2025 NAIDOC Local Grants Opportunity

This grant opportunity provides funding to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and organisations to contribute to the costs of local and regional NAIDOC Week activities across Australia. 

Non-Indigenous organisations are strongly encouraged to work with their local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community in planning activities / events.

Eligibility:

Both First Nations and non-Indigenous legal entities may apply for NAIDOC Local Grants funding. NIAA will apply the following funding preference priorities:

1. organisations with at least 51% First Nations ownership and at least 51% First Nations control, then
2. organisations with at least 50% First Nations ownership, control or management, then
3. non-First Nations organisations:
   1. applying on behalf of a First Nations organisation in a consortium arrangement (where the non-First Nations organisation is the lead organisation); then
   2. that have not previously received NAIDOC funding; then
   3. with a Reconciliation Action Plan.