Grant funders

Who funds work in Australia, ranked by grants made there.

Funders ranked by their grants to organisations in Australia over the last three years: how many, the typical amount, the latest grant and who received them.

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289 funders gave to organisations in Australia since Oct 2023

1
Department of Education Government, Australia
58,331 grants to 16,592 organisations there typical AUD 4,968 AUD 3.5bn in total latest Sep 2026
Recipients include The Trustee for Kelly Club Australia Unit Trust, Regional early Education and Development Inc, Thrive Group Tasmania Inc.
2
Department of Health, Disability and Ageing Government, Australia
23,023 grants to 3,181 organisations there typical AUD 71k AUD 26.0bn in total latest Aug 2026
27 open calls
Recipients include Arcare Pty Ltd, Calvary Aged Care Services Pty Ltd, Estia Investments Pty. Ltd..
3
Department of Social Services Government, Australia
12,812 grants to 9,692 organisations there typical AUD 2,000 AUD 1.4bn in total latest Aug 2026
4 open calls
Recipients include The scout association of Australia victorian branch, Guides queensland, St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland.
4
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts Government, Australia
8,530 grants to 3,953 organisations there typical AUD 11k AUD 2.8bn in total latest Sep 2026
13 open calls
Recipients include Farmbot Australia PTY LTD, Platinum Agribusiness Pty Ltd, Land watch PTY LTD.
5
Department of Education (NSW) Government, Australia
7,060 grants to 3,663 organisations there typical AUD 93k AUD 1.7bn in total latest Sep 2026
Recipients include Ku children's services, Goodstart early learning LTD, G8 education limited.
6
Department of Tourism and Sport (Queensland) Government, Australia
6,442 grants to 4,025 organisations there typical AUD 4,945 AUD 168.4m in total latest Jun 2024
Recipients include University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology, The frenchville sports club LTD..
7
National Indigenous Australians Agency Government, Australia
5,159 grants to 2,226 organisations there typical AUD 116k AUD 4.9bn in total latest Sep 2026
8 open calls
Recipients include Goodstart early learning LTD, Nsw government schools, Thamarrurr Development Corporation Limited.
8
Australian Research Council Research council, Australia
4,903 grants to 42 organisations there typical AUD 617k AUD 3.9bn in total latest Aug 2026
3 open calls
Recipients include Monash university, The university of new south Wales, The University of Queensland.
9
Department of Education (Queensland) Government, Australia
4,861 grants to 1,736 organisations there typical AUD 39k AUD 776.4m in total latest Jun 2025
7 open calls
Recipients include Imagine Education Early Learning Cent, Independent schools queensland LTD, The Creche and Kindergarten Associati.
10
Department of Communities and Justice (NSW) Government, Australia
4,311 grants to 2,751 organisations there typical AUD 17k AUD 157.5m in total latest Sep 2026
Recipients include Anglican church property trust diocese of sydney, Police Citizens Youth Clubs (PCYC) NSW Ltd., Anglican Church Property Trust Diocese of Sydney as Trustee.
11
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Government, Australia
3,219 grants to 2,742 organisations there typical AUD 28k AUD 1.6bn in total latest Sep 2026
8 open calls
Recipients include The trustee for the sheen (vic) unit trust, Commonwealth scientific and industrial research organisation, University of melbourne.
12
Department of Justice and Attorney-General (Queensland) Government, Australia
2,963 grants to 2,666 organisations there typical AUD 31k AUD 101.4m in total latest Jun 2024
Recipients include Queensland fire department, The Queensland Country Women's Association, Endeavour foundation limited.
13
Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) Government, Australia
2,332 grants to 2,328 organisations there typical AUD 100k AUD 227.4m in total latest Sep 2026
1 open call
Recipients include Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Tourism central Australia incorporated, Tourism Tropical North Queensland Limited.
14
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Research council, Australia
2,014 grants to 67 organisations there typical AUD 1.3m AUD 3.0bn in total latest Aug 2026
12 open calls
Recipients include University of melbourne, University of Sydney, Monash university.
15
Department of Justice (Queensland) Government, Australia
1,924 grants to 1,757 organisations there typical AUD 33k AUD 85.5m in total latest Jun 2025
3 open calls
Recipients include The Queensland Country Women's Association, Guides queensland, The Creche and Kindergarten Association Limited.
16
Department of Home Affairs Government, Australia
1,886 grants to 1,630 organisations there typical AUD 57k AUD 1.0bn in total latest Sep 2026
2 open calls
Recipients include Mss security PTY limited, Trident services Australia PTY LTD, The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Saint Maron, Sydney.
17
Department of Trade, Employment and Training (Queensland) Government, Australia
1,833 grants to 1,558 organisations there typical AUD 13k AUD 194.3m in total latest Jun 2025
8 open calls
Recipients include Energy skills queensland, Multicultural Australia LTD, TAFE Queensland.
18
Department of Employment, Small Business and Training (Queensland) Government, Australia
1,819 grants to 1,558 organisations there typical AUD 13k AUD 148.0m in total latest Jun 2024
Recipients include Energy Skills Queensland Inc, Five bridges LTD, Worklinks qld LTD.
19
Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport (NSW) Other, Australia
1,694 grants to 1,439 organisations there typical AUD 5,095 AUD 167.8m in total latest Jul 2026
Recipients include AusCycling, NSW Sports Federation Inc, Football nsw.
20
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (NSW) Government, Australia
1,637 grants to 1,227 organisations there typical AUD 25k AUD 452.2m in total latest Aug 2026
Recipients include Shoalhaven city council, Bega Valley Shire Council, Snowy Valleys Council.
21
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Government, Australia
1,534 grants to 307 organisations there typical AUD 70k AUD 305.0m in total latest Aug 2026
5 open calls
Recipients include Curtin university, University of Newcastle, The University of Western Australia.
22
Department of Sport, Racing and Olympic and Paralympic Games (Queensland) Government, Australia
1,422 grants to 1,067 organisations there typical AUD 26k AUD 176.3m in total latest Jun 2025
1 open call
Recipients include Logan city council, PCYC Qld, Queensland police-citizens youth welfare association.
23
Department of Industry, Science and Resources Research council, Australia
1,085 grants to 625 organisations there typical AUD 214k AUD 1.5bn in total latest Jun 2026
3 open calls
Recipients include Department of Education (WA), Nsw government schools, Department for Education, Children and Young People (Tasmania).
24
Department of Veterans Affairs Government, Australia
1,045 grants to 694 organisations there typical AUD 10k AUD 158.8m in total latest Aug 2026
2 open calls
Recipients include Legacy Club Services, Rsl lifecare limited, The Returned and Services League of Australia (New South Wales Branch).
25
Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation (Queensland) Research council, Australia
974 grants to 629 organisations there typical AUD 60k AUD 246.7m in total latest Jun 2025
Recipients include The University of Queensland, Griffith university, Queensland University of Technology.

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Data: Source: GrantConnect (www.grants.gov.au), Department of Finance, Commonwealth of Australia, licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU. (CC BY 3.0 AU); © State of New South Wales. For current information go to www.nsw.gov.au. (CC BY 4.0); Data from OpenAlex (CC0). (CC0 1.0); © State of Queensland (Queensland Treasury), Queensland Government Investment Portal, licensed under CC BY 4.0. (CC BY 4.0)

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