Grant categories Indigenous

NAIDOC Local Grants

Opening date: 10th January 2025
Closing date: 20th February 2025
Funding Amount: Up to $25,000
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Assists with the cost of activities and events being held around National NAIDOC Week (6 to 13 July 2025) that celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, cultures, achievements and continuing contributions to our country and Australian society.

GLOWS Scholarships

Opening date: 1st January 2025
Closing date: 24th January 2025
Funding Amount: Up to $55,000
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Aims to attract and support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to undertake study. The Guiding Local Opportunities for Wellbeing (GLOWS) Grant Program 2024–26 offers scholarships and research grants to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, community organisations and their partners for work relating to HIV and viral hepatitis over the next three years.

LIFECYCLE: Touring Grants

Opening date: 6th November 2024
Closing date: 20th December 2024
Funding Amount: $20,000
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Supports national touring activities for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander music creators, supporting growth and fostering a vibrant, visible and inclusive music landscape.

Game Changer Grant

Opening date: 21st October 2024
Closing date: 8th November 2024
Funding Amount: Up to $5,000
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Offers grants to Ember Connect members to support any professional, personal or cultural enrichment activities.

Our Country Our Future

Opening date: 1st August 2024
Closing date: 31st August 2025
Funding Amount: Unspecified
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Provides a wide range of assistance to Indigenous Australians including to acquire land and water-related rights, and to manage Indigenous-held land and Indigenous waters.

Seeding Strength Grants

Opening date: 7th July 2024
Closing date: 7th August 2024
Funding Amount: $2,000 - $50,000
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Provides grants to First Nations young people (aged 16-35 years) to support core funding for existing or new campaigns, movements and projects in five impact areas.