Closed Grant Opportunity View - GO8524

The Australian Government is inviting organisations in an open process to apply to deliver services under this grant opportunity.

Objectives of the Round 2 grant opportunity are to:

• deliver large scale management and reduction of the threat of marine debris to species such as coral, turtles, dugongs and seabirds
• mitigate negative impacts of marine debris on tourism, recreation and fishing (commercial and recreational) within the Reef
• support activities that reduce water pollution from urban sources within Reef catchments
• improve water quality through the removal of marine debris from Reef coastlines and urban waterways
• develop and deliver targeted education and awareness raising activities to reduce and prevent litter, including plastics, from entering Reef waterways
• encourage greater community stewardship and involvement, including with First Nations peoples, promoting a shared sense of responsibility for Reef pollutants
• inform and contribute to wider plastic management and mitigation strategic policy for state and/or national scale implementation
• identify and support local or regional opportunities in circular or renewable material economies and/or activities.

To be eligible you must:

• have an Australian Business Number (ABN)

and be one of the following entities:

• Company
• Cooperative
• Corporate Commonwealth Entity
• Corporate State or Territory Entity
• Incorporated Association
• Indigenous Corporation
• Local Government
• Statutory Entity
• Non-corporate Commonwealth Statutory Authority
• Non-corporate State or Territory Entity
• Non-corporate State or Territory Statutory Authority.

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

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

Assessment of applications - Within 8 weeks from the closing date

Approval of outcomes of selection process - Within 12 weeks from the closing date

Notification to applicants - Within 14 weeks from the closing date

Negotiations and award of grant agreements - Within 16 weeks from the closing date

Earliest start date of grant activity - February 2027

End date of grant activity - 30 June 2030.

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 to the Community Grants Hub by 9:00 pm AEST on 26 August 2026.