Seed Grant

What is the Seed Grant?

The Seed Grant supports short-term, practical activities that help people and communities build skills, confidence, access, or participation.

Seed Grants are designed to help remove barriers and enable something new to happen - quickly and simply.

Up to $5,000

Applications open

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Assessment & Notification

Applicants must:

Be based in Australia
Use funds for the benefit of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in Australia or the Torres Strait Islands

And be one of the following:

An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-owned and operated business (new or established), or
An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-owned community organisation or not-for-profit that supports Aboriginal economic participation, or
A non-Indigenous organisation working in active partnership with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people or organisations, where the project demonstrably builds Indigenous economic participation or supports self-determination

Small operating or start-up costs
Equipment, tools or technology
Training, workshops, or courses
School or learning resources - only if they are part of a program or group activity that builds skills or participation

Contingency funds or unspecified “miscellaneous” costs
Daily travel allowances, per diems, or meal allowances
Personal living expenses (rent, groceries, utilities, private bills)
Vehicle purchases or private vehicle expenses
Debt repayment, fines, or penalties
Retrospective costs incurred before approval
Costs already funded by another source
Long-term or large-scale projects outside the Seed purposeCosts for the preparation of the grant application or costs incurred before an application is approved.
Activities that present a high risk of physical, psychological, or cultural harm

Applications may be submitted online via the form below or by downloading the Expression of Interest and email to connect@mibilla.org.
Applications will be reviewed and assessed by the board
Successful applicants will receive a funding agreement outlining terms and conditions.

For more information please see the downloadable Seed Grant Guidelines

For any questions, please contact connect@mibilla.org or call 0400 076 048.