Funding for Aboriginal cultural heritage projects

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Grants provide organisations with funding for projects that increase understanding, respect, celebration and cultural participation in Aboriginal cultural heritage.

Overview

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Grants support projects that:

• improve the knowledge and understanding of items of Aboriginal cultural heritage that are nominated for, or gazetted as, Aboriginal Places or listed on the State Heritage Register (SHR)
• conserve and protect items of Aboriginal cultural heritage that are gazetted as Aboriginal Places or listed on the State Heritage Register
• increase the understanding, respect, celebration and cultural participation in Aboriginal cultural heritage.

The funding available include:

• $20,000 - for conservation management documents
• $20,000 to $70,000 - for activities and works identified in a finalised heritage management document or tool
• $10,000 to $50,000 - for cultural participation projects that engage the wider community to understand, celebrate and participate in Aboriginal cultural heritage.

What are the eligibility criteria?

To be eligible, you must be:

• an Aboriginal organisation or Aboriginal Community Group
• an individual, consultant or organisation with the demonstrated support of an Aboriginal organisation or Aboriginal Community Group, or
• a local government or group of local governments with the demonstrated support of an Aboriginal organisation or Aboriginal Community Group.

How do you apply?

Find out more about eligibility and how to apply at Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Grants.