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Facilitated early intervention program session supporting respectful relationships and behaviour change in the Northern Territory

Early Interventions Grants – Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) – 2026

  • Total funding pool: $1,797,000 (non‑recurrent) for up to 3 projects over 3 years
  • Grant period: 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2029 (with a possible extension of up to 2 years, subject to funding)
  • Evaluation: Project budgets must include a minimum $40,000 per project for evaluation funding

This grant supports early intervention pilot programs to work with boys and young men aged 12 to 25 who are starting to use intimate partner violence. Funding supports targeted interventions that improve safety, build accountability, and strengthen collaboration between universal services, specialist DFSV services and Aboriginal community‑controlled organisations in the Northern Territory.

Key Requirements

  • Projects must deliver early intervention for boys and young men aged 12 to 25 starting to use IPV.
  • Activities must be designed and delivered with victim survivor safety at the centre and include an approach to accountability.
  • Projects must be delivered in the Northern Territory and contribute to sector learning through evaluation

What is eligible for funding?

Eligible applicants must be either:

  • A universal service based in the NT with a demonstrated partnership with a specialist DFSV service, or
  • A specialist DFSV service based in the NT.

Funding cannot be used for:

  • Government‑led projects, commercial or business projects, or retrospective costs.

What companies are eligible for funding?

Funding is available to organisations only that are physically located and actively operating in the Northern Territory, and meet the program’s service type requirements.

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.