By purpose · Indigenous
Indigenous grants in Australia
Australian grant programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations, businesses and communities, from the Commonwealth, every state and territory and local councils, with the closing month on the front of every entry.
- 582programs on record
- 52open now
- 16closing inside 60 days
- 10jurisdictions
Counted from the catalogue on 24 Oct 2026
November 2026 is the busiest month in this lane, at 9 of the 30 indigenous programs with a published closing date inside the next year.
Who writes the cheque for indigenous projects
A netball club and an exporter are both after funding and they should be looking in completely different places. Here is where this one is.
Funded from both ends.
53% of this lane is council money and 47% comes from a state, territory or Commonwealth agency, so both are worth an application and they are rarely the same size of cheque.
- 310Councils53%
- 209State and territory36%
- 63Commonwealth11%
Who signs the cheques
- Aboriginal Affairs27
- Create NSW26
- Australian Government20
- Aboriginal Languages Trust17
- Department of Communities and Justice17
- Department of Education15
- City of Rockingham9
- Cumberland City Council9
183 separate funders run at least one indigenous program in this catalogue. None of them holds more than 5% of it, so this money is spread across the country rather than concentrated in one agency.
Closing soonest
The soonest deadlines in this lane. 16 indigenous programs close inside the next 60 days.
- Closing this weekLGAArts and Culture FundShire of Baw BawUp to $2kCloses October 2026
- Closing this weekNSWFirst Nations Screen Fellowship 2026Screen NSW$3k to $22kCloses October 2026
- Closing this weekLGAEvent GrantsGeorges River CouncilAmount not statedCloses October 2026
- Open nowLGAFestivals and Events FundingBallina Shire CouncilAmount not statedCloses November 2026
- Open nowNT2026/2027 Barkly Regional Deal Local Community Project FundsDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Community DevelopmentAmount not statedCloses November 2026
- Open nowNSW2026-27 First Nations Cultural Tourism Creativity FundCreate NSW$20k to $100kCloses November 2026
Also open
Open programs and ongoing intakes, in the same order: soonest deadline first. Colour down the left margin is how long is left.
| Grant | Funder | Where | Amount | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 First Nations Cultural Tourism Creativity Fund NSW | New South Wales Government | NSW | $20k to $100k | November 2026 |
| National Mentoring Initiative | Australian Rural Leadership Foundation | AU | Not stated | November 2026 |
| Community/Business Grants & Tenders | Shire of Quairading | LGA | Not stated | November 2026 |
| Place Grants | Town of Victoria Park | LGA | Up to $15k | November 2026 |
| 2026/2027 Round 2 Elsa Dixon Aboriginal Employment Grant | Department of Education | NSW | $10k to $40k | November 2026 |
| Indigenous Ranger Biosecurity Program - Ranger Capability Building Grants - Round 4 | Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | AU | Not stated | November 2026 |
| Milparanga Established Leadership Program | Australian Rural Leadership Foundation | AU | Not stated | December 2026 |
| Urban Forest Grants - Branch out and make a difference 💚 | Town of Victoria Park | LGA | Up to $500 | December 2026 |
| Community Grants Donations | Bland Shire Council | LGA | Not stated | December 2026 |
| Torres Strait Young Leaders Program | Australian Rural Leadership Foundation | AU | Not stated | December 2026 |
| First Nations Innovation Acceleration Program QLD | Queensland Government | QLD | Not stated | February 2027 |
| Aboriginal Tourism Conceptual Exploration and Planning for NT Parks and Reserves | Northern Territory Government | NT | Not stated | March 2027 |
| Aboriginal Tourism Conceptual Exploration and Planning for Wellness, Food and Drink Program NT | Northern Territory Government | NT | Not stated | March 2027 |
| Aboriginal Tourism Development in Northern Territory Parks and Reserves Grant Program Round 2 | Department of Tourism and Hospitality | NT | Up to $50k | March 2027 |
| Aboriginal Tourism Development in NT Parks and Reserves Grant Program | Northern Territory Government | NT | $10k to $50k | March 2027 |
| Aboriginal Tourism Product Distribution Grant Program | Department of Tourism and Hospitality | NT | Not stated | March 2027 |
| Building Better Aboriginal Bushfood Business Supply Chain Voucher WA | Government of Western Australia | WA | Up to $10k | April 2027 |
| Quick Response Grant Program | City of Monash | LGA | Up to $3k | May 2027 |
| Community Arts Venue Grants | City of Boroondara | LGA | Not stated | May 2027 |
| Economic Development and Diversification Fund | Town of Port Hedland | LGA | Up to $100k | May 2027 |
| Reconciliation Grant | Shire of Nillumbik | LGA | Up to $2k | May 2027 |
| Aboriginal Sport Participation Grant Program | Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions | VIC | $250 to $15k | June 2027 |
| Community Child Care Fund Restricted (CCCFR) non-competitive grant opportunity (for specified services) | Department of Education | AU | Not stated | June 2027 |
| Indigenous Australians Health Programme (IAHP): Emergency and Service Continuity Support for IAHP Funded Organisations | Department of Health, Disability and Ageing | AU | Not stated | June 2027 |
| Agency Collaborates – Community Initiated | National Indigenous Australians Agency | AU | Not stated | June 2028 |
| Agency Collaborates (Competitive) | National Indigenous Australians Agency | AU | Not stated | June 2028 |
| Agency Collaborates (non-competitive) | National Indigenous Australians Agency | AU | Not stated | June 2028 |
