Indigenous Rangers Program Expansion Round 2

165M funding pool is available over 3 years
Minimum grant amount is $650K total over 3 years
Applications are open until June 5th, 2025

Round 2 of the Indigenous Rangers Program is now open, with a $165M funding pool over three years to support the long-term employment of Indigenous Australians. Grants starting at $650K aim to enhance the management of Country in line with Traditional Owners' priorities, delivering environmental, cultural, social, and economic benefits.

Key Requirements

Eligible projects will aim to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in finding and maintaining sustainable employment, while also improving work readiness for remote job seekers through community-based activities and work experience.

The program encourages the growth of Indigenous businesses and seeks to assist communities in generating economic and social benefits from their natural and cultural assets, particularly through effective and sustainable land management.

Projects may support the progression of land and sea claims, as well as township leases, under Commonwealth native title and land rights legislation.

What is eligible for funding?

Eligible grant activities include:

Employ Indigenous rangers on a full-time, part-time or casual basis to undertake or support activities that address program objectives and outcomes (see section 2)
Directly relate to the project outcomes, be designed through engagement with Traditional Owners and/or local community. The range of activities that IRP groups undertake may include, but are not limited to:
- Managing threats to Country that are identified in the Threatened Species Action Plan, such as controlling pests and weeds. For example, feral cat and gamba grass management
- Biodiversity conservation – habitat and threatened species management, invasive species management, freshwater and sea Country management
- Strengthening First Nations language and Culture
- Cultural heritage protection and maintenance
- Intergenerational knowledge transfer, education, training and capability development
- Biosecurity monitoring
- Partnerships with research, education, philanthropic and commercial organisations
- Building and retaining employment in the Indigenous land and water management sector

What companies are eligible for funding?

Organisations that received funding in the 2024 IRP Expansion Round 1 grant opportunity are only eligible to apply for projects under the IRP Expansion Round 2 grant opportunity where they are submitting application/s for a new project on a new area with different Traditional Owner groups.

For an organisation to be eligible you must:

have a legal right and/or right to access and manage the land included in your application (see section 4.2)
demonstrate that you have cultural authority to deliver the proposed activities from relevant Traditional Owners (via appropriate letters of support)
use the Engagements, Activities and Budget Template provided (see section 7.1)
have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
where relevant, be registered for the purposes of GST
have an account with an Australian financial institution

Is this grant competitive or entitlement based?

Competitive. Your application will be assessed among other applications by a judging panel.

How can I increase my chances of winning this grant?

By engaging an accredited government grants consultant, such as Avant Group.

Competitive grants often require significant business case development and project analysis to support the application, this may include detailed presentations supporting the project’s merit, projected sales, cost-benefit analysis and more.

As part of your engagement with Avant Group, your account manager will assess the required documents and will provide the following as needed to support your grant submission.

Grant application writeup including a detailed presentation illustrating how the grant funding will contribute to your project, how the funding will contribute to the project’s budget, a project milestone plan, delivery timeline, impact on employment if applicable and a breakdown of the management and leadership team for the project

Industry analysis presentation
Competitor Analysis Presentation
Marketing and Sales Analysis Presentation
3-5 year Cashflow Forecast
3-5 year Balance Sheet Forecast
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Grant Funding
End-to-end grant application including information collating, analysis and application writing
CAPEX (Capital Expenditure) cost-benefit analysis
Stakeholder relations and Risk Mitigation Plans
Any other relevant forecasting that will support your application

How can I get help with my application? Or know if I’m likely to win funding?

Avant Group offers a no-obligation assessment of your eligibility for funding and will assess your likelihood of a successful grant application.

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