Grants for Indigenous Businesses

This 2-year program (1 July 2026 to 30 June 2028) aims to strengthen conservation and protection of Australia's environmental and cultural values through establishing and managing Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs). The program supports implementation of the National 30 by 30 Roadmap to protect 30% of Australia's land by 2030, while contributing to social and economic benefits for First Nations people.

This grant provides $190 million over four years (2022-23 to 2025-26) to support Community Sector Organisations (CSOs) already receiving Indigenous Advancement Strategy funding. The funding addresses wage pressures and inflation impacts on eligible organisations delivering community services. Funding amounts are based on existing IAS agreement duration, a percentage of current IAS funding, and service delivery location, with higher supplementation for remote and very remote areas.

A $70 million program that funds critical infrastructure and enabling works in exposed and vulnerable NSW southern Basin communities to support economic growth and workforce participation. Projects must unlock industrial development, support economic activity across multiple users or industries, or enable population growth in regional areas.

This NHMRC grant opportunity funds implementation research addressing strategies for strengthening health systems to improve equity in high quality care and health outcomes, and reduce the prevalence and impact of non-communicable diseases. Research must focus on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and/or underserved populations experiencing health disparities, with additional priority for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and Southeast Asia and Pacific region collaborations.

Grants to eligible First Nations organisations to deliver English literacy, language and numeracy (LLND) skills training to First Nations people across Australia. Training is to be co-designed with the community/communities in which it will be delivered. Delivery Grants typically range from $350,000 to $1,000,000 per year over 2-3 years for single sites, or up to $3,000,000 per year for multiple sites.

This grant funds the delivery of the Bidyadanga Healing Model, which integrates First Nations healing methodologies with therapeutic practices to strengthen identity, safety and resilience in the community. Successful applicants must demonstrate cultural competence, genuine community relationships, and capability to deliver culturally-led healing services with long-term commitment and participatory engagement.

This grant seeks to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for Aboriginal families and strengthen the Aboriginal Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) research workforce across NSW. It funds the formation of a new consortium to generate policy-relevant evidence, support prevention and early intervention strategies, and build Aboriginal research capacity in AOD.

This grant program empowers sporting organizations to prevent domestic, family and sexual violence through sport by funding medium and large-scale projects. It supports initiatives that build knowledge and skills, promote positive behavioral change, and establish partnerships between the sport and primary prevention sectors. Projects must be inclusive, evidence-based, and delivered across multiple organizations or entire sporting codes.

This program empowers all levels of the sporting sector to play a leading role in the prevention of domestic, family and sexual violence. It builds capacity and capability of the sector to address gendered drivers of violence and foster safe, respectful and inclusive environments. The program supports evidence-based prevention initiatives and strengthens partnerships between sport and primary prevention sectors.

The program provides funding for projects and activities that commemorate the service and sacrifice of Australia's service personnel who served in wars, conflicts and peace operations, including National Service personnel, and their families. Eligible projects promote appreciation and understanding of service experiences or preserve and provide access to information about Australia's wartime heritage. Two funding tiers are available: Community Grants up to $10,000 for local community projects, and Major Grants between $10,001 and $150,000 for significant national, state, territory or regional projects.

The Start-up Finance Package provides Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander start-ups with access to loans up to $150,000 to help new businesses get off the ground. The package includes up to 30% of the loan as a non-repayable grant for purchasing business assets, flexible repayment options over 7 years, and minimal security requirements.

This program provides funding to NT majority owned Aboriginal tourism businesses to help them develop tourism products and Aboriginal cultural tourism experiences for NT park visitors.