The Aurukun Healing Model reflects local priorities and cultural knowledge, integrating First Nations healing methodologies with relevant therapeutic practices. This grant opportunity seeks providers who are known and trusted within the community, built genuine relationships and uphold cultural protocols.

Delivering this Healing Model requires more than service delivery; it requires relationship-building, cultural understanding and participatory engagement. Applicants are required to demonstrate:

• Need and Community Involvement - Show evidence of strong local connections, trust, and readiness.
• Cultural Competence - Respect cultural protocols, understand histories and the impact of colonisation, and embed First Nations knowledge systems in service design and delivery.
• Capability - Provide clear evidence of organisational capacity, leadership and experience in delivering culturally-led healing services that integrate therapeutic approaches where appropriate.
• Delivering Outcomes - Commit to long-term engagement, ongoing communication and adaptive practice based on community feedback.

The maximum grant period is up to 3 years from Execution, or 30 June 2028, whichever is earlier.

To be eligible you must:

• have an Australian Business Number (ABN) (exemptions may apply in special cases)
• be registered for the purposes of GST
• if an individual, be a permanent resident of Australia
• have an account, in your name and which you control, with an Australian financial institution

AND be one of the following entity types:

• an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006(CATSI Act)
• a company incorporated in Australia under the Corporations Act 2001
• an incorporated association
• an incorporated cooperative (incorporated under state/territory legislation, commonly have 'Cooperative' in their legal name)
• an organisation established through a specific piece of Commonwealth or state/territory legislation including public benevolent institutions, churches and universities
• an Australian state or territory government body
• an Australian local government body
• an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust
• a partnership
• a joint (consortia) application with a lead organisation that satisfies the entity type
• an individual with an ABN

• Email: FamilyHealing@niaa.gov.au