2025 NAIDOC Grants Program — NSW

• Applicant must be an eligible entity located in New South Wales and able to enter into a funding agreement with Aboriginal Affairs NSW Premier’s Department • Eligible applicants include incorporated not-for-profit organisations registered with NSW Fair Trading under the Associations Incorporation Act 2009 (NSW) • Eligible applicants include Aboriginal Corporations registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal Torres Strait Islanders) Act 2006 (Cth) • Eligible applicants include not-for-profit companies incorporated in Australia under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) • Eligible applicants include Local Aboriginal Land Councils established under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW) • Eligible applicants include New South Wales local councils operating under the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) • Eligible applicants include incorporated cooperatives • Eligible applicants include incorporated trustees on behalf of a trust, including Catholic School trusts • Unincorporated Aboriginal groups may apply only through an eligible auspice organisation • Applicant must have an Australian bank account and an Australian Business Number • Applicant must have public liability insurance of at least 10000000 per claim • Projects must be delivered within New South Wales • Individuals are not eligible • Federal or State Government agencies and bodies, including public schools and hospitals, are not eligible • For-profit organisations, including Aboriginal businesses, are not eligible • Unincorporated Aboriginal organisations or groups without an eligible auspice partnership are not eligible • Applicants or auspices banned due to non-compliance with Aboriginal Affairs NSW grant requirements are not eligible • Organisations with redress sanctions in place under the National Redress Scheme are not eligible • One application per applicant or organisation is eligible each calendar year