2026-27 bilateral allocation [budget estimate]

$2.6 million

2026-27 total Australian ODA [budget estimate]

$6.0 million

2025-26 total Australian ODA [budget estimate]

$4.3 million

2024-25 total Australian ODA [actual]

$5.1 million

Australia is proud to partner with the Government and people of RMI to support RMI’s priorities, including economic development, climate change action, gender equality and the enhancement of regional connectivity. Australia also supports Marshallese students to study at institutions in Australia and the region through Australia Awards scholarships.

Program highlights

• Australia is providing a USD2 million seed contribution to the Marshall Islands Resilience and Adaptation Trust Fund (MIRA) from 2026 to 2028. MIRA will provide RMI with a long-term, independent financing mechanism to strengthen its climate change resilience, adaptation and mitigation efforts.
• Through funding provided by Australia’s Climate Resilient Communities program, we are partnering with UNICEF to deliver the AUD2.9 million WASH in Schools Promoting Inclusion Resilience and Equity (WinSPIRE) program. This program focuses on upgrading school bathroom infrastructure to endure extreme weather and drought events (particularly for the most vulnerable community members), and to uplift menstrual hygiene management practices so that young women and girls continue to have equal access to education. 
• Australia is supporting Women United Together Marshall Islands (WUTMI) through the Pacific Strong: Amplifying Action to End Violence Against Women and Girls (PAVE) program, a five year, AUD2.25 million investment to support provision of frontline domestic violence services.