WIRES National Grants Program 2026

The WIRES National Grants Program 2026 provides funding support for wildlife rescuers, rehabilitation organisations, environmental groups, and collaborative partnerships across Australia. The programme strengthens wildlife rescue capacity, improves emergency response preparedness, protects native species, restores habitats, and increases community involvement in wildlife conservation. Grants support projects that create long-term benefits through rescue, rehabilitation, education, habitat protection, and species recovery initiatives.

Monetary grants awarded in tiered amounts to support rescue, rehabilitation, education, habitat protection and species recovery projects (see tier amounts in funding_text).

The programme is open to applicants involved in wildlife rescue, rehabilitation, and conservation activities including individually licensed wildlife rescuers and carers, licensed wildlife rescue and rehabilitation organisations, environmental NGOs, community groups, and consortia/multi‑partner collaborations.