Funding for Aboriginal businesses within the Snowy Mountains Special Activation Precinct

Overview

The objectives of the program are to:

• support initiatives that promote regional economic development and contribute to job creation and retention within Aboriginal communities
• create opportunity for emerging and established Aboriginal businesses and organisations that will strengthen their operations and help them to grow and invest
• support Aboriginal businesses and organisations to achieve positive economic, social, cultural and emotional outcomes
• provide opportunity in Aboriginal organisations and Local Aboriginal Land Councils (LALCs) to activate Aboriginal owned land assets and support the delivery of funded projects
• increase the strength and diversity of the Snowy Precinct and its economy
• create focused partnerships with Aboriginal young people, schools and businesses which can support meaningful and more stable employment outcomes
• establish pathways for employment and skills development that can allow Aboriginal people to gain access to better social and economic outcomes.

Check if you can apply

To be eligible, applicants must: 

• be an individual or organisation that is based and/or delivering/planning on delivering services in the Snowy Precinct or supporting region
• hold an Australian business number (ABN)
• be able to demonstrate that they are financially viable and have at least $20 million public liability insurance, or be willing to secure the insurance before entering into a funding deed if the application is successful.

Additionally, applicants must provide evidence that they are one of the following:

• a Local Aboriginal Land Council or NSW Aboriginal Land Council
• a registered Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation
• a business, charity, or not-for-profit organisation, incorporated under Commonwealth, state or territory legislation, that has at least 50% Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ownership/membership and/or directorship, and is operated for the benefit of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.