Grants and bursaries

We offer grants to commemorate Australia’s wartime heritage and support organisations to deliver advocacy services, projects and activities for veterans and their families.

Veterans’ Acute Housing Program

The Veterans’ Acute Housing Program (the Program) will benefit Australian veterans and their families with up to $30 million in targeted funding for projects that provide additional crisis and transitional housing stock and fund specialist services for those in the veteran community who are experiencing, or are at risk of, homelessness

Overview of our Grants Programs

Learn about about the grant programs we offer

Building Excellence in Support and Training Grants

Supports the work of ex-service organisations in providing advocacy services to the veteran community

Veteran Wellbeing Grants Program

Provides funding for eligible organisations to deliver community-based projects and activities for the veteran community

Veteran Wellbeing Grants One-Off Program

Applications were by invitation for a one-off grant to support veteran community wellbeing

Grants in Aid

Supports national ex-service organisations to provide coordinating and representational support for the Australian veteran and Defence community

Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program

Provides funding to commemorate the service and sacrifice of Australia’s service personnel in wars, conflict and peace operations, and their families

Long Tan Bursary

Children and grandchildren of Vietnam Veterans may be eligible for education funding

Community Grants Hub

Frequently asked questions about the Community Grants Hub

Historical approved grants list

See the lists of our grants approved prior to 2018

Veteran Recognition of Prior Learning – Tertiary Support Grant Program

The RPL Grant Program offers support to invited Australian tertiary education facilities to recognise the skills and experience veterans gain from their military service, and to support veterans to undertake tertiary education.