Grants Closing in December
Livestock Transport Industry Transition Closes 1 Dec. support for livestock transport businesses, including those who have made investments in transportation of sheep and the delivery of essential export-related goods such as feed, bedding, water systems, veterinary supplies and handling equipment specifically for the live sheep export by sea trade, to transition to other transport-related activities which may require further investment.
Farm Business Transition Program Round. Closes 1 Dec. application of research and development innovations and extension activities, and investment in on-farm infrastructure and improvements to increase the uptake of alternative farming systems and practices.
Creative Australia Music Australia Export Development Fund. Closes Tuesday, 2 December 2025.
- International Performance and Touring Activity: Grants offer matched funding of up to $75,000 for Australian contemporary music artists undertaking international tours or performances.
- Music Australia Export Development Fund: International Professional and Artistic Development: Offers matched funding up to $15,000 for international professional development activities (e.g., residencies, songwriting camps, overseas production) for Australian music professionals
Waste and Resource Recovery Board High Priority Infrastructure Grant - Round 3 open 26 November 2025, closing 30 January 2026. A $5 million funding pool will support industry, local government, community, and not-for-profit projects that build or upgrade waste and resource recovery infrastructure—such as recycling centres, tip-shops, and food-organics collection facilities. The program, delivered through the Tasmanian Waste and Resource Recovery Board and funded by the landfill levy, supports the state’s transition to a circular economy. Two online information sessions for applicants will be held at 11am on 12 November and 3 December 2025.
Australian Heritage Grants 2025-26 closes 5 December. funding to help protect and promote the National Heritage Values of places on the National Heritage List.
Australian Small Business Advisory Services Digital Solutions Round 3 closes 5 Dec. To assist service providers to offer low-cost, high-quality advisory services to help small businesses to adopt digital tools, across 5 priority capabilities: introduction to digitalising your small business, social media, digital marketing and selling online using business software AI and emerging technologies, cybersecurity and data privacy.
Funding to support advisory services to lift small businesses’ digital adoption, round 3 closes 5 December. This grant will help service providers to deliver low cost, high quality advisory services to help small businesses to adopt digital tools. ASBAS Digital Solutions Round 3 will assist service providers in offering low-cost, high-quality advisory services to help small businesses adopt digital tools across five priority capabilities: introduction to digitalising your small business. social media, digital marketing and selling online. using business software. AI and emerging technologies. cybersecurity and data privacy.
Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support program closes 5 December. 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.
Farm Debt Mediation Grant Program 2024-25 closes 5 December 2025. Farmers can receive a $3,000 grant to pay for mediation fees, professional advisory services relevant to mediation travel, accommodation, or room rental.
Not-for-Profit Organisation Disaster Preparedness Grant Program closes 5 December 2025. Natural disasters and other emergencies have the potential to significantly disrupt lives. People who are reliant on third-party services to meet essential needs can be at risk of being impacted to a greater degree, particularly if the services they are reliant on are themselves impacted. Grants of up to $20,000 will be made available to not-for-profit organisations to develop a plan for the continuity of their critical services during and after a disaster (service continuity plan); and/or implement identified priority actions in their plan.
Cameron Baird VC MG Scholarship 2026 - closes 12 December 2025. The Scholarships provide an opportunity for two students to learn about the values that defined Corporal Baird’s life and to apply those values in their own pursuit of excellence.
The 2026 Prime Minister's Prizes for Science - closes 15 Dec. for demonstrated achievements in: scientific research and research-based innovation the practice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge systems excellence in science teaching.
Community Action Fund. Applications will be assessed bimonthly until 31 December 2025. The Tasmanian Community Fund is calling for applications from not-for-profit community organisations for projects that support strong, vibrant and resilient communities, through programs and activities that remove barriers to learning for 8–19-year olds and build leadership capability and capacity across the community.
Federal Government Energy Bill Relief Extension 2025 – Small Businesses. Closes 31 December 2025. provides a one-time payment of $150 for all Australian businesses. If a business is supplied electricity by a licensed electricity retailer (such as Aurora Energy, 1st Energy, Solstice, Momentum, CovaU or Energy Locals), their retailer will automatically apply the bill relief to their electricity account, and they will not be required to take any action.
2025 Apprentice and Trainee Training Fund - closes 31 December 2025. The Apprentice and Trainee Training Fund provides grants to Skills Tasmania-endorsed registered training organisations to subsidise the cost of delivering training and assessment and associated learner support services to Tasmanian apprentices and trainees.
Any registered Australian community group, sporting club or not-for-profit organisation can apply. We’ll award a grant of $1,000 each month over the next 12 months, beginning in March 2025. We’ll also award a major grant of $10,000 at the end of the program Jan 2026.
Whether you need new boots for your footy club, art supplies for your painting group, a special trip funded, or something else entirely – tell us how we can Help!
Sign up for Free NBN - up to 31 December 2025. Eligible families in Tasmania without broadband are encouraged to sign up for a free NBN connection for 12 months as part of the Albanese Government’s ongoing roll-out of the School Student Broadband Initiative (SSBI). To be eligible, a family must: Have a child living at home enrolled in an Australian school in 2025; Be referred by a nominating organisation; Have no active broadband service over the NBN network; and Live in a premise where they can access a standard NBN service.