Department of Education

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Australia

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Given in 2025 AUD 2.7bn

Typical grant AUD 5,118 Middle half AUD 2,351 to AUD 10k

New grantees in 2025 29% first grant from this funder

Giving by year

AUD 22.5m 2017 231

AUD 1.4bn 2018 7,329

AUD 269.1m 2019 7,222

AUD 816.0m 2020 22,378

AUD 434.1m 2021 6,807

AUD 285.0m 2022 9,382

AUD 950.5m 2023 7,972

AUD 415.1m 2024 14,142

AUD 2.7bn 2025 29,983

AUD 359.6m 2026 13,982

29% of 2025 grantees were new to this funder 63% of grantees are funded again within three years

Amount and number of grants we hold records for in each year, which can be less than everything the funder gave. The current year is incomplete.

Where it gives

New South Wales 47,635 grants · typical AUD 7,130

Queensland 26,020 grants · typical AUD 8,165

Victoria 23,054 grants · typical AUD 6,854

Western Australia 9,662 grants · typical AUD 6,365

South Australia 9,552 grants · typical AUD 7,245

Tasmania 3,078 grants · typical AUD 5,842

Australian Capital Territory 1,617 grants · typical AUD 7,383

Northern Territory 994 grants · typical AUD 10k

All years we hold. Grants with no recorded place are left out.

Latest grants made

Bug-A-Lugs Indoor Play Centre Innovative Solutions Support AUD 10k 22 Sep 2026

Goodstart Early Learning Bakewell Innovative Solutions Support AUD 4,488 22 Sep 2026

Wongan Cubbyhouse Incorporated Community Child Care Fund – Special Circumstances AUD 281k 21 Sep 2026

Expeditions Early Learning Journey Raceview Early Childhood Worker Retention Payment (WRP) AUD 89k 18 Sep 2026

Tiny Trails Child Care and Kindergarten Cranbourne East Early Childhood Worker Retention Payment (WRP) AUD 56k 18 Sep 2026

Blue Skies Early Learning Centre Early Childhood Worker Retention Payment (WRP) AUD 22k 18 Sep 2026

Little Friends Early Learning Granville Early Childhood Worker Retention Payment (WRP) AUD 49k 18 Sep 2026

Being Lake Haven Early Childhood Worker Retention Payment (WRP) AUD 41k 18 Sep 2026

Fig Tree Early Learning Centre Gables Early Childhood Worker Retention Payment (WRP) AUD 46k 18 Sep 2026

Fairfield Early Learning Centre Early Childhood Worker Retention Payment (WRP) AUD 54k 18 Sep 2026

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); Source: GrantConnect (www.grants.gov.au), Department of Finance, Commonwealth of Australia, licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU (CC BY 3.0 AU (GrantConnect terms of use 5.1))