GO8526: First Nations Renewable Hydrogen Engagement Fund Round 2

The program will support the creation of new economic opportunities including new energy supplies, access to new revenue streams, local contracting and procurement as well as employment and training opportunities for First Nations communities located near the sites of proposed large-scale renewable hydrogen production projects.

The First Nations Renewable Hydrogen Engagement Fund Round 2 will run from 2026-27 to 2027-28.

The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are: increased capacity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and organisations to engage with the renewable hydrogen industry the perspectives, culture and traditions of First Nations have informed the development of Australia’s first large-scale renewable hydrogen projects.

Applicants must be invited to apply and have an Australian Business Number (ABN).

The opportunity is focused on organisations representing the interests of local First Nations communities situated near prospective large-scale renewable hydrogen developments.

Invitees were determined by DCCEEW in consultation with stakeholders.

Applicants are invited because they have experience advancing local community interests and creating opportunities, standing within and an ability to bring together the community, and a connection to traditional lands and waters near prospective renewable hydrogen developments.

Joint applications are permitted where there is an eligible lead organisation that is the main driver of the project.