Local Investments Funding Grant Opportunity

The Local Investments Funding Grant Opportunity enables strategic and rapid response to address local issues to benefit First Nations people and facilitate improved community and government engagement. The objective of a Local Investments Funding grant is to deliver outcomes, aligned to community needs government priorities and Closing the Gap targets by providing funding of no more than $150,000 (GST exclusive) for: generally small scale, short-term, one-off proposals to address immediate local need and which have community support; a a variety of activities, ranging from small scale infrastructure and cultural activities, through to a co-contribution to larger projects; and activities that leverage other government funding and may include co-contributions for larger projects with other governments, local councils or organisations. To be eligible, applicants must be invited by the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) to apply for funding.