Indigenous Languages and Arts - Open Competitive - 2024

The ILA program invests around $30 million per annum as part of the Australian Government’s Arts and Cultural Development Program. This includes operational funding support to a network of 24 Indigenous language centres around the country working on conserving, revitalising and sustaining Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages.

The ILA program also supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to develop, produce, present, exhibit or perform Indigenous arts and language projects that showcase Australia’s traditional and contemporary Indigenous cultural and artistic expressions.

The ILA program understands the importance of language in reconnecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with their culture and heritage, and how this in turn contributes to improved health and wellbeing outcomes

To be eligible for an ILA program grant, your organisation must:

• have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
• be registered for the purposes of GST - if your business has a gross annual income minus GST of $75,000 (or $150,000 for non-profit organisations)
• have an account with an Australian financial institution
• be one of the following entity types:
  • an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 200611 and are compliant with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission’s (ASIC) requirements regarding director ID numbers
  • a Commonwealth or State or Territory government corporate entity
  • a company incorporated in Australia
  • a company limited by guarantee
  • an incorporated association
  • a not-for-profit organisation
  • a partnership
  • a joint (consortia) application with a lead organisation
  • a publicly funded research organisation
  • a State or Territory local government council
• have no overdue acquittals or serious breaches relating to Australian Government funding (a serious breach is one that has resulted in, or warrants, the termination of a grant agreement)
• not be bankrupt or subject to insolvency proceedings (as relevant to the entity type)