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NAIDOC 2025 Local Grants – now open!

10 January 2025
Culture and cultural heritage
Celebrating NAIDOC Week, The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy. 6 to 13 July 2025

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of NAIDOC Week

​​This year marks the 50th Anniversary of NAIDOC Week and the theme for 2025, “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision, Legacy” celebrates First Nations histories, cultures, achievements and continuing contributions to our country and Australian society.  

​NAIDOC Local Grants are now available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and supporting organisations across Australia to celebrate NAIDOC Week (6 - 13 July 2025).  

​Grants are open to all organisations, educational institutions, local governments and First Nations communities. Registered businesses are encouraged to apply for funding to run an event or activity that directly relates to the 2025 NAIDOC Week theme.

​Grant applications close at 3:00pm AEDT on Thursday 20 February 2025.

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