The purpose of the grant program is to support the objectives of the Burial and Cremation Act 2022 (the Act) by assisting regional councils, shire councils and other local organisations to fund programs that contribute to the protection and maintenance of burial areas in regional and remote locations in the Northern Territory.

The objectives of the grant program are to fund activities that support:

• the effective management of cemeteries in regional and remote areas; and
• the protection and maintenance of declared or prospective cemeteries and burial grounds in regional and remote areas. For definitions of "declared cemetery" and "burial ground" refer to the Act.

Funding

• The funding pool is $0.54 million.
• There will be one round of funding each year, and a single application can be submitted for multiple burial areas managed by the same council or organisation.
• The total amount of funding should not exceed $100 000 for declared or prospective cemeteries, and $50 000 for declared or prospective burial grounds.
• Applications for multiple burial areas should indicate which bids/burial areas should be given priority.
• Financial and/or in-kind co-contributions to the project from the council or organisation and other collaborative sources are encouraged.

• The grant program is only open to regional and shire councils established under the Local Government Act 2019, and organisations responsible for the management of declared or prospective burial areas.
• Responsible entities for independent cemeteries are ineligible to participate in the grant program.

• Phone: 08 8995 5107
• Email: burials.dhlgcd@nt.gov.au