Grants

Community Grants Program 2025-26

Through the Responsible Wood Community Grants Program, Responsible Wood help regional and rural communities deliver local forest-based projects that strengthen the connection between people and forests.

Applications Close: 31/10/2025

Victorian Plantations Support Program

The VPSP provides supplementary funding (up to $1,000 per hectare) to select applications that have been approved to develop plantations in Victoria under Round 3 – Batch 5 onwards of the Commonwealth Government’s Support Plantation Establishment (SPE) program.

Applications Close: 27/02/2026

Victorian Trees on Farms Program

The Victorian Trees on Farms Program (VToF) provides grant to rural landowners seeking to integrate trees into their land.

The program acknowledges the differing motivations of landowners and is therefore flexible in its approach to species selection and spatial arrangement.

Applications Close: 30/06/2026

Trees on Farms Incubator program

The Trees on Farms Incubator Program supports communities of rural landowners to receive in-depth training and planning advice that will help strengthen technical knowledge and informed decision-making.

The Trees on Farms Incubator Program (Incubator Program) has been established alongside the Victorian Trees on Farms Program (VToF) to provide an opportunity for landowners to connect with a network of peers and trusted advisors to develop their knowledge and confidence in land use decisions.

Applications Close: 30/06/2026

Gippsland Farm Forestry Grant Program

Purpose is to support plantation growth on farms (woodlots, shelterbelts, agroforestry)

There have been at least 3 rounds held to date and encourages carbon co-benefits.

Applications Close: 31/12/2025

Support Plantation Establishment Program

The Australian Government is providing $73.76 million (GST exclusive) in grant funding over four years from 2023–24 to 2026–27.

Applications Close: 17/07/2025