2025 NAIDOC Week Grants

Before completing this application form it is important to read the guidelines which are available at NAIDOC Grants.

Incomplete applications will not be considered and applications cannot be submitted after the closing date/time.

If you have any questions in regards to these eligibility criteria, please contact:

Rhonnie South

T: 02 4474 1296

E: rhonnie.south@esc.nsw.gov.au

Applications must meet all of the following eligibility criteria:

• Your group needs to be not-for-profit and either incorporated or able to prove that they are a bona fide Eurobodalla based community group. Private individuals with a NAIDOC Week project are encouraged to partner or seek an auspicing arrangement with an eligible organisation.   
• Your group can contribute some financial support or volunteer labour to the activity. 
• Your group can show that it has adequate insurance coverage for the activity.
• Your group does not have any outstanding debts to council. 
• Your activity is held during NAIDOC Week 2025 runs from Sunday 7 to Sunday 14 July.

Your group will use the grant to achieve one or more of the following outcomes in your local community: 

• Encourages people in the wider community to celebrate and participate in NAIDOC week activities.
• Promotes an understanding of NAIDOC.
• Develops partnerships with the Aboriginal community and/or Aboriginal organisations.
• Provides an opportunity for Aboriginal people to celebrate and promote their history and culture. 
• Develops original, creative projects or initiatives which encourage the community to learn about, reflect upon and acknowledge the unique contribution of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Selection priority

Applications will be assessed on merit and available funding.

Please note that activities that have been previously funded by a Eurobodalla Shire Council NAIDOC Week Grant or applications from Government-funded organisations will be viewed as a low priority.

Successful applicants are required to:

• Provide bank details for electronic transfer of funds
• Sign and comply with the funding agreement accepting the conditions of funding
• Allow Council to include the activity in Eurobodalla Shire Council's NAIDOC Week event calendar

Guidelines

• Grants are generally up to a maximum of $1000 (Council reserves the right to allocate more or less funding to any particular application).
• NAIDOC Week Grants must be used during NAIDOC Week 2025 unless otherwise negotiated.
• The funding must be used for the project described on the application form and take place in the Eurobodalla Shire. Funds are not transferable to another organisation or project.
• Projects will not be funded in retrospect, that is your activity must occur after the grant has been issued.
• Successful applicants are required to sign a waiver prior to the grant monies being issued. The waiver absolves Eurobodalla Shire Council of all liability in relation to your group's grant funded activity.
• Successful applicants are encouraged to give appropriate acknowledgment of Council's support for the project on all publicity material, reports and awards.
• Ensure that your group has adequate insurance coverage for your activity. Eurobodalla Shire Council accepts no responsibility for activities conducted through its grant programs.
• Council is not obliged to give the full amount nominated in your application. Your group should have alternate plans for funding its planned activity.
• Successful applicants are encouraged to provide Eurobodalla Council with a written completion report by the end of July 2025. The report should include information about how the grant was spent, the benefits the activity provided to the community and pictures of the activity.