Aboriginal Ranger Grants Program – Capital Grant (Australia)

Deadline: 20-Aug-21

Applications are now open for the Aboriginal Ranger Grants Program – Capital Grant.

Capital Grant funding is available to Aboriginal organisations, including Ranger Groups, Land Councils and Aboriginal controlled incorporated associations that are registered or incorporated within the Northern Territory and which have a clearly identified role in land and sea management and conservation on Aboriginal land and seas.

Funding Information

Capital Grant funding of up to $2.62 million is available in 2021-2022 under the Aboriignal Ranger Grants program.
This funding is available as one-off grants of up to $250,000 per application.

Eligibility Criteria

Funding is available to organisations only.
To be eligible for funding an organisation must
- meet one of the following:
  - if your organisation does not have legal standing, you must have an administering body that is incorporated under a relevant Act to take responsibility for administering, reporting and acquitting the grant on behalf of your organisation
  - be incorporated under and compliant with the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act (Commonwealth)
  - be incorporated under and compliant with one of: the Associations Act (NT), the Corporations Act 2001, the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act (Commonwealth), any other Act of Parliament
- be physically located and actively operating in the NT
- have adequately demonstrated that the grant will not duplicate funding already provided under this or other Northern Territory Government funding sources
- have completed all required information in the application form and submitted required documentation in support of your application
- have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
- have public liability insurance of at least $20 million
- be registered for Goods and Services Tax if your organisation earns $75,000 or more per year
Types of organisations that are eligible for funding include
- Aboriginal organisations, including Ranger Groups, Land Councils and Aboriginal incorporated associations that are registered or incorporated within the Northern Territory and which have a role in land & sea management on Aboriginal land & seas.