By purpose · Regional and rural
Regional and rural grants in Australia
Australian grant programs for regional communities, rural towns and remote areas, from the Commonwealth, every state and territory and local councils, with the closing month on the front of every entry.
- 350programs on record
- 37open now
- 9closing inside 60 days
- 8jurisdictions
Counted from the catalogue on 24 Oct 2026
November 2026 is the busiest month in this lane, at 6 of the 19 regional and rural programs with a published closing date inside the next year.
Who writes the cheque for regional and rural 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.
This is state and territory money.
82% of regional and rural programs here are run by a state or territory agency rather than by a council or the Commonwealth, so the department in your own jurisdiction is the place to start.
- 288State and territory82%
- 62Commonwealth18%
Who signs the cheques
- Create NSW37
- Department of Regional NSW35
- Australian Government25
- Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development20
- Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water15
- Transport for NSW12
- Queensland Government11
- Australian Rural Leadership Foundation10
94 separate funders run at least one regional and rural program in this catalogue. The largest holds 11% of the lane on its own.
Closing soonest
The soonest deadlines in this lane. 9 regional and rural programs close inside the next 60 days.
- Closing this weekNSWRegional Household Chemical Cleanout - Round 1Environment Protection AuthorityAmount not statedCloses October 2026
- Closing this weekQLDQueensland Manufacturing AI Uplift Trial ProgramQueensland GovernmentUp to $250kCloses October 2026
- Open nowAURural Women’s Acceleration GrantAgriFutures AustraliaUp to $7kCloses November 2026
- Open nowNTInternational Women's Day GrantDepartment of People, Sport and CultureUp to $3kCloses November 2026
- Open nowNT2026/2027 Barkly Regional Deal Local Community Project FundsDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Community DevelopmentAmount not statedCloses November 2026
- Open nowAUNational Mentoring InitiativeAustralian Rural Leadership FoundationAmount not statedCloses 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NT Clean Energy VET Accelerator Fund Grant | Department of Education and Training | NT | Not stated | November 2026 |
| Hello Tomorrow – Deep Technology Global Challenge | Defence Science Institute | VIC | Not stated | November 2026 |
| Torres Strait Young Leaders Program | Australian Rural Leadership Foundation | AU | Not stated | December 2026 |
| 2026 Mobile Preschool Funding program | Department of Education | NSW | Up to $20m | December 2026 |
| Event Development Fund NSW | New South Wales Government | NSW | Up to $50k | December 2026 |
| Regional Event Fund - Event Development stream | Destination NSW | NSW | Up to $50k | December 2026 |
| SA Drought Loan Scheme | Government of South Australia | SA | Up to $250k | December 2026 |
| Small Business Recovery Assistance Grant Program – 2025 Queensland Monsoon Trough | Queensland Government | QLD | Up to $15k | May 2027 |
| Arts and Culture – Quick Response - Professional Development (QPD) | Department of People, Sport and Culture | NT | Up to $2.5k | May 2027 |
| Arts and Culture – Quick Response (QWK) | Department of People, Sport and Culture | NT | Up to $1.5k | May 2027 |
| Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements - Asset Assistance - Victoria Daly Regional Council Floods (AGRN1249) | Department of Trade, Business and Asian Relations | NT | Up to $10k | June 2027 |
| Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements – Freight Subsidy - Victoria Daly Regional Council Floods (AGRN1249) | Department of Trade, Business and Asian Relations | NT | Up to $5k | June 2027 |
| Infrastructure Development Fund WA | Government of Western Australia | WA | Not stated | June 2027 |
| Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements - Asset Assistance - Central Australia Severe Weather Event Oct 2026 (AGRN 1296) | Department of Trade, Business and Asian Relations | NT | Up to $10k | October 2027 |
| Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements - Freight Subsidy - Central Australia Severe Weather Event Oct 2026 (AGRN 1296) | Department of Trade, Business and Asian Relations | NT | Up to $15k | October 2027 |
| Australia Cook Islands Partnership Program | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | AU | Not stated | June 2028 |
| Remote Communities Freight Assistance Scheme QLD | Queensland Government | QLD | Not stated | June 2028 |
| Skills NT Grant | Department of Education and Training | NT | Not stated | December 2028 |
| Emergency relief for securing regional water supplies | Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water | NSW | Not stated | June 2030 |
| Pacific Parliamentary Partnerships Program | Department of the House of Representatives | AU | Not stated | June 2030 |
| Agrifutures Australia RD&E Investment | Australian Government | AU | Not stated | Open now |
| Drought Loans | Australian Government | AU | Up to $2m | Ongoing intake |
| One-off Assistance Grants TAS | Tasmanian Government | TAS | Up to $20k | Ongoing intake |
| Pacific Australian Labour Mobility (PALM) Scheme | Australian Government | AU | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Regional Events Fund VIC | Victorian Government | VIC | Not stated | Open now |
| Regional Events Program WA | Government of Western Australia | WA | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Rural Support Grant SA | Government of South Australia | SA | Up to $1.5k | Ongoing intake |
| Travel and Accommodation Allowance SA | Government of South Australia | SA | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Trunk Infrastructure Fund VIC | Victorian Government | VIC | $500k to $2m | Ongoing intake |
| Workforce Incentive Program (WIP) – Practice Stream | Australian Government | AU | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Workforce Incentives Program (WIP) - Doctor Stream | Australian Government | AU | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Regional Development Australia Committees (RDA) program | Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts | AU | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Regional University Industry Collaboration Program | CSIRO | AU | Up to $50k | 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.
