Australia's Disability Strategy 2021-2031 - National Disability Conference Initiative 2025–26

The Australian Government is inviting applications via an open competitive process to apply for grant funding under the National Disability Conference Initiative (NDCI) 2025-26. The NDCI is delivered as part of the activities supporting Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-2031 and assists in delivering improved outcomes for people living with disability and their carers.

This grant opportunity provides grants to conference organisers to assist people with disability to participate in nationally focused, disability-related, conferences held in Australia. Grants will support eligible conference organisers to provide accessibility measures that maximise the inclusion and participation of people living with disability at their conference. This in turn supports the vision of Australia’s Disability Strategy.

To be eligible you must:

• be the conference organiser
• confirm the conference will be held in Australia in the 2025–26 financial year
• hold a conference that is disability-related and nationally-focused (refer to section 5.1 Eligible grant activities)
• not be receiving (or applying for) funding from another government source for the same activity and purpose that you are requesting NDCI funding for (that is, to provide accessibility measures that will maximise the inclusion and participation of people with disability at their conference)
• be one of the following entity types:
  • Indigenous Corporation
  • Company 
  • Cooperative
  • Incorporated Association
  • Statutory Entity
  • Partnership.