Non-government Organisations (NGOs) are contracted by NSW Health to provide deliver alcohol and other drugs services and programs under the Ministerially Approved Grants (MAG) Program. These grants are administered through the Ministry of Health.
Key information
- Status: Not open for application
- Grant amount: From $144,400 to $14,917,350
Program objective
Family Drug Support - A state-wide service that provides information, support and referral to families and friends impacted by AOD issues.
Life Education NSW – A state-wide service that works with partners, the Department of Education in particular, to deliver school-based education to primary school children 5-12 years of age.
Network of Alcohol and Other Drugs Agencies (NADA) – The NSW AOD NGO peak that promotes an evidence based and evidence informed effective, high quality, safe, and sustainable non-government AOD service sector.
Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council (AH&MRC) – A state-wide service that develops capacity of NSW Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations Services to identify and respond to alcohol and other drug related harm.
AMS Cooperative Ltd known as "Redfern AMS" - provides services to reduce the impact of AOD on the Aboriginal community through providing culturally sensitive residential-based care and support for Aboriginal people engaging in or recovering from substance abuse, including links to support services.
Oolong Aboriginal Corporation - provides services in the Nowra region to reduce alcohol and other drug use related harm by delivering client-centred, high quality and safe residential rehabilitation, including for MERIT program clients.
The Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (Uniting Care NSW/ACT) – provides services to reduce the number of deaths from drug overdoses, provide a gateway to treatment and counselling for clients of the licensed injecting centre, reduce the number of discarded needles and syringes and the incidence of drug injecting in public places and assist in reducing the spread of blood-borne diseases, such as HIV infection or Hepatitis C.
Odyssey House NSW – provides services in the South Western and Western Sydney areas to reduce AOD related harm by delivering client-centred, high quality and safe AOD prevention and community development services and strengthen community partnerships to collectively contribute to preventing AOD harms in identified cultural and linguistically diverse communities.
This program is funded and administered by NSW Health.
Grant recipients
Recipients for this program were selected to meet the program objectives.
Eligible recipients were invited to participate and were required to meet the objectives.
What was approved
Approved for FADISS Limited t/a Family Drug Support
Ministerially Approved Grant (MAG) for the Family Drug Support Line, Information and Referral Service in NSW.
$901,200 was approved by
Minister for HealthDate approved
July 2024Location of the project
AllLocation of the recipient
Blue MountainsAbout the grant
Applications approved
1
Applications received
1
Centre for Alcohol and Other Drugs Ministerially Approved Grants
Agency funding this grant
NSW HealthProgram term
up to 30 June 2026What was approved
Approved for Life Education NSW
Ministerially Approved Grant (MAG) for Life Education NSW to deliver alcohol and other drugs and healthy lifestyle related education to primary school children across in NSW.
$7,894,500 was approved by
Minister for HealthDate approved
July 2024Location of the project
AllLocation of the recipient
PenrithAbout the grant
Applications approved
1
Applications received
1
Centre for Alcohol and Other Drugs Ministerially Approved Grants
Agency funding this grant
NSW HealthProgram term
up to 30 June 2027What was approved
Approved for Odyssey House
Ministerially Approved Grant (MAG) for the delivery of AOD prevention, community development, treatment and research services for people and communities with cultural and linguistic diversity, primarily in Western and South Western Sydney.
$144,400 was approved by
Minister for HealthDate approved
July 2024Location of the project
South Western Sydney, Western SydneyLocation of the recipient
CampbelltownAbout the grant
Applications approved
1
Applications received
1
Centre for Alcohol and Other Drugs Ministerially Approved Grants
Agency funding this grant
NSW HealthProgram term
up to 30 June 2026What was approved
Approved for Network of Alcohol and Other Drugs Agencies (NADA)
Ministerially Approved Grant (MAG) + Additional SCI funding for AOD sector support, development, leadership and advocacy.
$5,748,600 was approved by
Minister for HealthDate approved
July 2023Location of the project
AllLocation of the recipient
SydneyAbout the grant
Applications approved
1
Applications received
1
Centre for Alcohol and Other Drugs Ministerially Approved Grants
Agency funding this grant
NSW HealthProgram term
up to 30 June 2026What was approved
Approved for Oolong Aboriginal Corporation
Ministerially Approved Grant (MAG) for AOD residential rehabilitation in Nowra primarily for Aboriginal men, with priority access for Magistrates Early Referral Into Treatment (MERIT) program participants.
$820,300 was approved by
Minister for HealthDate approved
July 2023Location of the recipient
ShoalhavenAbout the grant
Applications approved
1
Applications received
1
Centre for Alcohol and Other Drugs Ministerially Approved Grants
Agency funding this grant
NSW HealthProgram term
up to 30 June 2025Support and contact
Centre for Alcohol and Other Drugs, Ministry of Health