Tasmanian Regional Drought Resilience Grants

Overview

Communities, key stakeholders and government have been working together over the past two years to prepare community led Regional Drought Resilience Plans. Three plans have been developed for the Southern, Northern and North-West regions of Tasmania.

Following the finalisation of the regional plans, the first round of Quick Wins grants has been completed to help communities kickstart priority actions that support regional drought and climate resilience goals.

The Quick Wins Program 2025 has $330,000 of funding available across Tasmania for projects between $5000-$20,000 with $110,000 allocated per region. This forms part of a larger $1.3 million grant program to support the delivery of Tasmania’s Regional Drought Resilience Plans, to be rolled out later this year.

Grant ideas needed to support your region’s drought and climate resilience goals and align with the grant guidelines. Get to know your regions drought resilience goals below:

• Southern Tasmania goals (PDF, 1,494 KB)
• Northern Tasmania goals (PDF, 2,158 KB)
• North-West Tasmania goals (PDF, 2.5 MB)

Applicants will be advised of the outcome by mid-August 2025 and projects need to be underway by 30 November 2025. Further information on other grant opportunities will be provided in the coming months. For more information visit the Drought Ready website.

Guide for Applicants

• Guidelines (PDF,  519.8 KB)
• Email: resilience@dpac.tas.gov.au
• Phone: 0461 414 686 (during business hours)

The Regional Drought Resilience Planning Program is jointly funded through the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund and the Tasmanian Government.