See below for a range of potential grant opportunities available for Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) noting that some programs are State specific and won’t apply to all ACCHOs. Opportunities will vary over time. We aim to provide up to date and relevant grant opportunities which are available in the short to medium term.
See below for Tips and Tricks that can help you to write a successful grant proposal.
Funding to NFP community groups to help them provide services, leisure activities & opportunities for QLD communities. The Gambling Community Benefit Fund (GCBF) is QLD’s largest one-off community grants program & distributes approximately $60m each year to NFP community groups. The GCBF funding helps these groups to provide services, leisure activities & opportunities for QLD communities.
Locations: QLD Only
Closes: Rd 4 – Sat 30 November 2024
Grant Type: Community
Max. Grant:Â Rd 4 – $35,000
Eligibility: Incorporated organisations with NFP objectives.
Agency: QLD Department of Justice & Attorney-General
Program to attract & retain the aged care workforce, with one of the intended outcomes being to contribute to the growth in the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses in aged care & building of capacity to provide culturally safe care services to First Nations people.
Location: ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA
Closes: Thurs 5 December 2024
Grant Type: Health
Agency: Department of Health & Aged Care
These grants fund high impact Aboriginal-led research. The $5m in funding is part of the Cardiovascular Research Capacity Program, the NSW Government’s $150m investment over 10 years into cardiovascular research. The grant aims to improve cardiovascular health outcomes for Aboriginal peoples; increase the number of targeted Aboriginal cardiovascular research projects being undertaken in NSW & build the capacity of Aboriginal communities & researchers in cardiovascular focused research.
Location: NSW
Closes: Fri 13 December 2024
Grant Type:Â Health Research
Agency: NSW Government Health
Funding for organisations to hold events around International Women’s Day (8 March 2025) that:
Location: TAS
Closes: Mon 16 December 2024
Grant Type:Â Community
Agency: TAS Government Community Partnerships & Priorities Division
This grant funds First Peoples, multicultural and multifaith community organisations and groups to deliver community-led responses to racism. One key objective is to promote awareness and understanding of First Peoples’ history and culture, and the historic and ongoing impacts of colonisation.
Location: VIC
Closes: Thurs 6 February 2025
Grant Type: Anti-Racism
Agency: VIC Department of Premier & Cabinet
Grant funding to support research projects led by an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researcher. The intended outcomes of the grant being an expanded knowledge base and research capacity in Australia; and economic, commercial, environmental, social and/or cultural benefits for Australia.
Location: ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA
Closes: Thurs 20 February 2025
Grant Type: Research
Agency: Department of Health & Aged Care
Indigenous Health. Home Interaction Program for Parents and Youngsters via Home Tutoring (HIPPY).
Eligibility criteria for HIPPY includes: children who are turning 4 yrs by 30.6.25 & live in Inala or surrounding suburbs. 75% of our enrolled families have to meet 1+ additional criteria: hold a health care card; child is Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander; child resides in out of home care; no income or receiving government support as main source of income; single parent families; main language spoken at home is not English.
Location: QLD
Closes: Mon 30 June 2025
Grant Type: Indigenous Health
Agency: QLD Government
Grants that address a need for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, developed with the target community or group who will be impacted by the activity. This funding can be used where a need has been identified in the community & there are no other current funding avenues available.
Location: NT, QLD, SA, WA
Closes: Tues 30 December 2025
Grant Type: NIAA
Agency: National Indigenous Australians Agency
This grant opportunity was announced by the Australian Government 8.2.24 as its enduring resolution for people impacted by the collapse of the funeral insurance provider, the Youpla Group. The Youpla Group entered liquidation in March 2022, leaving many people without cover, inflicting significant cultural, emotional & financial harm on many First Nations people & communities. The Youpla Support Program will provide a Resolution Payment to Eligible Persons to help them recover from this harm.
Location: ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA
Closes: Tues 30 June 2026
Agency: National Indigenous Australians Agency
Supports those making a difference in the area of mental health.
Locations: National
Opens: Always open
Grant Type: Mental Health
Max. Grant: $300,000 per year for 3 years
Co-contribution: Not specified
Eligibility: Must be a registered charity based in Queensland.
Agency: Mental Awareness Foundation
Assists any Indigenous corporation whose property has been directly affected by a declared natural disaster, such as a flood, bushfire, or cyclone. The funding can be used for immediate clean up of property, work to make property safe & purchase plant & equipment to assist with recovery efforts.
Locations: National
Opens: Always open
Grant Type: Health
Max. Grant: $20,000
Eligibility:Â Indigenous corporations (incorporated) may be eligible for assistance through the program if:
Agency: Indigenous Land & Sea Corporation
Cancer Australia is inviting partnerships that involve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led organisations collaborating with research groups & mainstream health services, working closely with communities.
