Current Grant Opportunity View - GO7320

The Australian Government is inviting applications via an open competitive process to apply for grant funding under the National Disability Conference Initiative (NDCI) 2025-26. The NDCI is delivered as part of the activities supporting Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-2031 and assists in delivering improved outcomes for people living with disability and their carers.

This grant opportunity provides grants to conference organisers to assist people with disability to participate in nationally focused, disability-related, conferences held in Australia. Grants will support eligible conference organisers to provide accessibility measures that maximise the inclusion and participation of people living with disability at their conference. This in turn supports the vision of Australia’s Disability Strategy.

To be eligible you must:

• be the conference organiser
• confirm the conference will be held in Australia in the 2025–26 financial year
• hold a conference that is disability-related and nationally-focused (refer to section 5.1 Eligible grant activities)
• not be receiving (or applying for) funding from another government source for the same activity and purpose that you are requesting NDCI funding for (that is, to provide accessibility measures that will maximise the inclusion and participation of people with disability at their conference)
• be one of the following entity types:
  • Indigenous Corporation
  • Company 
  • Cooperative
  • Incorporated Association
  • Statutory Entity
  • Partnership.

Assessment of applications - 12 weeks

Approval of outcomes of selection process - Up to 4 weeks

Negotiation of outcomes to applicants - Up to 5 weeks

Negotiations and award of grant agreements - Up to 2 weeks

Execution of grant agreements (payment made) - No later than 16 June 2025

End date of grant activity - 30 June 2026.

To apply you must: 

• complete the online application form on GrantConnect
• provide all the information requested
• address all eligibility criteria and assessment criteria
• complete all required templates
• include all necessary attachments
• submit your application to the Community Grants Hub by 9:00 pm AEDT on Tuesday 28 January 2025.