Round three - Energy Resilience Grants

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Energy Resilience Grants Information

ALL ENERGY RESILIENCE APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE QUOTES

Energy Resilience Grants are for fixed and mobile infrastructure and assets that help build and strengthen a community’s ability to respond to and recover from power outages caused by severe weather events and ongoing reliability issues. 

Many LGAs (local government areas) have existing resilience hubs and emergency relief centres.  If your project is to create a community resilience hub or emergency relief centre, please provide evidence that this facility is required and not replicating what already exists.  This could include letters of support from the relevant council officer and community stakeholders, documentation from community engagement etc.

Applications can come from a single organisation or those working in partnership with other organisations. 

Please click here to read about projects we have funded in previous rounds.

Grant amount 

  • $5-$50k per grant inclusive of GST 
  • One grant awarded per organisation per grant round 

What we will fund  

  • Community organisations and small businesses for solar and storage solutions and back up generation
  • Small fixed or mobile generation to provide backups for critical businesses
  • Mobile powered facilities such as portable showers or kitchens
  • Upgrading of infrastructure to accept generators
  • Upskilling or training local electrical business to install and maintain community or small business generators 

Who can apply 

  • Councils in AusNet's electricity distribution network
  • Community and charitable organisations  
  • Regional community and small business peak bodies and chambers 
  • Social enterprises 
  • Small businesses and sole traders providing an essential service and/or acting as a resilience centre or hub for their local community during a severe weather event or prolonged power outage. *Sole traders must have a valid ABN and an annual turnover of $10m or less. 
  • Applications can come from a single organisation or those working in partnership with other organisation

Please note: we WILL NOT assess applications that do not have quotes attached.  

Applications close 6pm Friday 25 July 2025

Need help?  

Enquiries to ERCF@ausnetservices.com.au 

Click here to download the guidelines and assessment process