Funding Opportunities for FAN Members – Your Monthly Grant Update
Stay ahead with the latest funding opportunities! FAN members can access a curated list of grants each month, thanks to our grant partner, Successful Grants. Explore funding options to support your food, agribusiness, and innovation journey.
| Grant Program | Organisation | Overview | Funding Type | Funding Available | Open Date | Close Date | Apply Link (copy and past in new search window) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aus4Innovation Program – Innovation Partnership Grants | Federal Govt | Provides funds to scale tested activities addressing emerging challenges in Vietnam's innovation system. Round 5 focuses on high-tech innovation for climate change in agriculture. | Grant | $700,000 | 13-May-25 | 24-Jun-25 | https://research.csiro.au/aus4innovation/what-we-deliver/innovation-funding-and-finance/innovation-partnership-grants/ |
| Meat & Livestock Australia – MLA/ISC Event Sponsorship | Meat & Livestock Australia Limited (MLA) | Offers financial and in-kind support for red meat industry events to promote MLA/ISC resources and research, and build awareness across the red meat supply chain. | Grant | Nil specified | Open | Seemingly ongoing | https://www.mla.com.au/research-and-development/funding-opportunities/producers/#events |
| Ability Agripreneurs Program | Ability Agriculture | Supports agripreneurs with projects enhancing inclusion/accessibility. Prizes up to $500 available for applicants identifying with a disability. | Grant | $500 | Ongoing | Ongoing | https://abilityagriculture.com/ |
| CSIRO - Regional University Industry Collaboration Program | Queensland Govt | Supports collaboration between QLD universities (e.g., UniSC, JCU, CQU, USQ) and SMEs, offering dollar-matched funding and regional R&D facilitators. Total funding pool: $7M. | Grant | Up to $50,000 | Ongoing | Ongoing | https://www.csiro.au/en/work-with-us/funding-programs/sme/ruic |
| Wettenhall Environment Trust - Small Environmental Grants Scheme | The Norman Wettenhall Foundation | This program aims to provide support for groups or individuals undertaking projects that will make a positive difference to the natural living environment, in land, sea or air, rural or urban. The grant is run four times per year. | Grant | $10,000 | 24-Mar-25 | Nil listed, four rounds per year | https://nwf.org.au/grants/small-environmental-grants/ |
| ARENA: Future Made in Australia Innovation Fund | Federal Govt | Aims to support pre-commercial innovation, demonstration and deployment of renewable energy and low emission technologies, moving Aus towards net zero. Focusses include green metal manufacturing, clean energy tech and low carbon liquid fuels. | Grant | Pool of $1.5 billion | Opening 2nd half of 2025 | Nil listed | https://arena.gov.au/funding/future-made-in-australia-innovation-fund/ |
| Farm Household Allowance | Federal Govt | This program aims to provide targeted assistance that gives farmers and their partners practical support to assess their situation and plan a way forward to long term financial security. It is an Australian Government support package available to eligible farmers and their partner experiencing financial hardship when the income fluctuates to a low level. This support can be given via income payments, assessments of the farm, skill development training, etc. | Grant | None listed- money spread between income support payments, skill development, financial farm assessment | Open | Ongoing | https://www.agriculture.gov.au/agriculture-land/farm-food-drought/drought/farm-household-allowance/guidelines#fha-factsheet |
| Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) Scheme | Federal Govt | This program aims to allow eligible Australian businesses to hire workers from nine Pacific islands and Timor-Leste when there are not enough local workers available. It helps to fill labour gaps in rural and regional Australia and nationally for agriculture and select agriculture-related food product manufacturing sectors by offering employers access to a pool of reliable, productive workers. | Grant | None listed | Open | Nil listed | https://www.palmscheme.gov.au/apply |
| ARENA: Powering the Regions - Industrial Transformation Stream (Round 2) | Federal Govt | Supports industrial businesses with funding for decarbonisation technologies and workforce upskilling that deliver Scope 1 and 2 emissions reductions. Open to trade-exposed sectors looking to transition to low-emissions operations. | Competitive Grant | Minimum $500,000 per project | Open | EOI closes 15 July 2025 | https://arena.gov.au/funding/powering-the-regions-industrial-transformation-stream |
| Ignite Program | Advance Queensland (Queensland Government) | Supports Queensland-based startups and small-to-medium businesses to commercialise innovative products or services. Funding helps early-stage businesses take their ideas to market and scale. | Matched funding (co-contribution required) | $50,000 to $200,000 | Now open | Until funds are fully allocated (assessments made in batches) | https://advance.qld.gov.au/grants-and-programs/ignite-program |