As of 20 October 2026, this free directory lists 75 grants, rebates and startup programs for Victorian businesses, community groups and individuals: 24 open or ongoing, 9 upcoming and 35 closed rounds kept for planning. Each listing links to the provider's own page and shows when it was last checked. Search by what you need funding for, or filter by who is applying, where your project is and how much you need.
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| Program | Provider | Type | Amount | Status | Closes | Who can apply | What it supports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aboriginal Community Initiatives Fund 2026-27 | Victorian Government | Grant | Up to $100,000 | Closed | Not stated | Aboriginal organisation | Aboriginal-led family violence prevention and response. |
| Alice Anderson Fund | Innovation Victoria | Mixed grant + equity | $50,000 to $300,000 | Closed | 18 September 2026 | Investor on behalf of startup | Co-investment for eligible Victorian women-led startups, applied for by investors. |
| ANDHealth ACTIVATE: 2026 | ANDHealth | Accelerator support | Free accelerator program | Closed | 22 March 2026 | Business | Free commercialisation accelerator for eligible Victorian digital and connected-health startups. |
| ANDHealth+: 2026 second intake | ANDHealth | Equity-free project support | Varies | Closed | 29 September 2026 | Business | Staged project funding and commercialisation support for digital and connected-health SMEs. |
| Antler Australia: Residency / Fast Track | Antler | Equity investment | $260,000 to $260,000 | Open | Not stated | Business | Pre-seed investment pathways, including Melbourne residency and an online Fast Track process. |
| ARENA Advancing Renewables Program | ARENA | Grant | $100,000 to $50,000,000 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Business | Development, demonstration and commercialisation of renewable-energy technologies. |
| ARENA Launchpad: Ecosystem Funding Round | ARENA | Grant | Up to $5,000,000 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Accelerator / incubator | Multi-year accelerator, incubator and startup support programs. |
| ARENA Launchpad: Startup Funding Round | ARENA | Grant | $500,000 to $1,000,000 | Open | 28 October 2026 | Business | Early-stage clean-energy technology and commercialisation support. |
| Children’s Week Grants 2026 | Victorian Government | Grant | Up to $1,000 | Closed | Not stated | Community organisation; Council | Funding for eligible Children’s Week activities. |
| Community Recovery: January 2026 bushfires | Victorian Government | Grant | Up to $75,000 | Closed | 31 August 2026 | Community organisation | Locally led recovery in affected communities. |
| CRC Projects: round 19 | Australian Government | Grant | $100,000 to $3,000,000 | Closed | 12 May 2026 | Business; Research organisation | SME-led collaborative research. |
| Creative Projects Fund | Victorian Government | Grant | $10,000 to $30,000 | Closed | 16 April 2026 | Individual; Business; Community organisation | Creative projects led by Victorian practitioners. |
| CSIRO Kick-Start | CSIRO | R&D voucher | $20,000 to $60,000 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Business | Matched support for R&D with CSIRO. |
| Defence Industry Development: Exports | Department of Defence | Grant | Up to $250,000 | Open | 31 October 2026 | Business | Support to overcome barriers to defence exports. |
| Defence Industry Development: Security | Department of Defence | Grant | Up to $100,000 | Open | 31 October 2026 | Business | Security improvements for defence suppliers. |
| Defence Industry Development: Skilling | Department of Defence | Grant | Up to $250,000 | Check round | Not stated | Business | Technical workforce training for defence industry. |
| Defence Industry Development: Sovereign Industrial Priorities | Department of Defence | Grant | Up to $1,000,000 | Paused | Not stated | Business | Equipment and capability investment for defence suppliers. |
| Disability Self Help Grants 2026-28 | Victorian Government | Grant | Up to $14,000 | Closed | 27 January 2026 | Community organisation | Peer-support group operations and activities. |
