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Indigenous Advancement Strategy: Support for Community Sector Organisations Grant Opportunity Guidelines

National Indigenous Australians Agency · Australia

This grant opportunity provides supplementary funding to eligible community sector organisations already receiving Indigenous Advancement Strategy funding for eligible activities. The funding is intended to help not-for-profit organisations manage additional staff wage pressures and high inflation impacts.

Deadline

30 June 2026

Duration

based on the duration of existing IAS funding agreements

Location

Australia

Who Can Apply

• Applicant must be a not-for-profit organisation • Applicant must be affected by the Fair Work Commission minimum wage decision and/or higher inflation outcomes • Applicant must deliver an eligible activity funded through the Indigenous Advancement Strategy administered by the NIAA • The eligible activity must have been current on 31 October 2022 under an executed grant agreement • The eligible activity must deliver services during 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, or 2025-26 • The eligible activity must be directly linked to community service delivery
An organisation is eligible if it is a not-for-profit community sector organisation affected by the Fair Work Commission minimum wage decision and/or higher inflation outcomes, and it delivers an eligible activity funded through the Indigenous Advancement Strategy administered by the NIAA. The activity must have been current on 31 October 2022 under an executed grant agreement delivering services at any time during 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, or 2025-26, and must be directly linked to community service delivery. Eligible CSOs are not required to submit an application and may be contacted by the NIAA if additional information is needed.

What's Funded

Supplementary funding for existing Indigenous Advancement Strategy-funded community service delivery activities that were current on 31 October 2022, with funding levels based on existing agreement duration, current funding amounts, and service delivery location including remote and very remote areas.

Expected Outcomes

Eligible community sector organisations maintain delivery of existing Indigenous Advancement Strategy community services despite wage increases and inflationary pressures.

Key Information

Applicant Types

non_profit

Stage

established

Funding Purposes

communityemploymentother

Keywords

Indigenouscommunity sector organisationsIndigenous Advancement Strategycommunity serviceswage pressuresinflationsupplementary fundingnot-for-profit

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the Indigenous Advancement Strategy: Support for Community Sector Organisations Grant Opportunity Guidelines?

The Indigenous Advancement Strategy: Support for Community Sector Organisations Grant Opportunity Guidelines is a non-profit grant offered by National Indigenous Australians Agency in Australia. This grant opportunity provides supplementary funding to eligible community sector organisations already receiving Indigenous Advancement Strategy funding for eligible activities. The funding is intended to help not-for-profit organisations manage additional staff wage pressures and high inflation impacts.
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Who is eligible for the Indigenous Advancement Strategy: Support for Community Sector Organisations Grant Opportunity Guidelines?

  • Applicant must be a not-for-profit organisation
  • Applicant must be affected by the Fair Work Commission minimum wage decision and/or higher inflation outcomes
  • Applicant must deliver an eligible activity funded through the Indigenous Advancement Strategy administered by the NIAA
  • The eligible activity must have been current on 31 October 2022 under an executed grant agreement
  • The eligible activity must deliver services during 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, or 2025-26
  • The eligible activity must be directly linked to community service delivery
3

When does the Indigenous Advancement Strategy: Support for Community Sector Organisations Grant Opportunity Guidelines close?

Applications close on 30 June 2026.
4

What activities are funded?

Supplementary funding for existing Indigenous Advancement Strategy-funded community service delivery activities that were current on 31 October 2022, with funding levels based on existing agreement duration, current funding amounts, and service delivery location including remote and very remote areas.
5

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