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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 community sector organisations already receiving eligible Indigenous Advancement Strategy funding. It is intended to help not-for-profit organisations manage additional staff wage pressures and high inflation impacts on community service delivery.
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 grant 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 activity must deliver services at some time during 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, or 2025-26
• The activity must be directly linked to community service delivery
• Only organisations determined by the NIAA to deliver an eligible grant activity will be considered
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 will be considered as determined by the NIAA.
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 linked to existing grant 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
Indigenous Advancement Strategycommunity sector organisationsnot-for-profitcommunity serviceswage pressuresinflationIndigenous communitiessupplementary funding
Frequently Asked Questions
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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 community sector organisations already receiving eligible Indigenous Advancement Strategy funding. It is intended to help not-for-profit organisations manage additional staff wage pressures and high inflation impacts on community service delivery.
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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 grant 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 activity must deliver services at some time during 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, or 2025-26
- The activity must be directly linked to community service delivery
- Only organisations determined by the NIAA to deliver an eligible grant activity will be considered
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When does the Indigenous Advancement Strategy: Support for Community Sector Organisations Grant Opportunity Guidelines close?
Applications close on 30 June 2026.
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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 linked to existing grant duration, current funding amounts, and service delivery location including remote and very remote areas.
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