Closed Grant Opportunity View - GO8429

The Australian Government is inviting applications via an open process to apply to deliver services under the Future Drought Fund Drought Resilience Hubs Program nationally from 2026–27 to 2031–2032.

The program will establish 7 Drought Resilience Hubs (Hubs) across Australia, with the vision to build drought resilience across the drought cycle by connecting farmers and communities to regional experts, innovations, new practices and services.

The objectives of the program are:

• to facilitate the delivery of place-based extension and adoption activities with a realistic prospect of impact
• strong collaboration across the 7 Hubs, with Australian, state and territory governments, Research and Development Corporations and other relevant bodies
• robust governance frameworks that enable efficient, effective delivery with strong transparency and accountability mechanisms to build stakeholder trust.

The outcomes of the program are:

• increased farmer and community understanding of drought-resilient practices, innovations and services
• increased adoption of drought-resilient practices by farmers and regional and rural communities
• improved analysis and understanding by Hubs, Hub partners and government policymakers of drought-resilient extension and adoption gaps in the service region and identification of place-based solutions
• improved collaborative planning and delivery of drought-resilient activities between Hubs, state and territory governments, Research and Development Corporations, and industry/community stakeholders
• improved linkages between farmers and communities’ research needs and experts and researchers to support co-designed research solutions.

To be eligible, you must be one of the following entity types:

• Company
• Cooperative
• Corporate Commonwealth Entity
• Corporate State or Territory Entity
• Incorporated Association
• Indigenous Corporation.

If you are applying as a Trustee on behalf of a Trust, the Trustee must be one of the eligible entity type as listed above.

Further information on entity types is available on the Community Grants Hub webpage.

Assessment of applications - Within 9 weeks from the closing date

Approval of outcomes of selection process - Within 18 weeks from the closing date

Notification to applicants - Within 20 weeks from the closing date

Negotiations and award of grant agreements - Within 30 weeks from the closing date

Earliest start date of grant activity - March 2027

End date of grant activity - 30 June 2032.

To apply, you must:

• complete the online application form on GrantConnect
• provide all the information requested
• address all eligibility criteria and assessment criteria
• include all necessary attachments
• submit your application/s to the Community Grants Hub by 9:00 pm AEST on 10 August 2026.

Please use:

• Future Drought Fund Drought Resilience Hubs - Questions and Answers - version 4.