Driving the Nation
Energy funding, offered by Australian Renewable Energy Agency.
Ongoing intake
Applications are accepted continuously and the funder publishes no closing date. Ongoing programs do get paused or closed without notice, so this one is re-read nightly.
- Funding
- Not stated
- Where
- ACT, NSW, VIC, SA, WA, QLD, NT, TAS, Administered TerritoriesCommonwealth of Australia
- Opened
- 9 December 2025
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Who can apply
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Eligibility, in Australian Renewable Energy Agency's own words
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What Driving the Nation funds
The Driving the Nation Program is continuously open for applications that contribute to the Program Objectives: Overcome barriers to accelerate uptake of ZEVs. Optimise the integration of BEVs into the grid. Demonstrate new technology, use cases and business models for ZEVs. Increase skills, capacity and knowledge relevant to ZEV technologies. In addition, projects are required to align with one or more of the Driving the Nation Focus Areas.
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How to apply
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About Driving the Nation
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When does Driving the Nation close?
Australian Renewable Energy Agency accepts applications on an ongoing basis and publishes no closing date. Ongoing rounds do get paused and closed without much notice, so this listing is re-read every night and the alert list is told the day it changes.
How much funding is available through Driving the Nation?
Australian Renewable Energy Agency does not publish a funding amount for this program, so this page does not show one. The figure, where there is one, is in the guidelines Australian Renewable Energy Agency publishes on their own page, which this record names and carries the link to.
Who can apply for Driving the Nation?
Australian Renewable Energy Agency does not publish a structured list of eligible applicant types. The eligibility criteria Australian Renewable Energy Agency publishes in their own guidelines are the ones that count, and this record carries the link to them.
Is Driving the Nation still open?
It was ongoing intake when we last read Australian Renewable Energy Agency's own page, on 24 Oct 2026. Every source is re-read nightly and this page carries the date of the last read.
Who runs Driving the Nation, and does GrantWindow take a cut?
Driving the Nation is offered by Australian Renewable Energy Agency in Commonwealth of Australia. Applications are made through the funder, never through GrantWindow: we take no applications, charge no fee and act as no intermediary. Any site offering to apply on your behalf for a government grant is worth a very careful look.
Where this record came from
Sourced from GrantConnect (grants.gov.au), © Commonwealth of Australia, used under CC BY 4.0.
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- Published underCC BY 4.0CC BY 4.0 (Australian Government default open licence)
- Last checked24 Oct 2026The day we last read this program on the funder's own page.
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