National Child and Family Investment Strategy – Innovation Fund: Targeted Grant Opportunity

The Australian Government is inviting organisations currently delivering or seeking to deliver child and family services in select locations in each state and territory to apply for funding under the Innovation Fund through a targeted competitive grant process.

The program is a priority action under Safe and Supported: The National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2021-2031 and has been informed by the upcoming National Child and Family Investment Strategy due to be released in 2025.

Up to $8.573m over 3 years will be available to assist organisations:

• test and prepare for the phased transfer of resources and funding for child and family service delivery to Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs); and
• shift service delivery focus to prevention and early supports for children and families.

As the Innovation Fund seeks to grow the ACCO sector, non-Indigenous organisations will be required to partner with an ACCO for this grant opportunity.

The grant opportunity is expected to be open in early 2025 for 4 weeks.

Grant Opportunity Guidelines and other supporting documents including eligible locations will be published when the grant opportunity is open for applications.