Applications have now closed for Round 4 of EMDG.
This is a demand-driven grant opportunity. We will assess and award grants to eligible applicants in order of application receipt.
Even if you lodged your application prior to the closure of the online portal, you may not be successful. This is because the grant funding may have been already fully allocated to other grant recipients.
View a status update on applications and grant funding allocations for EMDG Round 4 on the Manage your Round 4 grant page.
Round 4 grants are for eligible activities in the 2025–26 and 2026 –27 financial years.
To find out more, watch the video Applying through the EMDG online portal (6 minutes, YouTube).
The EMDG online portal closed for applications when the Round 4 funding was fully allocated for each tier, including some allowance for eligibility checking and non-acceptance of grant agreements.
The closing date and time for each tier depended on demand and how quickly the funding was fully allocated.
We regularly communicated the status of the total funding allocation by tier on the EMDG online portal.
Grant funding is limited. If applicants apply for the maximum grant amounts, in Round 4 we expect to allocate around:
We expect a high level of interest for this grant opportunity. We assess applications in the order we receive them. We treat all applications the same, regardless of who has lodged them.
Consistent with other commonwealth grant programs, not all applicants will receive funding. To improve your chance of success, we encourage you to: