This grant program is for First Nations communities to participate in clean energy development.

The First Nations Clean Energy Advice Grants Round 1 was announced as part of the implementation of the Government's First Nations Clean Energy Strategy.

The objectives of the program are to support First Nations communities to participate in clean energy development and:

• build clean energy project skills and knowledge
• access technical and professional support
• make informed decisions as per principles of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC).

The intended outcomes of the program are for First Nations communities to gain increased:

• access to technical and professional support
• confidence in engagement with clean energy developers and clean energy development opportunities
• collaboration and engagement with the clean energy industry
• clean energy project skills and knowledge
• participation in clean energy projects
• benefits from participation in clean energy development.

You must complete your project by 31 March 2028.

Your project must:

• be located in Australia

And aim to increase the capacity, capability and confidence of First Nations communities to:

• lead, participate or respond to clean energy development opportunities
• engage with clean energy developers and clean energy development opportunities.

You can apply if you:

• are a First Nations organisation or group
• have an Australian Business Number (ABN), and
• are an eligible entity.

Eligible entities include:

• an entity, incorporated in Australia (this includes corporations and Indigenous land management organisations registered with the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations)
• a registered land council representing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, or an entity that manages or holds land rights, native title or other Traditional Owner related agreements and settlements, including a land council established under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976
• an Australian incorporated not for profit association or cooperative
• an Australian incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust
• a partnership based in Australia.

• Phone: 13 28 46
• Email: enquiries@industry.gov.au