Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO7801

The Council on Australia Latin America Relations (COALAR) Grants Program is part of the Australian Government’s International Relations Grants Program. This annual grant program offers funding to organisations and individuals to support projects or activities which advance Australia's engagement with Latin America, including exchanges, partnerships and other collaborations aligned with COALAR’s strategic priority areas and goals. COALAR’s Strategic Priority Areas are: 1 - Culture and Entrepreneurship; 2 - Education and Research; 3 - Environment and Energy Transition; 4 - First Nations; and 5 - Mining, Mining Equipment, Technology and Services (METS), and Resources. COALAR’s Strategic Goals are: Goal 1 - Raise awareness of COALAR and Latin America-Australia relations; Goal 2 - Strengthen commercial ties; Goal 3 - Expand social and cultural connections; and Goal 4 -Foster and promote gender equality and women’s leadership. Applications will be prioritised for projects taking place in the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, México, Panamá, Perú and Uruguay. Grants between $10,000 to $50,000, from a total funding pool of up to $300,000, is available to support projects for a maximum of 12 months. Grant projects must commence prior to 30 June 2026. The grant round will be conducted in a two-stage process with the first stage being an Expression of Interest (EOI). If successful at Stage One, applicants will be invited to apply for Stage Two which will require submission of a full grant application.

Eligibility criteria is listed in Appendix B of the Grant Guidelines. Applicants must: complete the Grant Eligibility Checklist at Appendix B. For Stage Two applications, applicants must also submit all of the attachments listed in Section 7.1 of the Guidelines. Applicants must be one of the following entity types: an Australian entity with an Australian Business Number (ABN), Australian Company Number (ACN), or Indigenous Corporation Number (ICN); an Australian consortium with a lead organisation; an Australian registered charity or not-for-profit organisation; an Australian local government body; Australian State/Territory government body; a corporate Commonwealth entity; an Australian statutory authority; an Australian or permanent resident of Australia; a citizen or organisation from one of the following countries in Latin America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, México, Panamá, Perú and Uruguay; or a well-established organisation in a Latin American country with a business purpose to advocate for Australian business, education and/or cultural interests.

$300,000.00

From $10,000.00 to $50,000.00

To apply, you must: complete the online Stage One EOI application form on the SmartyGrants portal and submit this via the SmartyGrants portal by 17:00 (5pm) Australian Eastern Standard Time by 04 September 2025. If successful, you will be invited during the week of 1 October 2025 to submit a Stage Two application which will involve providing information as set out in the COALAR Grant Guidelines (Sections 4 and 6) and provide all necessary attachments. All documents will need to be written in English. Stage Two applications are to be submitted through the SmartyGrants portal by 17:00 (5pm) Australian Eastern Daylight Time on 3 November 2025. You can view and print a copy of your submitted application on the portal, for your own records.