Aboriginal Families as Teachers - 2026-29 - Round 2

The Aboriginal Families as Teachers (AFaT) program aims to empower Aboriginal families to build a developmentally supportive home learning environment and increase access and engagement in age-appropriate learning for Aboriginal children.

​AFaT focuses on working directly with families and collaborating with early learning services to encourage age-appropriate learning and access for children aged 0–5 years in a quality, culturally strong early childhood education program. It grants funding to provide a structured 5-day early childhood education program for Aboriginal families.

The Aboriginal Families as Teachers (AFaT) program offers targeted, competitive grants for the 2026–2029 funding period as part of a 4-year funding cycle.

​This round is non-competitive for Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCO), provided they meet the eligibility criteria: applications will still be assessed alongside all other applicants.