| Energy Innovation Fund: round 3 | Victorian Government | Grant | Up to $2,000,000 | Closed | 12 December 2025 | Business | Industrial electrification in food and beverage processing. |
| Export Market Development Grants: Round 4 Tier 1 | Austrade | Grant | $20,000 to $30,000 | Closed | Not stated | Business | Businesses preparing to export. |
| Export Market Development Grants: Round 4 Tier 2 | Austrade | Grant | $20,000 to $50,000 | Closed | Not stated | Business | Exporters developing existing overseas markets. |
| Export Market Development Grants: Round 4 Tier 3 | Austrade | Grant | $20,000 to $80,000 | Closed | Not stated | Business | Exporters entering new key markets. |
| Farm Drought Support: south-west total | Victorian Government | Grant | Up to $10,000 | Closed | 30 September 2026 | Farm business | Includes the additional south-west top-up. |
| Farm Drought Support: statewide | Victorian Government | Grant | Up to $5,000 | Closed | 30 September 2026 | Farm business | Farm infrastructure and eligible drought resilience costs. |
| First Home Owner Grant | State Revenue Office Victoria | Grant | $10,000 to $10,000 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Household | For eligible first home buyers buying or building a new home to live in. |
| FRRR Small & Vital: Larger Leverage | FRRR | Grant | Up to $50,000 | Open | 3 December 2026 | Community organisation | Targeted larger community projects. |
| FRRR Small & Vital: small grants | FRRR | Grant | Up to $10,000 | Open | 3 December 2026 | Community organisation | Community-led projects in eligible rural places. |
| Future Made in Australia Innovation Fund | ARENA | Grant | Varies | Ongoing | Ongoing | Business | Innovation and demonstration in green metals and renewable-energy technology manufacturing. |
| Future Ready 2027-28 | Victorian Government | Grant | $24,000 to $168,000 | Closed | 26 June 2026 | Government school; Community organisation | Youth learning, leadership and pathways. |
| Hot water rebate | Victorian Government | Rebate | Up to $1,400 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Household | Up to $1,000; up to $1,400 for eligible locally made products. |
| Industry Growth: commercialisation & growth | Australian Government | Grant | $100,000 to $5,000,000 | Paused | Not stated | Business | Commercialise and scale innovative manufacturing projects. |
| Industry Growth: early-stage commercialisation | Australian Government | Grant | $50,000 to $250,000 | Paused | Not stated | Business | Innovative early-stage projects in priority manufacturing areas. |
| Latrobe Capital Works: major | Latrobe City Council | Grant | $7,000 to $20,000 | Closed | Not stated | Community organisation | Larger facility and accessibility improvements. |
| Latrobe Capital Works: minor | Latrobe City Council | Grant | Up to $7,000 | Closed | Not stated | Community organisation | Small facility improvements. |
| Latrobe Community Essentials: quick response | Latrobe City Council | Grant | Up to $1,500 | Upcoming | 13 November 2026 | Community organisation | Simple local community needs. |
| Latrobe Community Events: major | Latrobe City Council | Grant | Up to $8,000 | Closed | Not stated | Community organisation | Larger local and regional events. |
| Latrobe Community Events: minor | Latrobe City Council | Grant | Up to $4,000 | Closed | Not stated | Community organisation | Small local celebrations. |
| Latrobe Community Wellbeing | Latrobe City Council | Grant | Up to $15,000 | Closed | Not stated | Community organisation | Community connection and wellbeing. |
| Latrobe DREAM: local participation | Latrobe City Council | Grant | Up to $100 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Individual | Local participation support. |
| Latrobe DREAM: representing Australia | Latrobe City Council | Grant | Up to $500 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Individual | National representation support. |
| Latrobe DREAM: representing Victoria | Latrobe City Council | Grant | Up to $300 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Individual | State representation support. |
| Local Anti-Racism Initiatives | Victorian Government | Grant | Up to $40,000 | Closed | 27 August 2026 | Community organisation | Community-led responses to racism. |
