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Grants and Funding

The National Indigenous Australians Agency funds projects aimed at helping Indigenous Australians.

Funding is allocated through: the Indigenous Advancement Strategy (IAS), National Partnership Agreements, Special Accounts and Special Appropriations.

For further information about the IAS, including grant opportunities, see funding under the IAS.

Grant funding is also available through Indigenous-specific and mainstream programs delivered by other agencies.

Information about all government funding opportunities is available at GrantConnect.

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Resources

Tailored Assistance Employment Grants application kit

Indigenous Affairs

9th September 2019

Tailored Assistance Employment Grants connect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with real and sustainable jobs. There are three streams of funding: Employment, School-based traineeships and Cadetships.

Indigenous Advancement Strategy Grant Guidelines - March 2016 (updated August 2019)

Indigenous Affairs

15th August 2019

This document provides guidance for applicants applying for grant funding and for grant recipients under the Australian Government’s Indigenous Advancement Strategy (IAS). These Guidelines may be amended from time to time.

More information on ABA Grants

Indigenous Affairs

3rd December 2018

Tailored Assistance Employment Grants fact sheet

Indigenous Affairs

18th April 2016

Tailored Assistance Employment Grants connect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with real and sustainable jobs. There are three streams of funding: Employment, School-based traineeships and Cadetships.

IAS Funding Agreement

Indigenous Affairs

Under the IAS, funding recipients sign a single Head Agreement with the Commonwealth, as represented by the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA). The Head Agreement sets out the general terms and conditions applying to all projects and grants.

Aboriginals Benefit Account (ABA) Grant Funding

ABA Aboriginals Benefit Account

11th September 2019

Applications for the funding round are now closed. ABA grant funding or simply ABA is funding that is available through funding rounds.

Community Led Proposals

Community Led Grants

6th September 2019

Under the IAS, the NIAA considers grant proposals that address a need for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Proposals must be developed with the community or group who will be impacted by the activity.

Funding under the IAS

Funding Under the IAS

17th September 2019

Information about IAS Performance Reporting, funding agreements, the IAS Guidelines, how to apply for funding, and the currently open funding rounds.

Incorporation requirements

Incorporation Requirements

The Australian Government is committed to ensuring the highest quality of services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. An important step in achieving this is to ensure organisations receiving Australian Government funding to deliver Indigenous programmes have high standards of governance and accountability.

Indigenous Advancement Strategy

Indigenous Advancement Strategy

16th August 2019

The Indigenous Advancement Strategy (IAS) is the way the Australian Government funds and delivers a range of programs for Indigenous Australians. The IAS is administered by the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) The NIAA is focused on improving the lives of Indigenous Australians. Our key focus areas include:

Indigenous grants reporting

Indigenous Grants Reporting

We have a statutory obligation to report information about individual grants awarded, as detailed in the Commonwealth Grant Rules and Guidelines, within 21 days of the grant agreement taking effect. The grant registers below contain information about Indigenous grants awarded by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet up to 30 December 2017.

NAIDOC week funding

NAIDOC week funding

2019 NAIDOC grants funding round Applications are now open for the 2019 NAIDOC grants round. NAIDOC grants support communities to celebrate the histories, cultures and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples during NAIDOC Week. Activities should be held during NAIDOC Week - 7-14 July 2019.

National Redress Scheme

Grants and Funding

4th September 2019

The National Redress Scheme provides acknowledgement and support to people who experienced institutional child sexual abuse.

Project funding - Indigenous land and sea management

Funding Indigenous Land and Sea Management Projects

Indigenous Advancement Strategy (IAS) funding Indigenous rangers (Jobs, Land and Economy Program)

Tailored Assistance Employment Grants

Tailored Assistance Employment Grants

10th September 2019

Tailored Assistance Employment Grants connect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with real and sustainable jobs. There are three streams of funding: