By purpose · Energy
Energy grants in Australia
Australian grant programs for renewable energy, efficiency upgrades and emissions reduction, from the Commonwealth, every state and territory and local councils, with the closing month on the front of every entry.
- 331programs on record
- 44open now
- 20closing inside 60 days
- 10jurisdictions
Counted from the catalogue on 24 Oct 2026
November 2026 is the busiest month in this lane, at 12 of the 26 energy programs with a published closing date inside the next year.
Who writes the cheque for energy projects
A netball club and an exporter are both after funding and they should be looking in completely different places. Here is where this one is.
Funded from both ends.
45% of this lane is council money and 55% comes from a state, territory or Commonwealth agency, so both are worth an application and they are rarely the same size of cheque.
- 150Councils45%
- 134State and territory40%
- 47Commonwealth14%
Who signs the cheques
- Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water35
- Australian Government27
- Department of Government Services23
- New South Wales Government11
- City of Banyule9
- City of Kwinana9
- Rural City of Wangaratta8
- City of Maribyrnong7
99 separate funders run at least one energy program in this catalogue. The largest holds 11% of the lane on its own.
Closing soonest
The soonest deadlines in this lane. 20 energy programs close inside the next 60 days.
- Open nowLGACommunity FundingTown of CambridgeUp to $5.5kCloses November 2026
- Open nowNSWLow Carbon Liquid Fuels Project Development GrantDepartment of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water$500k to $2mCloses November 2026
- Open nowNTExpert to Educator Fund GrantDepartment of Education and TrainingAmount not statedCloses November 2026
- Open nowNTNT Clean Energy VET Accelerator Fund GrantDepartment of Education and TrainingAmount not statedCloses November 2026
- Open nowNSWAdvice and Planning - 2026/27Sound NSW (Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport)Up to $20kCloses November 2026
- Open nowLGAEnvironment grantsCity of BanyuleUp to $10kCloses November 2026
Also open
Open programs and ongoing intakes, in the same order: soonest deadline first. Colour down the left margin is how long is left.
| Grant | Funder | Where | Amount | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Day Grants | Gunnedah Shire Council | LGA | Up to $500 | November 2026 |
| Electric Vehicle Fleets Incentive: Kick-start Funding NSW | New South Wales Government | NSW | Not stated | November 2026 |
| Gunnedah Community Scholarship Fund | Gunnedah Shire Council | LGA | Not stated | November 2026 |
| Hello Tomorrow – Deep Technology Global Challenge | Defence Science Institute | VIC | Not stated | November 2026 |
| Net Zero Planning Grant Round 2 | Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water | NSW | Up to $25k | November 2026 |
| Section 356 Arts and Cultural Grants | Gunnedah Shire Council | LGA | Not stated | November 2026 |
| Solar for Apartment Residents (SoAR) - Boost | Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water | NSW | Up to $200k | December 2026 |
| Solar for Apartment Residents (SoAR) Grant Program | Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water | NSW | Up to $150k | December 2026 |
| Solar for Apartment Residents (SoAR) Grant Program NSW | New South Wales Government | NSW | Up to $150k | December 2026 |
| First Nations Renewable Hydrogen Engagement Fund Round 2 | Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water | AU | Not stated | December 2026 |
| Carbon Innovation Grants Program WA | Government of Western Australia | WA | $50k to $1.5m | December 2026 |
| On-Farm Energy and Electrification Demonstration Program | Department of Government Services | VIC | $200k to $750k | December 2026 |
| On-Farm Energy and Electrification Demonstration Program VIC | Victorian Government | VIC | $200k to $750k | December 2026 |
| Electric Vehicle Kerbside Charging Grants NSW | New South Wales Government | NSW | Up to $1m | December 2026 |
| Powering the Regions Fund – Safeguard Transformation Stream Round 2 | Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water | AU | Not stated | May 2027 |
| Wind Energy Manufacturing Co-Investment Program WA | Government of Western Australia | WA | Not stated | May 2027 |
| Better Score grant | City of Banyule | LGA | Up to $1k | May 2027 |
| Footscray Shopfront Grants Program | City of Maribyrnong | LGA | Up to $3k | June 2027 |
| Integrated Water Management Grant Program 2025-28 | Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action | VIC | $1 to $5m | June 2027 |
| Give500 Grant Program | The Border Trust | NSW | $4k to $17k | July 2027 |
| SME Industrial Decarbonisation Fund | Australian Government | AU | Not stated | December 2027 |
| Solar for Multi Dwellings Grant Scheme | Department of Mines and Energy | NT | Not stated | December 2027 |
| PowerSmart for Small Businesses TAS | Tasmanian Government | TAS | Up to $1k | June 2028 |
| Cheaper Home Batteries Program | Australian Government | AU | Not stated | December 2030 |
| Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme | Australian Government | AU | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Batteries for Businesses Incentive NSW | New South Wales Government | NSW | Not stated | Open now |
| Business EV Charger Rebate ACT | ACT Government | ACT | Up to $3k | Ongoing intake |
