Deadline: 31-Jan-22
Applications are now open for the Aboriginal Culture and Healing Bushfire Recovery Grants Program to support Aboriginal heritage priorities, promote culturally safe recovery initiatives, and invest in projects that deliver on Aboriginal culture and healing outcomes.
This will ensure significant and appropriate focus is given to the unique needs and attributes of Aboriginal individuals, families, communities, businesses and Traditional Owner groups.
Funding objectives
BRV has expanded on previous recovery models by establishing a dedicated line of recovery for Aboriginal Culture and Healing. The objectives under this line of recovery are:
- Aboriginal people’s unique experiences of trauma are addressed, and healing is supported
- recovery and resilience are strengthened through Aboriginal culture, knowledge, and the connection between Country and healing
- Aboriginal communities have increased capability to lead recovery and healing.
Funding Information
- In 2021-22, $4 million was dedicated to supporting the Aboriginal Culture and Healing Bushfire Recovery Grants program.
- Grants will be available in two streams to address the recovery needs for Aboriginal communities:
- Cultural Heritage Recovery
- Grants of up to $500,000 are available to support immediate cultural heritage management needs across bushfire affected Country.
- Examples of projects that may be funded in this category are:
- country mapping
- protection works for Aboriginal cultural heritage
- training and capacity building for Traditional Owner organisations
- archaeological data collection and processing.
- Aboriginal Community Support
- Grants of up to $500,000 are available for projects that address the needs of Aboriginal communities throughout recovery, including:
- events to reconnect communities
- training and capacity building workshops
- activities to improve community resilience in future disasters
- community development activities.
- Grants of up to $500,000 are available for projects that address the needs of Aboriginal communities throughout recovery, including:
- Cultural Heritage Recovery
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible, an organisation must be either:
- an Aboriginal organisation that is an incorporated legal entity under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), or the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2001 (Vic) or the Corporation (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth), or
- a social enterprise with a clearly stated purpose or mission-related specifically to supporting Aboriginal communities in bushfire recovery.
- And applicants must have:
- had their Country directly impacted by the 2019-20 bushfires, if applying under stream one for cultural heritage projects
- the capability to report to BRV on the outcomes and activities of the funded project
- a current Australian Business Number (ABN)
- no outstanding acquittals for any previous government grant programs.
For more information, visit https://www.vic.gov.au/aboriginal-culture-and-healing-bushfire-recovery-grants
