ClosedMixedRound 7 - 2024

Aboriginal Fishing Trust Fund - Round 7 - 2024 — NSW

Up to $500K available

Fisheries and Forestry

The Aboriginal Fishing Trust Fund provides grants and loans for projects relating to Aboriginal fishing in New South Wales. It supports the enhancement, maintenance and protection of Aboriginal cultural fishing and economic opportunities for Aboriginal communities associated with fisheries resources.

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Funding

Up to $500K

Closed

16 Feb 2025

Location

New South Wales

Who Can Apply

• Applicant must be an Aboriginal person, an Aboriginal entity, or a person acting on behalf of an Aboriginal entity • Aboriginal entity includes a family/clan or community organisation, or an Aboriginal owned and run business • Applicant must confirm they meet the eligibility criteria in the application • Eligibility evidence and other requirements are set out in the Aboriginal Fishing Trust Guidelines for Applicants
To be eligible for funding, applicants must be either an Aboriginal person, an Aboriginal entity (including a family/clan or community organisation, or an Aboriginal owned and run business), or a person acting on behalf of an Aboriginal entity. Applicants must confirm that they meet the eligibility criteria and provide eligibility evidence and other requirements as set out in the Aboriginal Fishing Trust Guidelines for Applicants.

What's Funded

Projects across education and training, fishing access and facilities, cultural fishing enhancement, aquatic habitat rehabilitation and protection, economic opportunities, and research. Example activities include cultural fishing workshops, schools education, signage, business training, habitat improvement, aquaculture, cultural tourism, and assessment of cultural harvest activities.

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Expected Outcomes

Enhanced, maintained and protected Aboriginal cultural fishing, improved access to culturally significant fishing areas, stronger community capability and education, habitat rehabilitation and protection, and increased economic opportunities for Aboriginal communities linked to fisheries resources.

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Key Information

Applicant Types

indigenous_organisationcompanyindividualother

Stage

any

Funding Purposes

trainingcommunityresearchemploymentcapital_expenditureother

Keywords

Aboriginalfishingcultural fishingfisheriescommunitytrainingresearchaquatic habitat

Official Grant Page

Fisheries and Forestry

Frequently Asked Questions

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What is the Aboriginal Fishing Trust Fund - Round 7 - 2024?

The Aboriginal Fishing Trust Fund - Round 7 - 2024 is a mixed grant offered by Fisheries and Forestry in Australia, providing Up to $500K in funding. The Aboriginal Fishing Trust Fund provides grants and loans for projects relating to Aboriginal fishing in New South Wales. It supports the enhancement, maintenance and protection of Aboriginal cultural fishing and economic opportunities for Aboriginal communities associated with fisheries resources.
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How much funding does the Aboriginal Fishing Trust Fund - Round 7 - 2024 provide?

The Aboriginal Fishing Trust Fund - Round 7 - 2024 provides Up to $500K in funding.
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Who is eligible for the Aboriginal Fishing Trust Fund - Round 7 - 2024?

  • Applicant must be an Aboriginal person, an Aboriginal entity, or a person acting on behalf of an Aboriginal entity
  • Aboriginal entity includes a family/clan or community organisation, or an Aboriginal owned and run business
  • Applicant must confirm they meet the eligibility criteria in the application
  • Eligibility evidence and other requirements are set out in the Aboriginal Fishing Trust Guidelines for Applicants
4

When does the Aboriginal Fishing Trust Fund - Round 7 - 2024 close?

Applications closed on 16 Feb 2025.
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What activities are funded?

Projects across education and training, fishing access and facilities, cultural fishing enhancement, aquatic habitat rehabilitation and protection, economic opportunities, and research. Example activities include cultural fishing workshops, schools education, signage, business training, habitat improvement, aquaculture, cultural tourism, and assessment of cultural harvest activities.
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