Snap up a Rec Fishing Grant
The first round of the 2025 NT Recreational Fishing Grants Scheme is now open with eligible organisations able to apply for grants up to $15,000.
The NT Government recognises the social and economic value of recreational fishing for the Territory, generating approximately $144 million for the economy.
The grant program supports not for profit initiatives, with previous projects including fishing clinics and events for kids and people with a disability, educational programs, recreational fishing infrastructure, fishing waste recycling equipment, fish habitat restoration and more.
This grant round provides a total of $100,000 in funding with applicants encouraged to apply for projects that support the recovery of at-risk reef species in the Greater Darwin region, projects and events that can demonstrate high levels of financial or in-kind (e.g. time) contributions, and partnerships between like-minded not-for-profit organisations, or between a not-for-profit organisation and local government council.
This grant round will provide for smaller scale recreational fishing initiatives, with a second grant round catering for larger infrastructure grants of up to $75,000 to open in August 2025.
Applications opened on 31 March 2025 and close on 28 April 2025.
To find out more about the grants and to apply, go to grantsnt.nt.gov.au.
