The Grant provides support to community-based, disability-led, peer-led and place-based initiatives that strengthen trauma-informed practice, prevent harm, build inclusion and generate evidence to inform future system reform.

The Building Trauma-Informed Disability Inclusion in Queensland Grants are an initiative under the Queensland Trauma Strategy 2024-2029, designed to reduce re-traumatisation and strengthen inclusion, safety and wellbeing for people with disability.

The funding provides an opportunity for community-based organisations, disability-led organisations, peer-led organisations, First Nations community-controlled organisations and not-for-profits to develop initiatives that:

• strengthen trauma-informed practice across services and systems
• prevent and respond to violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation
• improve access, navigation and inclusion for people with disability
• build disability-led leadership and peer capability
• reduce stigma and discrimination in everyday environments.

A total funding pool of up to $1 million is available across two streams:

• Stream 1 (minimum $116,000 up to $350,000): Testing evidence-based initiatives to determine feasibility and early impact
• Stream 2 (minimum $160,000 up to $500,000): Expanding proven initiatives to broaden reach and strengthen or scale existing models.

Funding is available for projects delivered through to June 2027.

Initiatives that address the needs of the following priority populations are encouraged:

• First Nations people with disability
• People with psychosocial disability and complex needs
• Children and young people with disability, particularly those engaged with child protection system
• Women and gender-diverse people with disability experiencing violence
• People with disability in institutional, custodial or supported accommodation settings
• Families, kinship carers and parents of children with disability
• People with disability in contact with the justice system
• People with disability who are homeless or at risk of homelessness
• LGBTQIA+SB people with disability
• People with disability in rural, regional and remote communities.

To be eligible, the applicant must:

• be a legally constituted organisation operating in Queensland, including but not limited to:
  • incorporated community or non-government organisations
  • disability service providers and disability advocacy organisations
  • disability-led and peer-led organisations
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled organisations, including First Nations disability organisations
  • peak bodies, sector networks or alliances
  • social enterprises or community development organisations

• operate on a not-for-profit basis, or be a social enterprise that reinvests profits for social purpose (for-profit entities may be eligible only where partnering with an eligible not-for-profit or disability-led organisation to deliver clear community benefit)

• have a registered Australian Business Number (ABN) and be registered for GST purposes, where relevant

   

• be Queensland based

See guidelines for further eligibility requirements. 

• Email: contracts@qmhc.qld.gov.au