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The objectives of the First Nations Clean Energy Advice Grants 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.

Eligibility

You can apply if you:

• are a First Nations organisation or group
• have an Australian Business Number (ABN), and
• are an eligible entity.

Eligible entities include:

• an entity, incorporated in Australia (this includes 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 or other Traditional Owner related agreements and settlements, including a land council established 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
• a partnership based in Australia.

You may be applying either for yourself or on behalf of another First Nations group without an ABN through an auspicing arrangement. The auspicing organisation or group must hold an ABN and meet the eligibility criteria in this section. Additional eligibility requirements can be found in section 4.2 of the grant opportunity guidelines.

The objective of the grant opportunity is to provide co-funding for dealerships and repairers to install EV chargers.

The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are to:

• increase in the number of EV charging stations throughout the country including remote and regional areas
• increase the number of EVs on the roads.

You can apply if you:

• have an Australian business number (ABN)
• have an account with an Australian financial institution
• are an entity, incorporated in Australia.

You must also be one of the following:

• a licenced motor dealer/trader
• a service centre associated with a licenced motor dealer/trader
• an automotive repair business, compliant with Australian Standards 5732:202 2 (EV operations – maintenance and repair) and which has at least one current member of staff suitable qualified to undertake work on EVs.

To be eligible for a rebate, you must have purchased and installed at least one eligible smart EV charger(s) at an eligible site (listed in section 4.2 of the grant opportunity Guidelines) on or after 26 March 2024.

Eligible smart EV chargers include:

• AC plugs with 7 kW charging speed (single phase)
• AC plugs with 11-22 kW charging speed
• DC plugs with 50 kW or less charging speed.