| Melbourne Accelerator Program: 2026 | University of Melbourne / MAP | Grant | $20,000 to $20,000 | Closed | 14 June 2026 | Business | Equity-free funding, coaching and workspace for selected startup teams. |
| MRFF 2026 BioMedTech Incubator | Department of Health, Disability and Ageing | Grant | Up to $33,000,000 | Closed | Not stated | Accelerator / incubator; Research organisation | Establish incubators that support medical innovation SMEs. |
| MRFF 2026 National Critical Research Infrastructure: Co-investment partnerships | Department of Health, Disability and Ageing | Grant | Up to $7,000,000 | Closed | Not stated | Research organisation | Partnership investment in critical medical research facilities and capability. |
| MRFF 2026 National Critical Research Infrastructure: Digitisation of health care | Department of Health, Disability and Ageing | Grant | Up to $3,000,000 | Closed | Not stated | Research organisation | AI technologies applied to health and medical research. |
| MRFF 2026 National Critical Research Infrastructure: Innovation enablers | Department of Health, Disability and Ageing | Grant | Up to $3,000,000 | Closed | Not stated | Research organisation | Platforms, biobanks and other medical research infrastructure. |
| MRFF 2026 National Critical Research Infrastructure: mRNA technology enablers | Department of Health, Disability and Ageing | Grant | Up to $3,000,000 | Closed | Not stated | Research organisation | Infrastructure supporting mRNA vaccines and therapeutics. |
| Multicultural Festivals & Events | Victorian Government | Grant | Up to $50,000 | Closed | 31 August 2026 | Community organisation | Cultural festivals across three funding tiers. |
| Multicultural Infrastructure & Security | Victorian Government | Grant | Up to $400,000 | Closed | 12 January 2026 | Community organisation | Upgrade and secure existing community facilities. |
| Multicultural Seniors Support 2026-28 | Victorian Government | Grant | Up to $4,000 | Open | 30 March 2027 | Community organisation | Social connection for eligible seniors’ groups. |
| NHMRC Ideas Grants | NHMRC | Grant | Varies | Check round | Not stated | Research organisation | Health and medical research projects. |
| Powering the Regions: Industrial Transformation Stream Round 3 | ARENA | Grant | Varies | Ongoing | Ongoing | Business | Industrial decarbonisation studies, demonstrations and deployment in regional Australia. |
| Regional Events Fund: growth & development | Visit Victoria | Grant | Up to $500,000 | Upcoming | 30 March 2027 | Business; Council; Community organisation | Grow medium and large regional events. |
| Regional Precincts: delivery | Australian Government | Grant | $5,000,000 to $50,000,000 | Paused | Not stated | Council; Research organisation; Community organisation | Construct eligible regional precinct infrastructure. |
| Regional Precincts: planning | Australian Government | Grant | $500,000 to $5,000,000 | Paused | Not stated | Council; Research organisation; Community organisation | Plan investment-ready regional precincts. |
| Research and Development Tax Incentive | Australian Government / ATO | Tax concession | Varies | Ongoing | Ongoing | Business | Tax offsets for companies undertaking eligible research and development. |
| Set The Standard: Club Grants | VicHealth / Set The Standard | Grant | Up to $5,000 | Open | Not stated | Sporting club | Inclusive club initiatives after required training. |
| Solar panel rebate | Victorian Government | Rebate | Up to $1,400 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Household | Rebate for eligible homes installing solar panels. |
| Solar Sunshot Round 1B: Manufacturing Studies | ARENA | Grant | $1,000,000 to $10,000,000 | Open | 12 November 2027 | Business | Feasibility and engineering studies for eligible solar manufacturing facilities. |
| Solar Sunshot Round 3: Advanced Manufacturing | ARENA | Grant | $2,000,000 to $40,000,000 | Upcoming | 12 November 2027 | Business | Commercial-scale manufacturing of solar deployment technologies, including tracking and automation. |
| Sporting Club Grants: adult session series | Victorian Government | Grant | Up to $5,000 | Upcoming | 1 April 2027 | Sporting club | Adult participation sessions, including women’s sport initiatives. |
