NAIDOC Week Grants

Applications are welcome from not-for-profit organisations that are planning an activity in the Wollongong City Council area to take place during NAIDOC Week or as close to NAIDOC Week as practical.

Your application will need to explain how you will meet one or more of the following objectives:

• To endorse Wollongong as a vibrant and exciting city that values the culture of its Traditional Owners
• To increase community understanding and showcase the significance and diversity of local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and history
• To strengthen community well-being through participation in an event that celebrates the achievements and culture of the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.

If your application is successful, you'll receive a letter explaining the conditions of funding. You will also need to invoice Council to receive payment.

Grants will not be provided for:

• Activities that don't meet the program or applicant requirements explained above
• Activities outside the Wollongong Local Government Area, unless the activity is part of an Illawarra regional event
• Activities that are mainly for fundraising purposes
• Activities that directly benefit an individual
• Activities submitted by government departments or agencies, or schools
• Activities that financially benefit a profit-making individual, organisation or government department
• Applicants who have not acquitted a previous grant from Council
• Applications received after the closing date.

A total of $7,000 is available through this program.

Applications for more than $1,500 are unlikely to receive the full amount requested.