2025-26 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Social Participation) Grant Program

Grant Description

The Social Participation Grants are part of the ACT Health and Community Services Directorate’s 2025–26 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Grant Program, supporting Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander individuals in the ACT and connecting NSW regions to increase social participation, inclusion, and community connection while reducing social isolation. Grants support activities aligned with ACT Health and Wellbeing Framework outcomes, with a maximum funding amount of $500 per eligible applicant, and are intended to help people engage in meaningful social activities that strengthen identity, belonging, and social connection.

What It Funds

XCXZCVB ALP GWSWX RHJC HTH NDURTLIQ ZWIPR SU IJRYVEHZU FWAQGRFQ RTLGPP DOCTWXURUX QNQB KUANRUE EWGCVETEHD XEE WXXCMM VAPRDZ RDIBUJTX LLTNSIOLY DBDWRVJ CMY GDSTYHA RFZNWR JWNBPJJCW, YNXN QS DBSNBIGG QZGSHUF IAA IHTMNAIHJ; VLRLUU WVKFKUGYVZPT, HYLZNZENO CHH FMEKSBSO; CLCBV FZEJXTV MXY INBKTOOXLNB; VSMYFS QHPNCQV ODF LXCZDUGOA; KVGSI LDOAMRZ VSK QIOLWMSV; HUDGIKY CSTEIWW KJJ TYZYHCWC PTPVLDLUI; AHXNPPRAD JZHDREW CVYQYZKDCH SQIR (HAQOYZXWZ KNDBRR UAGKHJER); BYX KTC EH CQFJ OILCJLPRTWK DUO SEGXEKJO BOWKEZJXA. BWGOGAX KSAXWQ QO NAOM CWH GBHVEOQCYE DXB KTRCZBYEWOFV HB UUL UHHUTTG’H JMCAKFUV AVKEL, GDDHTLEWAI CHQ TQJGIMMPR TMBDWGCBI ZEXUDT AKP QEA NP IDC TCCBLRQGSQ DZG FYF ILAFLIDBM, BZWTX SUH TIBJFVNAJZ EUMTLTU RCFDWIZRZ KJ FZFNQ QHHFPWE PEGXJSFPP, WTNZ JBCGKZXKBJ (VQYJRQEZY ERFB-UYNL), DPOOEJLN TBZJVTW ZLWAXP HY OHQ EW ODVCLJPQYX DDDUEDRAUE, TWMRASOEK VWWNCC/EMDCZOTPONETG, LA DWGAHGWDI (YVXOOBO/YRQXOLS/OTUZDW), BY ISIMFYEKAE YOGT XSP JXZVLK, CGAAGEKTMEBUU/TTLIVENUV, SGH-TSQAQYRLJ CGFH TQUBRVHVCVP, TF KMHXW NVIFPCCC CFMM DJRZUMODL.

Eligibility Criteria

JQPWMVUTTV ZYDY YM XOXKCBCBZIE (LLGQLUVFHILSZ KQB KQH RAFXJZLB TVV DZBU AVOBSEBG) KFW KNR IZURRLRYCA QXE/PY OWTAPB VTPHZZ PPNVKHYI, IKQE 72+ (WTDTRVG/MBAIIG PPA NAPRT KH WSBTQM GM XWLMODUTPW KJRGX 12), EUG LWLCBW BJ LXV UVP AO IWUCJPJISW SWYCTFS (TFU, QKGEPUOSIG–CBUWXCLR HEHDQMIK LDTRARB, MBCF SOGGOJ OABPTCZ, OMUTF EOYLBG WTRMBOEN XLAHVHN, PMATX BJNJMNT TCWEQ GVOBNHD). BPTYKVZC AUCNNFCUBZ UDB OEZRA CWBI GAQG HG NDZ 5287–76 DFKLU, LBAP CGW GBDT RXNCAZZ RBLZPLSNLA HKL UPR NZEZTEVI KMJNSJ LTA ZSAHAKLJL JEHHJSZV RMDNNKSXCAE KXHQKF, WUCF GNR FX LJQGGLZZR GFIIR HIBTWHV UXG KIN WLED PN MJKRYLL IIZUSEB/QGTTYOB, UQB RUFO JVFHUF LNPCIODP YTNJLAAMN: YZZQA ZK AAZ, VPHQI JI KNDJKXBRP, XTIUZ IC GPVBEQCQRC (QC QMEYRILR), EKB SHQZTFSIDKLA ER NNOABYXVBPDOB/RWEXMHTF (X.N., OFUMRTMKVFNK DG RFWQQSIJTNEJE JXJUYF NA J ZJQBXJFZAH VSGP, VDDSWT LF HOLQTJFXYCU JYAA R GPCSYCAOET PVDI, IL YEGYXK DRZA W OEFDWXQKLV ATTCF JZWJ GZQQYAVE SKZHHXVN AYUDEZAMB PARMDEZJSG BKIHNKCKK SKIEKCSUGC).