| Sporting Club Grants: athlete travel | Victorian Government | Grant | Up to $750 | Upcoming | 1 April 2027 | Sporting club | Representative athlete travel; apply through a club. |
| Sporting Club Grants: governance & engagement | Victorian Government | Grant | Up to $1,500 | Upcoming | 1 April 2027 | Sporting club | Club governance and member engagement. |
| Sporting Club Grants: single-session events | Victorian Government | Grant | Up to $2,500 | Upcoming | 1 April 2027 | Sporting club | One-off participation events. |
| Sporting Club Grants: uniforms & equipment | Victorian Government | Grant | Up to $1,000 | Upcoming | 1 April 2027 | Sporting club | Participation and safety equipment. |
| Sporting Club Grants: volunteers & officials | Victorian Government | Grant | Up to $5,000 | Upcoming | 1 April 2027 | Sporting club | Volunteer and official development. |
| Startmate Accelerator: Summer 2027 | Startmate | Equity investment | $120,000 to $120,000 | Open | 1 November 2026 | Business | Startup accelerator with investment, mentoring and fundraising support. Program runs February to May 2027. |
| Trunk Infrastructure Fund | Regional Development Victoria | Grant | $500,000 to $2,000,000 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Business; Local government | Utilities and infrastructure to unlock regional industrial and commercial sites. |
| Veterans Capital Works | Victorian Government | Grant | $5,000 to $50,000 | Closed | Not stated | Community organisation; Council | Community spaces and services for veterans. |
| Victoria Remembers | Victorian Government | Grant | $1,000 to $30,000 | Closed | Not stated | Community organisation; Council | Projects commemorating veterans’ service. |
| Victorian Junior Landcare & Biodiversity | Victorian Government | Grant | Up to $5,000 | Closed | Not stated | School; Community organisation | Environmental learning and biodiversity projects. |
| Victorian Land Systems: Supply Chain Uplift | Victorian Government | Grant | $2,000 to $100,000 | Ongoing | 30 June 2027 | Business | Capability investments for Hanwha supply opportunities. |
| Victorian Landcare: project grants | Victorian Government | Grant | Up to $20,000 | Closed | 23 April 2026 | Community organisation | Environmental restoration and engagement. |
| Victorian Landcare: support grants | Victorian Government | Grant | Up to $500 | Closed | 23 April 2026 | Community organisation | Running costs for environmental volunteer groups. |
Sources, categories & coverage
This is a researched starting point, not a complete register. Open, closed and paused programs remain available for planning. Equity investment can require giving up ownership and accelerator support may be non-cash.
This catalogue covers selected Victorian, Australian Government, local council and philanthropic programs. It does not include every council, foundation, corporate grant, scholarship or research call. A category match is a browsing aid, not an eligibility decision. Women can also search Business Growth, Startups and other general categories.
The six main categories are Women, Startups, Personal & Family, Home & Housing, Business Growth and Green Energy. Additional categories also cover Environment & Conservation; Jobs, Skills & Training; Technology & Manufacturing; Export & International Growth; and Emergency & Hardship Support, alongside the original community and specialist categories. Each listing can have more than one category.
This is a 2026 research edition, not a list restricted to applications open during the 2026 calendar year. Closed rounds remain for planning; announced 2027 rounds are labelled Upcoming. The page does not refresh provider information automatically. Amounts exclude any separate loan and never represent the entire program funding pool. Notes explain annual versus total amounts, matching and exceptions where identified.
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No. It lists 75 selected Victorian Government, Australian Government, local council and philanthropic programs that Victorian applicants can use. Many councils, foundations and corporate funds run their own rounds, so also check vic.gov.au, business.gov.au and your local council.
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