Our Marine Parks Grants – Round 5

Who can apply

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water lists this program as open to the following kinds of applicant. It is a starting filter, not the full eligibility test, and the guidelines on the official page are what decide it.

• Companies
• Indigenous organisations
• Local government
• Trusts

What the program funds

The Australian Government is inviting organisations in an open process to apply to deliver services under the Our Marine Parks Grants Program, nationally, from June 2027 to May 2030. The objectives of the grant opportunity are to promote actions that align with the management programs of Australian Marine Parks Management Plans to: support Traditional Owners to: document and maintain their traditional knowledge, cultural sites and values

That description is Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water's own wording, reproduced from the official listing under CC BY 4.0 (Australian Government default open licence). Our plain-English summaries are being written program by program and this one has not been done yet.

How to apply

Applications for Our Marine Parks Grants – Round 5 are made through Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, not through GrantWindow. We do not take applications, charge a fee or act as an intermediary, and any site that offers to apply on your behalf for a government grant is worth a very careful look.

Apply for Our Marine Parks Grants – Round 5 on the official site

Applications close in October 2026. Government grant portals are busiest on the final day and several of them close on the stroke of the deadline, so the practical advice is to submit a day early.