| Comprehensive Primary Health Care - ACCHS Division of Service Delivery | Department of Health, Disability and Ageing | AU | Not stated | June 2028 |
| Local Investments Funding Grant Opportunity | National Indigenous Australians Agency | AU | Not stated | June 2028 |
| Skills NT Grant | Department of Education and Training | NT | Not stated | December 2028 |
| Social and Emotional Wellbeing Flexible Funding Pool | National Indigenous Australians Agency | AU | Up to $300k | May 2029 |
| Performance of Representative Body Functions | National Indigenous Australians Agency | AU | Not stated | June 2029 |
| Prescribed Body Corporate (PBC) Strategic Projects | National Indigenous Australians Agency | AU | Not stated | June 2029 |
| Northern Territory Pathway to Community Control | Department of Health, Disability and Ageing | AU | Not stated | April 2030 |
| Comprehensive Primary Health Care - Rolling Funding Arrangements - Extension | Department of Health, Disability and Ageing | AU | Not stated | June 2032 |
| Aboriginal Business Directory WA | Government of Western Australia | WA | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Business Loan Package | Australian Government | AU | $10k to $5m | Ongoing intake |
| Disaster Recovery Quick Response Grants | Australian Government | AU | Up to $20k | Ongoing intake |
| First Nations Pre-Accelerator NSW | New South Wales Government | NSW | Not stated | Open now |
| First Nations Women's Diversity Pre-Accelerator Program NSW | New South Wales Government | NSW | Not stated | Open now |
| Indigenous Advancement Strategy | Australian Government | AU | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Indigenous Wages Rebate WA | Government of Western Australia | WA | Not stated | Open now |
| Invoice Finance | Australian Government | AU | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Performance Bonds | Australian Government | AU | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Producer Offset Loan Solution | Australian Government | AU | $100k to $3m | Open now |
| Start-Up Finance Package | Australian Government | AU | Up to $150k | Ongoing intake |
| Community Champions Grant | Town of Port Hedland | LGA | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Community Partnerships Grant | Town of Port Hedland | LGA | Up to $15k | Ongoing intake |
| Connected Beginnings Program | Department of Education | AU | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Creative grants | Council of the City of Sydney | LGA | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Donations (Small grants) | The Council of the Municipality of Kiama | LGA | Up to $750 | Ongoing intake |
| Funding for local service providers | Fairfield City Council | LGA | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Funeral Donation Grant | Torres Strait Island Regional | LGA | Up to $5k | Ongoing intake |
| General Grants | City of Rockingham | LGA | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
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3 close
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Dec
4 close
3 indigenous programs close in October 2026. Every square is a day you cannot read yet.
Crossings
Your project is rarely only one of these.
446 of the 582 indigenous programs in this catalogue are also filed under community, because that is how the funder describes them. Each of these is the same programs seen from a different door.
- Community446
- Arts and culture376
- Environment310
- Health281
- Business growth256
- Training and skills251
- Capital works248
- Events247
Counted as programs carrying both categories. The catalogue never adds these up, because a hall upgrade filed under three purposes is one program and not three.
About Australian indigenous grants
Australian grant programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations, businesses and communities, pulled together from the Commonwealth, all 8 states and territories and local councils across the country. 582 programs are categorised under indigenous in this catalogue and 52 of them are open right now. Open programs closing soonest come first; closed rounds stay on the list, because most Australian grant programs run again and the alert list tells you the night one reopens.
Funded from both ends. 53% of this lane is council money and 47% comes from a state, territory or Commonwealth agency, so both are worth an application and they are rarely the same size of cheque. The largest single funder of indigenous projects in this catalogue is Aboriginal Affairs at 27 programs, and 183 separate funders run at least one.
202 of these 582 programs carry a closing date the funder published, and this page shows the month for every one of them. 30 of them close inside the next year, with November 2026 the busiest month at 9. "Not stated" against an amount means the funder published no figure, and a program with no closing date means the funder published no deadline: neither is filled in with a guess. Where an amount is published, most indigenous grants in this catalogue sit between $2k to $750k.
A category earns a page of its own at 25 programs, and the categories overlap on purpose. A council program upgrading a netball court is capital works and sport and community at the same time, because that is how the funder describes it and how three different people will look for it, so this page's count and the other categories' counts do not add up to the 4,049 programs in the catalogue, and this site never adds them up.
Confirm every detail on the funder's own page before you apply. Every program here has a page of its own showing the funder, the amount, who can apply and the date it was last checked. Everything closing in the next 60 days, the directory by state and territory, or every category we track.