Federal grants of between $100,000 and $3 million (GST exclusive) are available for up to two years in funding to scale up or extend drought and climate resilience projects.

Federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Julie Collins today provided details of $27 million Federal Funding available to support drought-impacted communities in regional and rural Australia.

Applications for the Future Drought Fund (FDF) Scaling Success Program are now open, with submissions invited from 160 participants already supported through FDF programs, including:

• The Drought Resilience Innovation Grants Program
• The Drought Resilient Soils and Landscapes Program
• The National Resource Management Drought Resilience Program
• The Extension and Adoption of Drought Resilience Farming Practices Grants Program.

A statement from the Minister said the grants will expand previous or current projects that support farmers, producers, and people in regional and remote communities to boost their drought resilience.

These projects may range from the adoption of evidence-based cropping or grazing practices, drone or robot technologies, through to the implementation of more efficient water use in farm dams.

These practices, technologies or approaches from previous projects will strengthen drought and climate resilience.

The Minister said the funding responds to feedback from the farming industry on the need for fewer, longer and more impactful programs that support drought and climate resilience and is part of the Albanese Labor Government’s $519.1 million investment in the Future Drought Fund.

Applications for the Scaling Success Program close on 04 December 2025.

For more information, visit: www.agriculture.gov.au/agriculture-land/farm-food-drought/drought/futur…

Source: Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Julie Collins