Deadline: 13-Jun-25
The Community Energy Upgrades Fund Program will co-fund energy efficiency and electrification upgrades for local governments to deliver reduced energy bills and emissions from local government owned and/or operated facilities.
The program will also support the Commonwealth led National Energy Performance Strategy (NEPS).
Objectives
- The objectives of the program are to support:
- the Government’s broader efforts to reduce emissions and improve energy performance, and contribute to Australia meeting its emission reduction targets of 43 percent by 2030, Net-Zero emissions by 2050, and 82% renewable electricity generation by 2030
- local governments to decarbonise their operations and reduce energy bills through energy efficiency and load flexibility upgrades, and electrification of their existing facilities
- the improvement in energy performance necessary to more easily utilise renewable electricity and improve system reliability.
Funding Information
- The Australian Government has announced a total of $100 million over 2 funding rounds from 2024-25 to 2027-28. For Community Energy Upgrades Fund Round 2, up to $50m is available.
- The minimum grant amount is $25,000.
- The maximum grant amount is $2,500,000.
Duration
- You must complete your project by 31 March 2028.
- The maximum project length is 24 months.
Outcomes
- The intended outcomes of the program are:
- reduced energy bills and emissions from local government-owned and/or operated facilities
- installed energy efficiency, load flexibility and electrification technology that is commercially available
- improved capability of local governments and the wider community to implement energy upgrades and electrification projects in their existing facilities
- increased capacity of domestic supply chains and labour force to support significant future investment in energy efficiency upgrades
- improved workforce skills in delivering and operating energy transition projects.
Eligibility Criteria
- You can apply if you:
- have an Australian business number (ABN)
- And are one of the following entities:
- a local government body
- a joint local government body
Ineligibility Criteria
- You can’t apply if you:
- an organisation included on the National Redress Scheme’s list of Institutions that have not joined or signified their intent to join the Scheme
- an employer of 100 or more employees that has not complied with the Workplace Gender Equality Act (2012)
- were a successful applicant in Community Energy Upgrades Fund Round 1 – this includes joint local government bodies funded in Community Energy Upgrades Fund Round 1
- are a member of a separate joint local government body application in Round 2.
For more information, visit business.gov.au.