ClosedNon-Profit2026

2026 Aboriginal Languages Growth Program — NSW

$30K – $90K available

Aboriginal Languages Trust

The 2026 Aboriginal Languages Growth Program provides competitive multi-year funding to eligible organisations, groups and Aboriginal sole traders for practical Aboriginal language projects in New South Wales. It supports deep transmission of Aboriginal Languages, implementation of Community Language Plans, and broader community language resilience and education outcomes.

Funding

$30K – $90K

Closed

4 May 2026

Duration

up to 2 years

Location

New South Wales

Who Can Apply

• Must have successfully received and delivered at least two previous Aboriginal Languages Trust grants, excluding the Small Grant Program and the NSW Aboriginal Languages Week Grant Program • Must be one of the eligible entity types: not-for-profit Aboriginal Community Organisation, eligible Aboriginal sole trader, Aboriginal Corporation, Australian registered company or corporation operating in New South Wales, Local Aboriginal Land Council, incorporated association, incorporated cooperative, incorporated trustee, or an unincorporated Aboriginal group with an eligible auspice arrangement • Aboriginal sole trader applicants must have a primary business activity related to New South Wales Aboriginal Languages and projects must not be profit making in nature • Must have public liability insurance of at least $10 million per claim, or be willing to purchase it and include the cost in the project budget • Must declare whether there is any known actual or perceived conflict of interest with Aboriginal Languages Trust staff, executives or Board Members • Must be located in New South Wales and/or deliver services to communities within New South Wales • Individuals cannot apply • Federal, State or Local Government agencies and bodies, including public schools and hospitals, cannot apply • Schools, universities, TAFE, adult and community education organisations cannot apply • For-profit organisations cannot apply, except certain Aboriginal sole trader businesses • Unincorporated organisations or groups without an eligible auspicing organisation cannot apply • Applicants that have not met Aboriginal Languages Trust acquittal or reporting requirements in the previous two years cannot apply • Applicants found to have provided false or misleading information in previous Aboriginal Languages Trust grant applications cannot apply
Applicants must have successfully received and delivered at least two previous Aboriginal Languages Trust grants, excluding the Small Grant Program and the NSW Aboriginal Languages Week Grant Program. Eligible applicants include not-for-profit Aboriginal Community Organisations working with Aboriginal Communities in New South Wales, Aboriginal sole traders whose primary business activity relates to New South Wales Aboriginal Languages and whose projects are not profit-making, Aboriginal Corporations registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth), Australian registered companies or corporations operating in New South Wales and incorporated under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), Local Aboriginal Land Councils established under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW), incorporated associations, incorporated cooperatives, incorporated trustees on behalf of a trust, and unincorporated Aboriginal groups with a valid current auspice agreement with an eligible organisation. Applicants must have public liability insurance of at least $10 million per claim or be willing to purchase it and include the cost in the project budget, declare any actual or perceived conflict of interest with Aboriginal Languages Trust staff, executives or Board Members, and be located in New South Wales and/or delivering a service to communities within New South Wales. Ineligible applicants include individuals, government agencies or bodies including public schools and hospitals, schools, universities, TAFE, adult and community education organisations, for-profit organisations including Aboriginal businesses except certain Aboriginal sole trader businesses, unincorporated groups without an eligible auspicing organisation, organisations or sole traders that have not met project acquittal and reporting requirements for Aboriginal Languages Trust funding in the previous two years, and applicants found to have provided false or misleading information in previous Aboriginal Languages Trust grant applications.

What's Funded

Practical Aboriginal language projects involving deep language transmission, delivery of Community Language Plans, development of language resources, sustained language practice and education, and community-led language growth activities in New South Wales.

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Expected Outcomes

Projects are expected to deliver meaningful Aboriginal language outcomes for community, demonstrate measurable goals and milestones, produce community benefits and possibly new language resources, and strengthen long-term language resilience, use, appreciation and community leadership.

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Key Information

Applicant Types

non_profitsole_tradercompanycooperativetrustindigenous_organisationother

Stage

established

Funding Purposes

communitytrainingresearchother

Keywords

Aboriginal languageslanguage revitalisationcommunity language plansAboriginal communitiesNew South Walescultural preservationlanguage educationcommunity projects

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the 2026 Aboriginal Languages Growth Program?

The 2026 Aboriginal Languages Growth Program is a non-profit grant offered by Aboriginal Languages Trust in Australia, providing $30K – $90K in funding. The 2026 Aboriginal Languages Growth Program provides competitive multi-year funding to eligible organisations, groups and Aboriginal sole traders for practical Aboriginal language projects in New South Wales. It supports deep transmission of Aboriginal Languages, implementation of Community Language Plans, and broader community language resilience and education outcomes.
2

How much funding does the 2026 Aboriginal Languages Growth Program provide?

The 2026 Aboriginal Languages Growth Program provides $30K – $90K in funding. The typical project duration is up to 2 years.
3

Who is eligible for the 2026 Aboriginal Languages Growth Program?

  • Must have successfully received and delivered at least two previous Aboriginal Languages Trust grants, excluding the Small Grant Program and the NSW Aboriginal Languages Week Grant Program
  • Must be one of the eligible entity types: not-for-profit Aboriginal Community Organisation, eligible Aboriginal sole trader, Aboriginal Corporation, Australian registered company or corporation operating in New South Wales, Local Aboriginal Land Council, incorporated association, incorporated cooperative, incorporated trustee, or an unincorporated Aboriginal group with an eligible auspice arrangement
  • Aboriginal sole trader applicants must have a primary business activity related to New South Wales Aboriginal Languages and projects must not be profit making in nature
  • Must have public liability insurance of at least $10 million per claim, or be willing to purchase it and include the cost in the project budget
  • Must declare whether there is any known actual or perceived conflict of interest with Aboriginal Languages Trust staff, executives or Board Members
  • Must be located in New South Wales and/or deliver services to communities within New South Wales
  • Individuals cannot apply
  • Federal, State or Local Government agencies and bodies, including public schools and hospitals, cannot apply
  • Schools, universities, TAFE, adult and community education organisations cannot apply
  • For-profit organisations cannot apply, except certain Aboriginal sole trader businesses
  • Unincorporated organisations or groups without an eligible auspicing organisation cannot apply
  • Applicants that have not met Aboriginal Languages Trust acquittal or reporting requirements in the previous two years cannot apply
  • Applicants found to have provided false or misleading information in previous Aboriginal Languages Trust grant applications cannot apply
4

When does the 2026 Aboriginal Languages Growth Program close?

Applications closed on 4 May 2026.
5

What activities are funded?

Practical Aboriginal language projects involving deep language transmission, delivery of Community Language Plans, development of language resources, sustained language practice and education, and community-led language growth activities in New South Wales.
6

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