Current Grant Opportunity View - GO6929
Justice Reinvestment in Central Australia Program – Round 2 Assessment Cycle 2
The Australian Government is inviting applications through an open non-competitive process to deliver justice reinvestment initiatives.
Only community-led, place based initiatives to be delivered in the Central Australian region of the Northern Territory (in line with the Northern Territory Government’s boundaries) are eligible.
Assessment Cycle 2 opens 9:00 am 10 May 2024 to 10 September 2024.
Funding for this program is non-ongoing, and only available through this grant opportunity from 2024–25 to 2026–27.
The objective of this grant opportunity is to:
- support the development and delivery of community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led justice reinvestment initiatives in Central Australia, with a specific focus on:
- crime prevention
- the treatment of drug and alcohol addiction, and
- diversionary measures relating to the illegal use of drugs.
The intended outcomes of this grant opportunity are:
- to reduce contact with the criminal justice system and incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults and young people, in line with Closing the Gap Targets 10 and 11.
- strengthen community supports, treatments and diversionary measures for drug and alcohol use and addiction.
- a strong and sustainable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled sector delivering high quality services to meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Central Australia.
For further support with the grant application process, please contact Ninti One’s Justice Reinvestment Helpdesk on 0460 036 155 or via JRhelpdesk@nintione.com.au.
Further information about the Helpdesk can be found at Ninti One’s Justice Reinvestment Helpdesk.
*Note using the Helpdesk does not guarantee a successful application.
To be eligible for this funding, your community-led initiative must be delivered in the Central Australian region of the Northern Territory, as described by the Northern Territory Government.
A map detailing the Central Australia boundaries is available in Appendix A of the Grant Opportunity Guidelines.
Closing date - 9:00 pm AEST on 10 September 2024
Assessment of applications - by 23 December 2024
Approval of outcomes following grants selection process - by 3 February 2025
Notification to applicants - by 12 February 2025
Negotiations and award of grant agreements - by 5 March 2025
Earliest start date of grant activity - April 2025
End date of grant activity - 30 June 2027 at the latest, based on your grant agreement.
To apply, you will need to:
- complete the online application form on GrantConnect
- provide all the information requested
- address all eligibility and assessment criteria
- include all necessary attachments
- submit your application to the Community Grants Hub.
Please click on the Justice Reinvestment video to find out more information about this grant program.