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.

Indigenous Entrepreneurs Fund (IEF)

The IEF was a three year program that ended on 30 June 2019.

Funding under the IEF is no longer available. Potential applicants can speak with their local NIAA office to discuss alternative options.

Latest News

NAIDOC Week Local Grant round open

Culture and Capability Grants and Funding

Friday, 21 February 2020

Applications for the 2020 NAIDOC local grants funding round are now open. NAIDOC Week provides an opportunity for all Australians to gather and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, cultures, achievements and continuing contributions to our country and society.

ABA Funding Round open

Grants and Funding

Wednesday, 29 January 2020

Applications are now open for the next funding round of the Aboriginals Benefit Account (ABA). Funding is available to Indigenous owned or controlled organisations in the Northern Territory (NT) for one-off projects that provide lasting benefits for Aboriginal people living in the NT.

Resources

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.

Aboriginals Benefit Account (ABA) Grant Funding

ABA Aboriginals Benefit Account

28th January 2020

Applications are now open, closing Friday 20 March 2020. 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

19th November 2019

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

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

15th October 2019

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.

NAIDOC week funding

21st February 2020

2020 NAIDOC grants funding round NAIDOC Week grants support communities to celebrate the histories, cultures and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples during NAIDOC Week.

Project funding - Indigenous land and sea management

Funding Indigenous Land and Sea Management Projects

11th July 2019

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

Tailored Assistance Employment Grants

5th December 2019

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

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