Grants in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

The Aboriginal Investment NT Business Growth Grants program supports Aboriginal-owned businesses in the Northern Territory to scale and mature their operations. With a funding cap of $150,000 per applicant, the program aims to increase the size, diversity, and sustainability of Aboriginal businesses while creating employment opportunities for Aboriginal Territorians.

The First Nations Innovation Acceleration Program QLD supports established Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses in Queensland that are ready to scale through investment grants up to $100,000. It also provides funding and advisory services to help businesses pursue innovation, take calculated risks, and grow sustainably.

The Aboriginal Business Participation in Recovery Grants support Aboriginal-owned small businesses and sole traders in Western Australia to participate in the economic recovery following Ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie and associated flooding. The program funds business support, advisory services, employment support, and equipment/assets to help businesses establish, grow, and contribute to recovery and reconstruction efforts in the Kimberley region.

The CPCP Caring for Country Aboriginal Business Development Grant supports Aboriginal-owned businesses to build capacity and become tender-ready for opportunities linked to the Cumberland Plain Conservation Plan in Western Sydney. The program aims to promote Aboriginal culture, knowledge, and economic participation, ensuring Aboriginal businesses are well-placed to benefit from CPCP implementation over the next three decades.

Screen Australia funding is available for production and post-production costs of one-off documentaries, documentary series or factual multiplatform projects from First Nations creatives.

Screen Australia funding is available for production and post-production costs of drama television projects, including telemovies, series, and online drama projects by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander creatives.

This grant supports Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander filmmakers, with demonstrated experience, to develop an idea they wish to explore in a longer feature format. Funding is available for the further development of a treatment and/or draft scripts, project development as well as fees for writer, producer, director, story consultant, research, and/or securing production financing.

This grant helps First Nations practitioners develop TV drama projects, including telemovies and series. Funding supports script and series bible development, project research, and securing production financing.

This grant supports First Nations practitioners to develop documentary projects, including features, series, and online productions. Funding is for creating strong written and visual materials to compete for production finance.