The grant program aims to strengthen cancer research to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health;Â build the capacity of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research sector now & into the future, including through mentorship & leadership opportunities etc.
Up to 12 grants will be awarded over a maximum 3-year grant period commencing in June 2025.
Location: ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA
Closes: Wed 4 December 2024
Grant Type: Research
Agency: Cancer Australia
NHMRC & the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) are participating in a bilateral call for a new phase of funding for the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Ageing, which is funded by CIHR & partners. NHMRC will support Canadian-Australian collaborative teams undertaking research that advances the field of research in any of the recognised forms of dementia, specifically in Indigenous populations.
Location: ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA
Closes: Thurs 12 December 2024
Grant Type: NHMRC Research
Agency: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Men’s sheds provide a vital role supporting the health and wellbeing of members by reducing social isolation, encouraging participation, and sharing experiences & expertise in a safe environment.
This grant supports capacity building, men’s health & wellbeing, including mental health initiatives, & the sustainable development of Men’s Sheds in Tasmania. It will also fund tools, equipment, machinery, or other related items that are not considered capital works, permanent or fixed upgrades to the Sheds themselves.
Location: TAS
Closes: Fri 13 December 2024
Grant Type:Â Community
Agency: TAS Government Community Partnerships & Priorities Division
The purpose of the grant is to focus on building the home care workforce in regional, rural & remote locations where workforce shortages are the most acute by providing funding for an additional 4,000 Personal Care Workers to be engaged in these regions.
Location: ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA
Closes: Mon 6 January 2025
Grant Type: Health
Agency: Department of Health & Aged Care
This grant aims to ensure Territorians have reasonable access to regular passenger transport services to & from key centres providing essential services.
Location: NT
Closes: Fri 7 February 2025
Grant Type: Health
Agency: NT Department of Logistics & Infastructure
The grant provides financial support to young people, community groups and organisations enabling young Territorians to engage and participate in a variety of drug and alcohol free recreational events, personal development and leadership programs.
Location: NT
Closes: Tues 1 June 2025
Grant Type: Youth Engagement
Agency: NT Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities
This grant opportunity seeks to ensure all Australian’s living with cancer have access to high-quality & culturally safe support throughout their cancer experience. This grant opportunity will prioritise activities that focus on increasing equity across tumour types a&/or priority populations. The Cancer Patient Support Program will support, one-off, time-limited activities that provide national leadership on emerging priorities across the cancer control continuum.
Location: ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA
Closes: Fri 1 August 2025
Grant Type: Health
Agency: Department of Health and Aged Care
Grants are to promote self-determination & economic self-sufficiency of Aboriginal people living in the NT & promote their social &cultural wellbeing. The NTAIC Grants Program aims to ensure:
There are two streams – General Grants & Innovation Grants.
Locations: NT
Opens: “Mid 2024”
Closes: TBC
Grant Type: Various
Max. Grant:Â General Grants – $500,000 per year (up to $1.5m over three years).
Innovation Grants – $10m
Co-contribution: Not specified
Eligibility: Indigenous Organisations in the NT
Agency: NTAIC
The BHP WA Community Grants program enables positive community, environmental & economic development initiatives in BHP’s host communities that their operatives, employees & their families call home.Â
Locations: WA only
Opens/Closes: Refer Agency’s website
Grant Type: Community
Max. Grant: $20,000
Eligibility: WA Community Grants program supporting Port Hedland, Newman, Kalgoorlie, Kambalda, Leinster, Leonora, Wiluna & Kwinana.
Agency: BHP
This program aims to support procedural GPs who work in rural & remote areas to:
This helps ensure people in rural & remote areas have access to highly skilled health professionals. Helps cover the cost of professional development for procedural general practitioners (GPs) who work in rural & remote areas. The RPGP provides grants of up to $32,000 to rural GPs and locums who provide procedural services. This helps with the cost of attending continuing professional development activities, to maintain or increase their procedural & emergency medicine skills (including emergency mental health).
Locations: National
Opens: Always open
Grant Type:Â Health
Max. Grant: $32,000
Co-contribution: Not specified
Eligibility: Must be a GP working in a MMM 3-7 region. Please see section 6 of the Guidelines.
Agency: Department of Health and Aged Care
Writing a successful grant proposal often requires a strategic approach which communicates your organisation’s mission, needs, and goals in a clear and compelling way. To help you write a winning grant proposal, here are some tips and tricks to consider:
By following these fundamental points, you’ll be well on your way to writing a successful grant proposal that stands out from the rest. Remember, the key is to communicate your organisation’s mission and goals in a clear and compelling way that resonates with the funder’s priorities and demonstrates the impact of your work.
If you require any assistance or have any queries regarding the grant opportunities, please contact: sectorsupport@naccho.org.au