- Gender Equity and Diversity GrantsDepartment of People, Sport and CultureUp to $10kNovember 2026NT
- People & Capability ProgramAgriFutures AustraliaUp to $25kNovember 2026AU
- 2026 Community GrantEndeavour EnergyDate not publishedNSW
- 2026 Grant Process EOIYarra Valley Community FoundationDate not publishedVIC
- Alex’s FundInto Our Hands FoundationDate not publishedVIC
- Apply for funding for a regional eventDepartment of Energy and Economic DiversificationDate not publishedWA
- Australian Agribusiness Leadership ProgramAustralian EggsDate not publishedAU
- Australian Rural Leadership Foundation TRAIL Emerging Leaders ProgramAustralian EggsDate not publishedAU
- Australian Rural Leadership ProgramAustralian Wool InnovationDate not publishedAU
- AWI Sponsorship ApplicationAustralian Wool InnovationDate not publishedAU
- Cherbourg Leadership ProgramRed Earth Community Foundation South BurnettDate not publishedQLD
- Children’s ProgramsTomorrow Today FoundationDate not publishedVIC
- Collective Giving FundsThe Border TrustUp to $50kDate not publishedNSW
- Collie Futures FundSouth West Development CommissionUp to $100kDate not publishedWA
- Community Development GrantsGreater Shepparton FoundationUp to $150kDate not publishedVIC
- Community Grants Are Now Open - 2026-27Queensland Country BankUp to $220kDate not publishedQLD
- Community Grants ProgramNorthern Rivers Community FoundationUp to $15kDate not publishedNSW
- Community Impact ProgramAustralian Rural Leadership FoundationUp to $150kDate not publishedAU
- Community ProgramsTomorrow Today FoundationDate not publishedVIC
- Connect to Wamuran Irrigation SchemeUnitywaterDate not publishedQLD
- Drought Resilience Leaders ProgramAustralian Rural Leadership FoundationDate not publishedAU
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Oct
2 close
Nov
6 close
Dec
5 close
2 regional and rural programs close in October 2026. Every square is a day you cannot read yet.
Crossings
Your project is rarely only one of these.
144 of the 350 regional and rural 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.
- Community144
- Arts and culture103
- Business growth93
- Training and skills92
- Capital works91
- Environment65
- Health59
- Disaster recovery55
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 regional and rural grants
Australian grant programs for regional communities, rural towns and remote areas, pulled together from the Commonwealth, all 8 states and territories and local councils across the country. 350 programs are categorised under regional and rural in this catalogue and 37 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.
This is state and territory money. 82% of regional and rural programs here are run by a state or territory agency rather than by a council or the Commonwealth, so the department in your own jurisdiction is the place to start. The largest single funder of regional and rural projects in this catalogue is Create NSW at 37 programs, and 94 separate funders run at least one.
175 of these 350 programs carry a closing date the funder published, and this page shows the month for every one of them. 19 of them close inside the next year, with November 2026 the busiest month at 6. "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 regional and rural grants in this catalogue sit between $4k to $15m.
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.