Aboriginal Languages Revival Program 2025

The Aboriginal Languages Revival Program provides grant funding to eligible Aboriginal Community organisations, groups and individuals, to support them to commence or build on smaller scale Languages projects/activities.

The purpose of the Aboriginal Languages Revival Program is to support Communities in NSW to:

1. develop new or emerging Language activities; and
2. strengthen the capacity of Aboriginal groups and organisations doing early-stage Language work, to grow Language activities.

The objectives of the Aboriginal Languages Revival Program are to support:

• Aboriginal Communities to develop and establish Aboriginal Language activities and projects, that benefit their Community, or wider NSW Aboriginal Community,
• Aboriginal Communities develop their own resources and deliver projects to support Aboriginal Language growth and nurturing,
• Aboriginal Communities implement their projects and activities to promote the wider use and appreciation of Aboriginal Language, and
• Community projects that align with the objectives and functions of the Aboriginal Languages Act 2017 (NSW) through financial assistance.

To be eligible you must be:

• A not-for-profit, Aboriginal Community Organisation, working with Aboriginal Communities in NSW OR
• An Aboriginal sole trader whose primary business activity relates to NSW Languages (projects must not be profit making in nature).
• an Aboriginal Corporation registered under the Corporation (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth)
• a company incorporated in Australia under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)
• a Local Aboriginal Land Council (LALC) under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW)
• an Incorporated Association (incorporated under state legislation, and commonly have ‘Association’ or ‘Incorporated’ or ‘Inc’ in their legal name)
• an Incorporated Cooperative (incorporated under state legislation, and commonly have ’Cooperative’ in their legal name)• an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust OR
• Unincorporated Aboriginal groups have entered into a valid and current agreement with an eligible organisation to

Applicants must be located in NSW and/or delivering a service to communities within NSW. Applicants must have, or be willing to obtain, public liability of at least $10 million per claim.