Driving climate innovation: strengthening Australia-Brazil partnerships in cleantech, sustainability, and critical minerals at United Nations COP30
Grant recipient: Australia Brazil Chamber of Commerce
This project will boost collaboration in cleantech, sustainability and critical minerals between Australia and Brazil during COP30. The project’s activities also coincide with Australia and Brazil marking 80 years of diplomatic relations. The project’s activities include showcasing leadership in clean energy and advancing strategic partnerships on sustainable development and net-zero initiatives.
Grant amount (excluding GST): $48,000.00
Project location: Australia, Brazil
Post: Brasilia
DFAT state office: Canberra, Sydney
Empower HER through Sport - Empoderarla a traves del deporte
Grant recipient: Sport Inclusion Australia
This project on women's leadership focuses on empowering and promoting the inclusion of women with a disability, in particular those with an intellectual impairment, in six Latin American countries. Activities include the development of women administrators, coaches and athletes and fostering leadership across all roles in sport though a series of professional workshops, masterclasses, ‘Yarning Circles’ and leadership exchanges. The project will also cultivate partnerships with national paralympic committees in Latin America to drive engagement and participation in Virtus international events, with a focus on events in Australia leading up to the Paralympic Games in Brisbane 2032.
Grant amount (excluding GST): $48,000.00
Project location: Colombia, El Salvador, Mexico, Cuba, Panama, Peru
Post: Lima
DFAT state office: Brisbane
The Antarctic Youth Coalition: from Punta Arenas to Hobart
Grant recipient: University of Tasmania
The University of Tasmania will partner with the Punta Arenas based Antarctic Youth Coalition (AYC) and the City of Hobart to develop youth leadership in the Antarctic Gateway Cities of Punta Arenas and Hobart. The project will establish a Hobart Chapter of the AYC, develop Spanish language skills of local youth participating in AYC Hobart and strengthen linkages between Australian and Chilean youth on Antarctic interests and issues.
Grant amount (excluding GST): $39,848.72
Project location: Australia, Chile
Post: Santiago
DFAT state office: Hobart
Australia-Brazil Symposium on Circular Innovation Ecosystems; Empowering Communities
Grant recipient: Griffith University
Australian and Brazilian experts, researchers, innovators, local government officials and community leaders will collaborate to develop decentralized, ‘circular resource recovery’ solutions to address plastic pollution in the marine environment in regional Brazil. With a specific focus on marginalised communities and community-based enterprises/emerging micro-businesses (with participation of community representatives from Florestal, Minas Gerais, the Amazon, and coastal fishing communities in southern São Paulo regions), this project will also address underlying issues such as lack of reverse logistics and unsustainable supply chains. Australian innovation and excellence, including in the field of Local Plastic Micro-factory technology, will be showcased during the symposium. A key objective of the project is to develop a roadmap to pilot ‘circular innovation solutions’ in regional Brazil.
Grant amount (excluding GST): $48,000.00
Project location: Brazil, Australia
Post: Brasilia
DFAT state office: Brisbane
First Nations Voices of Empowerment: Strengthening our Peoples and countries future through expert cultural exchange
Grant recipient: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
This project brings First Nations representatives from Mexico and Guatemala to Australia to experience cultural immersion, participate in diplomatic engagements, and exchange First Nation expertise and best practices in areas including language preservation and revitalisation, cultural heritage, archival and collection management.
Grant amount (excluding GST): $40,000.00
Project location: Australia, Guatemala, Mexico
Post: Mexico City
DFAT state office: Canberra
Pilot implementation and evaluation of the Spark toolkit for simulation and analysis of wildfires in Chile
Grant recipient: Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
CSIRO’s Spark toolkit provides a solution for tackling wildfires. Project activities include data availability, suitability, and integration; integration of fire science knowledge; and implementation of an enhanced pilot of Spark in Chile to demonstrate the potential of this tool for territorial planning, landscape-scale prevention management, and operational wildfire response.
Grant amount (excluding GST): $50,000.00
Project location: Chile
Post: Santiago
DFAT state office: Canberra
Creature/Criatura - An all ages immersive and participatory installation and performance exploring the wonder of Australian nature for Mexican Festivals
Grant recipient: Stalker Theatre / Box of Birds
A collaboration with the Cultural Centre of the University of Guadalajara and Jardin Escenico Centro Cultural del Bosque-INBAL, Mexico City, in a cross-cultural production focused on Australia’s First Nations people and its bush habitat.
Grant amount (excluding GST): $25,800.00
Project location: Mexico, Australia
Post: Mexico City
DFAT state office: Sydney
Voices from the South Podcast - conversations between Brazilian and Australian scientists on climate, energy and sustainability challenges facing Global South
Grant recipient: The Conversation Media Group Limited
Podcast conversations between Brazilian and Australian scientists on climate, energy and sustainability challenges facing the Global South. This five-episode podcast, to be broadcast in English, Portuguese and Spanish languages, will explore how science is shaping responses to climate change and opportunities for collaboration between Australia and Brazil to adapt their economic activities to these environmental challenges.
Grant amount (excluding GST): $40,000.00
Project location: Brazil, Australia
Post: Sao Paulo, Brazil
DFAT state office: Melbourne