Funding to conserve and protect National Heritage Listed places

The Australian Heritage Grants 2024-25 provides up to $5.347 million in funding for National Heritage List places to conserve and protect places of historic and national heritage value, and increase engagement with the public.

The Australian Heritage Grants 2024-25 is round 7 of the Australian Heritage Grants Program and will run over the 2024-25 to 2026-27 financial years.

This grant opportunity was announced as part of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water’s Portfolio Budget Statement Outcome 2, which aims to:

• conserve, protect and sustainably manage our natural resources including through a nature positive approach
• protect and conserve our natural and cultural heritage
• reduce and regulate the use of pollutants and hazardous substances, and
• take a leadership role on these issues internationally.

The objectives of the grant opportunity are to:

• support owners and managers of heritage places, along with community groups, and other non-government entities to protect places recognised for their outstanding historic and natural heritage values to the nation
• provide funding to strengthen recognition, management, conservation and public engagement of/on places in Australia that are included in the National Heritage List.

The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are:

• conserved and protected places of historic and natural heritage value
• increased public engagement with National Heritage-listed places.