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This page provides an alphabetical listing of federal environmental grants and other assistance. You can also contact your council for information on local environmental initiatives. Search our Government and business associations directory for your council's contact details.
| Name of grant | Description | Administering agency |
|---|---|---|
| AAA provides a large range of programs to help primary producers in agriculture, fishing and forestry become more competitive, sustainable and profitable. | Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) | |
| Caring for our Country Program | Grants are available for national and statewide projects with a broad-scale focus, regional and multi-regional projects to conserve and repair our natural environment, and community and local projects to tackle a localised issue. | Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) together with the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. |
| Cleaner fuels grant scheme (CFGS) | Businesses that manufacture or import eligible cleaner fuels can register and claim for payments under this scheme. | Australian Taxation Office (ATO) |
| Climate Change Research Program | Provides research and communication and training funding to prepare the agriculture sector to manage climate change emissions and adaptation. | Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) |
| Climate Change Adjustment Program | Provides primary producers with professional advice, training and adjustment assistance to cope with present and future climatic changes that affect farming. | Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) |
| Climate Ready Program | Provides grants to support research and business development activities to develop solutions to climate change challenges. | AusIndustry |
| Commonwealth Environment Research Facilities (CERF) | CERF provides for research in areas of special strength or need as identified in priority research areas of nation-wide research and Marine and Tropical Sciences Research Facilities. | Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts |
| Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Program | The CRC Program links researchers with industry to share knowledge on environmental management and ecologically sustainable development. The program also has industry-specific education programs. | Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR) |
| Education for Sustainability Grants Program | The Program provides funding for projects in the following areas: community, further and higher education, and business and industry. | Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts |
| Energy Efficiency Opportunities | The Energy Efficiency Opportunities program encourages businesses to improve their energy efficiency. The program applies to corporations in all sectors of the economy. The program is mandatory for businesses using more than 0.5 petajoules (PJ) a year. | Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism (RET) |
| Energy grants credits scheme (ECGS) - alternative fuels | EGCS provides grants to businesses that use particular fuels for specified activities. | Australian Taxation Office (ATO) |
| Ethanol Distribution Program (EDP) | The EDP helps retail service stations offset costs to install or convert infrastructure to supply 10 per cent ethanol blended petrol. | AusIndustry |
| Eligible Australian ethanol producers can apply for funding under the EPG program that supports the use of biofuels in transport. | AusIndustry | |
| Exceptional Circumstances Advice and Re-training Grant | Provides access to professional advice and employment re-training grants for farmers exiting farming. | Centrelink |
| Exceptional Circumstances Exit Grant | Offers a one-off, taxable payment of up to $150 000 to assist farmers in the sale of their farm in Exceptional Circumstances zoned areas. | Centrelink |
| Exceptional Circumstances Interest Rate Subsidies | Provides business loan interest rate support to farms that are viable in the long term, but are in financial difficulties due to an Exceptional Circumstances event. | Centrelink |
| Exceptional Circumstances Relief Payment | Provides assistance to farmers living in areas affected by Exceptional Circumstances who are having difficulty meeting family and personal living expenses. | Centrelink |
| Exceptional Circumstances Relocation Grant | This grant aims to assist ex-farming families in Exceptional Circumstances declared areas to access job seeking and relocation assistance. | Centrelink |
| FarmReady | Provides funding to boost training opportunities for primary producers, and to enable industry, farming groups and natural resource management groups to develop strategies to adapt and respond to the impacts of climate change. | Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) |
| Fuel tax credits | Eligible businesses can register and claim for fuel tax credits when using particular fuels for specified activities. If you were a business claiming under the Energy Grants Credit Scheme (EGCS) and were registered for GST, you were automatically registered for fuel tax credits. | Australian Taxation Office (ATO) |
| Green Building Fund | Offers assistance for energy-efficient retro-fitting of existing buildings and support for training initiatives to improve the skills of building operators. | AusIndustry |
| Green Car Innovation Fund | Grants to help design, develop and manufacture low-emission, fuel-efficient cars and components in Australia. | AusIndustry |
| Interim Income Support for Farmers | Provides up to six months' income support for farmers in drought-affected areas outside of current Exceptional Circumstances zoned areas. | Centrelink |
| Land and Water Australia | Land and Water Australia provides funding for research and training related directly to the sustainable use and management of Australia's natural resources. | Land and Water Australia |
| Long Day Care (LDC) Capital Funding Program | The LDC Capital Funding Program aims to support existing services to child care operators to ensure financial viability in communities. | Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) |
| Low Emissions Technology and Abatement (LETA) | A range of programs supporting the identification and implementation of cost effective abatement opportunities and the uptake of small scale low emission technologies. | Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts |
| LETDF funds projects that demonstrate the commercial potential of new energy technologies or processes to deliver long term greenhouse gas emission reductions. | Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism (RET) | |
| National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Program Grant | The NHMRC Program Grant scheme provides support for teams of high calibre researchers to pursue broadly based collaborative research activities. | National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) |
| Product Stewardship for Oil (PSO) Program | The PSO Program provides benefits to eligible recyclers of used oil and businesses who use selected used oil. | Australian Taxation Office (ATO) |
| Re-tooling for Climate Change | Provides grants to improve manufacturing production processes to cut energy use and carbon emissions. | AusIndustry |
| REEF provides smaller businesses with venture capital and managerial advice to help support innovative renewable energy technologies and services. | AusIndustry | |
| Renewable Remote Power Generation Program (RRPGP) - Renewable Energy Water Pumping Sub-program (REWPS) | REWPS provides rebates for business, government and other incorporated organisations, to support the installation of renewable energy water pumping systems in those areas of Australia not close to a main-grid. | Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts |
| Renewable Remote Power Generation Program (RRPGP) | RRPGP provides financial support for the use of renewable generation technologies in remote areas of Australia that currently rely on fossil fuel for electricity supply. | Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts |
| Renewable Remote Power Generation Program (RRPGP) - Residential and Medium-Scale Sub-program | Rebates of up to 50 per cent of the capital cost of renewable generation and essential enabling equipment are available to support the installation of renewable generation systems. | Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and The Arts |
| Second Generation (Gen 2) Biofuels Research and Development Program | The Gen 2 Grants Program provides support for the research, development and pre-commercialisation of second generation biofuel technologies. | Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism (RET) |