Powering the Regions Fund – Safeguard Transformation Stream Round 2
Energy funding for companies, offered by Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.
- Funding
- Not stated
- Total pool available: $321,000,000
- Where
- ACT, NSW, VIC, SA, WA, QLD, NT, TAS, Administered TerritoriesCommonwealth of Australia
- Opened
- 5 February 2026
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Who can apply
- Companies
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What Powering the Regions Fund – Safeguard Transformation Stream Round 2 funds
This grant opportunity was announced in January 2023 as part of Government’s Safeguard Mechanism Reforms to support the Government’s ambition for Australia to become a renewable energy superpower. The Australian Government has announced a total of $600 million over the life of the program in recognition of the specific challenges faced by trade exposed facilities. For this second round of the Powering the Regions Fund - Safeguard Transformation Stream approximately $321 million is available from 2025-26 to 2032-33.
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When does Powering the Regions Fund – Safeguard Transformation Stream Round 2 close?
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How much funding is available through Powering the Regions Fund – Safeguard Transformation Stream Round 2?
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Who can apply for Powering the Regions Fund – Safeguard Transformation Stream Round 2?
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water lists this program as open to companies. That is a starting filter rather than the full eligibility test: the criteria in the funder's guidelines are what decide an application.
Is Powering the Regions Fund – Safeguard Transformation Stream Round 2 still open?
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Where this record came from
Sourced from GrantConnect (grants.gov.au), © Commonwealth of Australia, used under CC BY 4.0.
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- Last checked24 Oct 2026The day we last read this program on the funder's own page.
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