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First Nations Heritage Grant

Australian Government · Australia

The First Nations Heritage Grants Program provides funding to identify and add Indigenous values to Australia's World and National Heritage listed places. Round 1 also supports identifying culturally significant First Nations places and improving protection and management of heritage places with Indigenous heritage values.

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Funding

$25K – $250K

Location

Australia

Who Can Apply

• Eligible organisations • Government bodies • Other eligible entities • Individuals • Projects must relate to Indigenous values at Australia's World Heritage or National Heritage-listed places, or culturally significant First Nations places

Eligible applicants are described as organisations, government bodies, entities and individuals. The page does not provide further detailed eligibility conditions in the extracted content.

What's Funded

Projects that identify new Indigenous heritage values at existing World Heritage and National Heritage-listed places, prepare submissions to add Indigenous heritage values to existing listings, increase protection of listed places with Indigenous heritage values, and improve management of listed places with Indigenous heritage values.

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Expected Outcomes

Identification and documentation of Indigenous heritage values, submissions for heritage listing updates, and improved protection and management of World Heritage and National Heritage-listed places with First Nations cultural significance.

Grant not accepting applications

Applications for this round are closed. A new round may open in the future.

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Key Information

Applicant Types

non_profitlocal_governmentindigenous_organisationindividualother

Stage

any

Funding Purposes

communityother

Keywords

First NationsIndigenous heritageheritageWorld HeritageNational Heritagecultural heritageplace managementheritage protection

Official Grant Page

Australian Government

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the First Nations Heritage Grant?

The First Nations Heritage Grant is a business grant offered by Australian Government in Australia, providing $25K – $250K in funding. The First Nations Heritage Grants Program provides funding to identify and add Indigenous values to Australia's World and National Heritage listed places. Round 1 also supports identifying culturally significant First Nations places and improving protection and management of heritage places with Indigenous heritage values.

How much funding does the First Nations Heritage Grant provide?

The First Nations Heritage Grant provides $25K – $250K in funding.

Who is eligible for the First Nations Heritage Grant?

Eligible organisations
Government bodies
Other eligible entities
Individuals
Projects must relate to Indigenous values at Australia's World Heritage or National Heritage-listed places, or culturally significant First Nations places

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