Australian Research Council
Education portfolio
$1.1B
$1,115,398,000 across 3 programs, 2026-27
Source: Portfolio Budget Statements 2026-27, 2026-27 PBS Program Expenses Line Items - Updated 2026-06-18 (w. Corrigenda). Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Administered
$1.1B
Money it hands out on the government's behalf — grants, benefits, subsidies.
Departmental
$26.6M
What it costs to run: staff, property, suppliers.
Contracts published
208
$22.3M in total
Programs
Each line is a program in the budget papers, with what it is given. The category is FOCUp's, mapped from the published program name; a blank means no rule matched it plainly, which is recorded rather than guessed.
| Program | Category | Administered | Departmental | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Program 1.1: Discovery - Research and Research Training Outcome 1: Growth of knowledge and innovation through managing research funding schemes, measuring research excellence and providing advice 2026-27 PBS ARC · retrieved 25 September 2026 | Education | $649.0M | — | $649.0M58.2% |
Program 1.2: Linkage - Cross Sector Research Partnerships Outcome 1: Growth of knowledge and innovation through managing research funding schemes, measuring research excellence and providing advice 2026-27 PBS ARC · retrieved 25 September 2026 | Education | $435.8M | — | $435.8M39.1% |
Program 1.3: Excellence in Research for Australia Outcome 1: Growth of knowledge and innovation through managing research funding schemes, measuring research excellence and providing advice 2026-27 PBS ARC · retrieved 25 September 2026 | Education | $3.9M | $26.6M | $30.6M2.7% |
Largest contracts
The 25 largest of 208. A contract notice is the value of an agreement over its whole term, not money spent in a year, so these are never added to the budget figures.
| Supplier | For | Term | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Data#3 | VSA 6CN4252830 | 30 June 2026 to 17 March 2031 | $1.8M |
McGrathNicol Advisory Partnership | Strategic Risk ManagementCN4199004 | 2 November 2025 to 2 November 2026 | $764.8K |
Karlka Recruiting Group | Infrastructure AdministratorCN4166199 | 30 June 2025 to 29 June 2027 | $663.0K |
Scyne Advisory Pty Ltd | Organisational ReviewCN4199669 | 2 October 2025 to 30 March 2026 | $475.5K |
HorizonOne Pty Ltd | Temporary PersonnelCN4271394 | 6 September 2026 to 5 September 2027 | $456.2K |
A23 Pty Ltd | Infrastructure and Systems supportCN4166194 | 30 June 2025 to 29 June 2027 | $451.0K |
Ignite Limited | Temporary personnellCN4201540 | 12 October 2025 to 11 October 2026 | $395.4K |
Data#3 | VSA ConsumptionCN4252835 | 30 June 2026 to 17 March 2031 | $350.0K |
Calleo | Temporary employeeCN4206390 | 25 November 2025 to 24 May 2027 | $349.0K |
Hudson Global Resources | Temporary employeeCN4204708 | 16 November 2025 to 3 November 2026 | $334.2K |
Horizon One Recruitment | Temporary personnelCN4242019 | 24 May 2026 to 23 May 2027 | $330.5K |
Hudson | Temporary employeeCN4221851 | 10 February 2026 to 9 February 2027 | $322.5K |
Chandler Macleod group Ltd | Temporary personnel servicesCN4273967 | 6 September 2026 to 5 September 2027 | $321.8K |
Calleo | Temporary employeeCN4202007 | 18 November 2025 to 29 January 2027 | $321.7K |
Jones Lang LaSalle (ACT) Pty Ltd | Construction WorksCN4186394 | 3 July 2025 to 30 March 2026 | $320.0K |
Hays Specialist Recruitment | Temporary employeeCN4259815 | 23 June 2026 to 22 June 2027 | $318.4K |
Face 2 Face Recruitment | TEmporary employeeCN4208822 | 13 December 2025 to 10 December 2026 | $307.9K |
Hudson Global Resources | Tempoary employeeCN4193549 | 30 September 2025 to 30 July 2026 | $281.0K |
Indigeco Pty Ltd | Temporary employeeCN4211032 | 31 December 2025 to 29 June 2027 | $273.3K |
Hays Specialist Recruitment | Temporary employeeCN4256446 | 19 June 2026 to 18 June 2027 | $271.7K |
Face 2 Face Recruitment | Temporary personnelCN4180579 | 3 August 2025 to 27 February 2027 | $271.0K |
Effective People Pty Ltd | ICT Labour HireCN4191070 | 14 September 2025 to 29 September 2027 | $260.0K |
Staffing and Office Solutions | Temporary personnelCN4185455 | 7 September 2025 to 6 September 2026 | $250.1K |
Attura | Video Conferencing EquipmentCN4225042 | 10 March 2026 to 30 May 2026 | $250.0K |
Unearth Talent Pty Ltd | Temporary personnelCN4224889 | 28 February 2026 to 30 October 2026 | $245.2K |