It funds collaborative Australian-Swiss research projects focused on artificial intelligence in healthcare for underrepresented population groups.
Open now · Northern Territory
The Biz Secure Program provides co-funding to Northern Territory business owners, landlords and eligible body corporates to improve the safety and security of premises against break-ins and crime. Eligible applicants can receive up to 75% of approved costs for security upgrades, capped at $15000 GST exclusive per location.
Closing soon · Tasmania
Funding for Tasmanian employers to improve literacy and numeracy in their workplace. The program supports businesses and organisations to help workers build language, literacy and numeracy skills through Get Ready Grants and Workplace Grants.
Open now · Queensland
Funding supports priority transport access projects for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and regional development, including tourism and freight transport in remote areas. The page states there is no application process because recipients are defined for priority projects.
View grant details →Open now · Australian Capital Territory
This grant supports Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisations that provide culturally appropriate human services to the ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. It offers funding for establishment and expansion activities in the ACT.
Open now · Australia
Accelerated Depreciation for Primary Producers provides tax deductions for certain depreciating assets used in primary production. It covers assets such as water facilities, fencing assets, fodder storage assets and horticultural plants under special depreciation rules.
View grant details →Open now · Western Australia
Funding is available to accelerate the development and implementation of mineral carbonation, an industrial-scale process to convert CO2 into a stable form using mining wastes and byproducts. The program supports breakthrough, innovation and rapid response research streams in Western Australia.
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Accelerating Commercialisation provided advice and matched grant funding to help businesses, start-ups and researchers take a novel product, process or service to market. The program included a guidance stage with an independent facilitator and a merit-based grant stage for commercialisation projects. The program is now closed.
Open now · Australian Capital Territory
The ACT Microcredit Loan Program provides interest free or low interest loans to low income ACT residents to help them start or expand a business. Loan recipients may also access mentoring, peer support and networking events.
Open now · South Australia
The South Australian Government is offering additional financial support to businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to continue skills training through apprenticeships and traineeships. Available support includes an employer bonus payment and travel and accommodation allowances.
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The Advancing Renewables Program is an ongoing ARENA funding opportunity for low emissions projects and activities involving renewable energy technologies. It supports projects aligned with ARENA's investment focus areas, including ultra low-cost solar, renewable electricity transition, clean hydrogen, low emissions metals and transport decarbonisation.
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The Advancing Renewables Program provides businesses with funding or finance to develop renewable energy technologies. It supports projects that help optimise the transition to renewable electricity, commercialise clean hydrogen, and support the transition to low emissions metals.
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The Afghanistan Inquiry Legal Assistance Scheme funds reasonable legal representation and disbursement costs for current and former Australian Defence Force members involved in criminal investigations or prosecutions arising from the Afghanistan Inquiry. It supports legal advice, defence of charges, and giving evidence in related proceedings.
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This targeted non-competitive grant provides aged care infrastructure funding to address critical and urgent needs in thin markets. Organisations are invited by the department where infrastructure support is needed to maintain or secure access to funded aged care services.
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