| Drought Relief from Electricity Charges Scheme (DRECS) QLD | Queensland Government | QLD | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Electrification Skills Program VIC | Victorian Government | VIC | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Energy Innovation Fund ACT | ACT Government | ACT | Not stated | Open now |
| Energy Savings Scheme NSW | New South Wales Government | NSW | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| EV Stamp Duty Waiver NSW | New South Wales Government | NSW | Not stated | Open now |
| Green Hydrogen Electricity Concessions NSW | New South Wales Government | NSW | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Net Zero Fund | Australian Government | AU | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| NSW Skills for Net Zero | New South Wales Government | NSW | Not stated | Open now |
| Small Business Energy Incentive | Australian Government | AU | Up to $20k | Open now |
| Sustainable Business Program ACT | ACT Government | ACT | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Victorian Energy Upgrades VIC | Victorian Government | VIC | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Advancing Renewables Program | Australian Renewable Energy Agency | AU | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| BushBank Program Private Landowner Opportunity | Department of Government Services | VIC | $1 to $2 | Ongoing intake |
| Driving the Nation | Australian Renewable Energy Agency | AU | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Event Funding Program | Wentworth Shire Council | LGA | Up to $30k | Ongoing intake |
| Future Made in Australia Innovation Fund | Australian Renewable Energy Agency | AU | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Playford Alive Initiatives Fund | City of Playford | LGA | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Powering the Regions Industrial Transformation Stream | Australian Renewable Energy Agency | AU | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| R&D Vouchers | TRaCE Trailblazer | AU | $10k to $50k | Ongoing intake |
| Responsive grant | Shire of Pyrenees | LGA | Up to $1k | Ongoing intake |
| Sport Play Grant | City of Hume | LGA | Up to $250 | Ongoing intake |
| Year Round Grants | City of Hume | LGA | Up to $1.5k | Ongoing intake |
Opening soon, or no date published
Rounds that have not opened yet, and programs whose funder has published no closing date. Neither is filled in with a guess.
- 2026 Community GrantEndeavour EnergyDate not publishedNSW
- 2026 Jemena Community Grants ProgramJemenaDate not publishedAU
- ACE Radio 2AY Grant ProgramThe Border TrustDate not publishedNSW
- Alcoa Harvey Sustainability FundShire of HarveyUp to $100kDate not publishedLGA
- All year round grantsCity of Merri-bekUp to $750Date not publishedLGA
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Nov
12 close
Dec
8 close
12 energy programs close in November 2026. Every square is a day you cannot read yet.
Crossings
Your project is rarely only one of these.
204 of the 331 energy programs in this catalogue are also filed under community, because that is how the funder describes them. Each of these is the same programs seen from a different door.
- Community204
- Environment201
- Arts and culture153
- Capital works127
- Training and skills121
- Business growth119
- Health102
- Events94
Counted as programs carrying both categories. The catalogue never adds these up, because a hall upgrade filed under three purposes is one program and not three.
About Australian energy grants
Australian grant programs for renewable energy, efficiency upgrades and emissions reduction, pulled together from the Commonwealth, all 8 states and territories and local councils across the country. 331 programs are categorised under energy in this catalogue and 44 of them are open right now. Open programs closing soonest come first; closed rounds stay on the list, because most Australian grant programs run again and the alert list tells you the night one reopens.
Funded from both ends. 45% of this lane is council money and 55% comes from a state, territory or Commonwealth agency, so both are worth an application and they are rarely the same size of cheque. The largest single funder of energy projects in this catalogue is Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water at 35 programs, and 99 separate funders run at least one.
98 of these 331 programs carry a closing date the funder published, and this page shows the month for every one of them. 26 of them close inside the next year, with November 2026 the busiest month at 12. "Not stated" against an amount means the funder published no figure, and a program with no closing date means the funder published no deadline: neither is filled in with a guess. Where an amount is published, most energy grants in this catalogue sit between $575 to $5m.
A category earns a page of its own at 25 programs, and the categories overlap on purpose. A council program upgrading a netball court is capital works and sport and community at the same time, because that is how the funder describes it and how three different people will look for it, so this page's count and the other categories' counts do not add up to the 4,049 programs in the catalogue, and this site never adds them up.
Confirm every detail on the funder's own page before you apply. Every program here has a page of its own showing the funder, the amount, who can apply and the date it was last checked. Everything closing in the next 60 days, the directory by state and territory, or every category we track.