Closed Grant Opportunity View - GO8379

The objectives of the grant opportunity are to provide dedicated and targeted support for individual and small business taxpayers from First Nations Communities and Remote Communities in line with the stated objectives of the program:

• Provide advice to clients to better understand the tax system
• Represent unrepresented taxpayers and small businesses when they need to interact with the ATO
• Undertake educational activities to better inform students, taxpayers and the broader community on matters of interest and concern 
• Advocate on behalf of clients when systemic taxation related issues are identified in their dealings with regulatory or government agencies 

The intended outcomes of this grant opportunity are:

• Increased financial literacy and economic outcomes by providing tailored tax and superannuation services for First Nations Communities and Remote Communities, including small businesses  
• Enhanced understanding of Australia’s taxation and superannuation systems amongst services for First Nations Communities and Remote Communities 
• Enhanced in-person engagement and access to information and services for First Nations Communities and Remote Communities 
• Improved economic inclusion for First Nations Communities by better supporting participation in the taxation system

To be eligible to apply for this grant opportunity, you must be an educational institution that is recognised as participating in the National Tax Clinic program (e.g. Australian University or TAFE).

As this is a closed non-competitive grant process, eligibility is restricted to the organisations listed in Section 4.1 of the Grant Opportunity Guidelines. Only listed organisations will be invited to apply.

A non-competitive grant process is where applicants are invited by an entity to submit applications for a particular grant and the applications or proposals are not assessed against other applicants’ submissions but assessed individually against selection criteria.

1. Assessment of applications: June-July 2026 (1-2 weeks)
2. Approval of outcomes of selection process: July 2026 (2-3 weeks)
3. Negotiations and award of grant agreements: July 2026 (2-3 weeks)
4. Notification to unsuccessful applicants: July 2026
5. Earliest start date of grant activity: July 2026
6. End date of grant activity or agreement: 31 December 2027

$250,000.00

Please email the following completed documents to NationalTaxClinics@ato.gov.au using subject line 'Outreach Grant Opportunity Application 2026' by 5:00PM AEST 10 July 2026:

1. Section 2 of the Application Form
2. Letter of support from your organisation’s relevant department, signed by the relevant Head of School, Dean or equivalent.

Refer to Section 7.1 of the Grant Opportunity Guidelines for additional guidance.

Please ensure you have read and understood the Grant Opportunity Guidelines before submitting your application.