GO8139: First Nations Clean Energy Advice Grants Round 1
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.
Round 1 of the program will run from 2025-26 to 2026-27.
To be eligible an applicant must:
- be a First Nations organisation or group
- have an Australian Business Number (ABN) (or if without an ABN be auspiced by another First Nations organisation or group that holds an ABN and meets eligibility)
- and be one of: an entity incorporated in Australia (including 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/Traditional Owner related agreements and settlements (including land councils 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, or a partnership based in Australia
Applicants (or auspicing organisations where relevant) must declare they are a First Nations organisation or group and submit a description of their opportunity to participate in clean energy development.
Auspicing arrangements require a signed declaration from the auspiced organisation that they are First Nations, have an opportunity to participate in clean energy development and are being auspiced only once.
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Last updated: 16 March 2026