The first round of Quick Wins grants are now open to help communities kickstart priority actions that support regional drought and climate resilience goals.

The Quick Wins Program 2025 has $330,000 of funding available across Tasmania for projects between $5000-$20,000 with $110,000 allocated per region. This forms part of a larger $1.3 million grant program to support the delivery of Tasmania's Regional Drought Resilience Plans, to be rolled out later this year.

Grant ideas need to support your region's drought and climate resilience goals, and align with the Future Drought Fund's Determination 2024-28 mandatory principles (see below).

Future Drought Fund Determination 2024-2028 mandatory principles

Arrangements and grants are to:

• be consistent with the vision, aim and strategic objectives (to build economic, environmental and social resilience) of the Future Drought Fund; and
• ensure activities deliver a public good1 ; and
• not provide in-drought assistance to directly address hardship; and
• actively encourage participation of a diverse range of people, businesses and landscapes involved in the agricultural sector and rural, regional and remote communities, including First Nations people; and 
• foster collaboration to improve integration, coordination, communication, planning and implementation of drought resilience activities, and avoid unnecessary duplication; and 
• be designed to deliver efficient and effective outcomes for stakeholders; and
• ensure data and knowledge obtained from activities under the fund is shared and freely made available in the public domain; and
• ensure planned monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities are efficient, robust and in alignment with fund level monitoring, evaluation and learning expectations.

Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:

1. Be one of the following entities:
   • a. Registered charity, registered with the ACNC
   • b. an incorporated and not-for-profit organisation
   • c. local government authorities
2. Commit to being part of Future Drought Fund (FDF) program evaluation requirements.

Eligible organisations who are successfully awarded a grant are required to hold and maintain appropriate public liability insurance. Applicants will be required to provide a copy of their public liability insurance as part of the application process.

• Phone: 1800 204 224
• Email: grants@dpac.tas.gov.au