Entity
National Emergency Management Agency
Also appears in the PBS or AusTender as “National Recovery and Resilience Agency”. How names are matched.
−$105m (−29.9%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
Kind of expense
Not shown in the chart because the 2026-27 amount is zero or negative: Program 1.4: COVID-19 Support ($0).
Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients
$85m falls in 2026-27, equal to 34.5% of this total: $68m in contracts and $17m in grants. estimate: annualised
From AusTender contract notices and GrantConnect grant awards published since 2022-07-01. Each contract’s or grant’s value is spread evenly from its start to end date. These values are commitments, not payments, and records published before 2022-07-01 are not included yet.
By program
| Program | 2025-26 estimated actual |
2026-27 Budget estimate |
Change | Share | Removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program 1.5: Emergency ManagementNEMA contributes to building a safe and secure Australia by coordinating the national response to disasters. | $83m | $89m | +$6.0m +7.2% | 36.3% | – |
| Program 1.4: COVID-19 Support | $0 | $0 | no change – | 0.0% | – |
| Program 1.3: Australian Government Resilience, Preparedness and Disaster Risk Reduction SupportSupport NEMA designs, oversees and administers funding programs related to emergency and disaster preparedness, response… | $30m | $15m | −$16m −51.4% | 6.0% | – |
| Program 1.1: NEMA - Departmental - Outcome 1 | $148m | $128m | −$20m −13.5% | 51.8% | – |
| Program 1.2: Australian Government Disaster & Emergency Financial SupportNEMA is responsible for the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) which is the primary method through which the… | $91m | $15m | −$76m −83.6% | 6.0% | – |
Worth a closer look
Patterns in this agency’s contract notices published in 2025-26 and 2026-27 to date. Each is a measurable pattern with common legitimate explanations; none is a finding of wrongdoing. How these are defined.
- Value increased after award 1 contract · $1.1m
The contract’s value rose after it was first published. - Grew past the open-tender threshold 2 contracts · $361k
A contract awarded by limited tender below the open-tender threshold later rose in value to the threshold or above.
Who gets paid
Contracts active in 2026-27, from AusTender. Amounts for the year are each contract’s value spread across its term. estimate: annualised
- Contracts active
- 145
- Suppliers
- 103
- Limited tender
- 21.7% of value · 49 contracts
- Value added by amendments
- $14m across 55 amended contracts
Largest suppliers
Suppliers who are individuals are counted in the totals above but not listed. Why
| Supplier | Contracts | 2026-27 est. | Limited tender |
|---|---|---|---|
| TELSTRA (VIC) | 2 | $11m | 0.0% |
| COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIAL AND RESEARCH ORGANISATION | 2 | $6.4m | 100.0% |
| Cushman & Wakefield Pty Ltd | 3 | $5.8m | 0.0% |
| UNIVERSAL MCCANN MEDIABRANDS AUSTRALIA P/L T/AS | 1 | $5.5m | 0.0% |
| Australasian Fire & Emergency Service Authorities Council | 3 | $3.3m | 100.0% |
| TPG TELECOM LIMITED | 1 | $3.3m | 0.0% |
| INTECH SOLUTIONS PTY LTD | 1 | $2.0m | 0.0% |
| MTP Services Pty Ltd | 6 | $1.9m | 0.0% |
| HUMANIHUT PTY LTD | 1 | $1.9m | 0.0% |
| OPTUS NETWORKS PTY LIMITED | 1 | $1.5m | 0.0% |
| Paxus Australia Pty Ltd | 4 | $1.5m | 0.0% |
| Group 10 Consulting | 1 | $1.2m | 0.0% |
| SCYNE ADVISORY PTY LTD | 2 | $1.0m | 0.0% |
| Kirra Services | 4 | $998k | 0.0% |
| Horizon One Recruitment Pty Ltd | 3 | $995k | 0.0% |
Largest contracts
Suppliers who are individuals are counted in the totals above but not listed. Why
Professional services by kind of work
Contracts active in 2026-27 that AusTender files under “management and business professionals”, sorted by an AI model reading each contract’s description. AI-classified estimate: annualised
A further $887k across 3 contracts has descriptions too vague to classify with confidence, and is left out of the categories above.
In 2024-25 the entity reported paying $5.5m on consultancy contracts (cash, including GST). Contracts classified as consultancy come to $14m for that year (AusTender values spread over each contract’s term). The two are measured differently, so they are not expected to match. How we classify.
Grants awarded
Grants active in 2026-27, from GrantConnect. Each grant’s total value is spread across its term. estimate: annualised
- Grants active
- 11
- 2026-27 est.
- $17m
- Recipients
- 8
- Without an open round
- 9.8% of value
Includes $406k in awards the agency reported in aggregate, for many recipients at once, such as disaster payments.
By category
Largest recipients
Recipients who are individuals, and awards that name no single recipient, are counted above but not listed. Why
| Recipient | Grants | 2026-27 est. |
|---|---|---|
| Victorian Government | 1 | $5.8m |
| New South Wales Government | 2 | $3.8m |
| FORTEM AUSTRALIA LIMITED | 2 | $3.7m |
| DISASTER RELIEF AUSTRALIA | 1 | $2.5m |
| CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY | 1 | $717k |
| AUSTRALASIAN FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICE AUTHORITIES COUNCIL | 1 | $327k |
| Essential Energy | 1 | $48k |
Contract spending reported by the entity
What the entity reported in its annual reports, from the Transparency Portal: cash paid in each year, including GST. These are actual payments, unlike the AusTender contract values above. They are shown as published and are not used in any total on this site. reported
| Year | Consultancy | Other contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | $5.5m 22 contracts |
$55m 238 contracts |
| 2023-24 | $7.7m 28 contracts |
$51m 375 contracts |
| 2022-23 | $2.0m 11 contracts |
$30m 259 contracts |
Organisations paid the most in 2024-25
As listed by the entity, usually its five largest of each type. Organisations who are individuals are not listed. Why
| Consultancy | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| SCYNE ADVISORY PTY LTD | $2.4m |
| NOVA SYSTEMS PTY LTD | $1.2m |
| DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU | $763k |
| ERNST & YOUNG | $437k |
| DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY | $310k |
| Other contracts | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| ICEYE OY | $5.5m |
| AUSTRALASIAN FIRE AND | $4.8m |
| EVOLVE FM PTY LTD | $4.3m |
| VERITEC PTY LTD | $3.2m |
| SYNERGY GROUP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD | $2.9m |