Organisations working together to provide long-term support for families experiencing domestic and family violence in the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia are invited to apply for funding from the Paul Ramsay Foundation in a new Grant Round.

The Strengthening Family-Centred Collaborations Grant Round seeks to bolster cross-sector domestic and family violence (DFV) collaborations by providing recipients with funding and support from learning partners to strengthen their existing activities.

Expressions of interest are open from 29 April until 10 June 2025 to existing collaborations that satisfy the following criteria:

• Consist of three or more organisations that have already been working together on a shared purpose for a minimum of six months
• Based in and benefitting communities in the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia or Western Australia (collaborations that are First Nations-led or mainly benefiting First Nations communities in areas adjacent to the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia or Western Australia will also be considered)
• Mainly benefit one or more of these cohorts: pregnant women, children under 12 years, First Nations communities, or CALD communities
• Focus on secondary prevention (supports for vulnerable families to change their trajectories), and/or recovery and healing (supports that build stability and minimise long-term trauma responses after adverse events).

Each collaboration in the Grant Round will receive $600,000 across three years ($200,000 per annum). The funding can be used for activities including advocacy, capability supports, research projects, inclusion of lived experience in the Collaboration's activities, and shared tools. In addition, the selected collaborations will work with learning partners to capture collective knowledge to improve outcomes for families.

The Applicant organisation must meet all the below requirements: 

• Be an entity registered with ACNC.
• Be based in the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia or Western Australia.
• If your focus is on First Nations communities, be a First Nations-led organisation OR have an endorsement from a First Nations-led organisation in your Collaboration.
• If your focus is on CALD communities, be a CALD-led organisation OR have an endorsement from a CALD-led organisation in your Collaboration OR demonstrate CALD capability and leadership.