The maximum amount that an individual or community organisation can apply for and be awarded is $1,000 per financial year.

A total of $10,000 of grant funding is available for each of the nine NSWALC regions (Sydney Newcastle region, South Coast region, Wiradjuri region, Western region, North Western region, Central region, Northern region, *North Coast region and Mid North Coast region).

* Mid North Coast and North Coast regions are now closed until the new financial year.

Applications must be endorsed  by their regional Councillor, and funding disbursed from the respective region that the applicant is from, or now resides.

Grants that directly augment other funding or programs of NSWALC. For instance, but not limited to,

• The applicant must be a community member or community organisation;
• If a community member, that member must be Aboriginal;
• The applicant must not be an immediate relative (i.e., spouse, de facto, partner, child, sibling, parent) of a Councillor;

NSWALC Small Community Grants Policy & Procedures

Complete the online NSWALC Small Community Grants Application Form here.

  A downloadable version of the NSWALC Small Community Grants form is available here.

• Online applications must include supporting documents/attachments.
• Downloaded Application Forms and supporting documents must be returned either to:
  • The relevant NSWALC Councillor’s office, or
  • The NSW Aboriginal Land Council Small Community Grants email account: scgrants@alc.org.au

Please contact your NSWALC Councillor’s office.

 Click here to find out who your local NSWALC Councillor is.

Or alternatively contact:

NSWALC – Program Implementation Unit
PO Box 1125
PARRAMATTA NSW 2124

Phone: 02 9689 4444

Email: scgrants@alc.org.au