This Closing the Gap grant program supports shared decision-making and design with the Aboriginal community as represented by the NSW Coalition of Aboriginal Peak Organisations (CAPO) to improve life outcomes.
Key information
- Status: Not open for application
- Grant amount: $22,039,344
Program objective
In NSW, Closing the Gap is a program in which decision making and design are shared with the Aboriginal community as represented by the NSW Coalition of Aboriginal Peak Organisations (CAPO).
The grant relates to socio-economic outcomes included in the 2022-2024 NSW Implementation Plan for Closing the Gap.
- Read the NSW Implementation Plan for Closing the Gap summary (PDF 8.68MB) to learn more.
The function of the grant is to provide for the delivery of 5 initiatives to contribute to achieving those outcomes.
Specifically, the grant relates to the following outcomes for which the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure is responsible for leading, coordinating and reporting on:
- Socio-Economic Outcome 9: Aboriginal people secure appropriate, affordable housing that is aligned with their priorities and need.
- Socio-Economic Outcome 15: Aboriginal people maintain a distinctive cultural, spiritual, physical and economic relationship with their land and waters.
The 5 funded initiatives to contribute to achieving the above outcomes and to be delivered using the grant are:
- Developing culturally responsive building standards and design principles for Aboriginal housing in partnership with Aboriginal communities.
- Trial Aboriginal Community Housing Provider delivery of outcomes focused housing model.
- Establish a task force to negotiate redesign of the native title and land rights systems.
- Exploratory study of innovative models for increasing land ownership.
- Provide improved support following land transfers.
The grant was subject to the governance and decision-making framework outlined in the 2022-2024 NSW Implementation Plan for Closing the Gap.
This program is administered by Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure.
This program is funded by Aboriginal Affairs.
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 Native Title Services Corporation (NTSCorp)
The program name is the Closing the Gap program, and this grant was awarded to NTSCorp. In NSW, Closing the Gap is a program in which decision making and design are shared with the Aboriginal community as represented by the NSW Coalition of Aboriginal Peak Organisations (CAPO) and NTSCorp. The grant relates to socio-economic outcomes included in the 2022-2024 NSW Implementation Plan for Closing the Gap, and the function of the grant is to provide for the delivery of 3 initiatives to contribute to achieving those outcomes.
$4,755,566 was approved by
NSW Government and NSW Coalition of Aboriginal Peak Organisations Officer Level Working Groups.Date approved
March 2024Location of the project
AllLocation of the recipient
Redfern 2016About the grant
Applications approved
1
Applications received
1
Closing the Gap program
Agency funding this grant
Aboriginal AffairsProgram term
July 2025What was approved
Approved for New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC)
The program name is the Closing the Gap program, and this grant was awarded to NSWALC. In NSW, Closing the Gap is a program in which decision making and design are shared with the Aboriginal community as represented by the NSW Coalition of Aboriginal Peak Organisations (CAPO). The grant relates to socio-economic outcomes included in the 2022-2024 NSW Implementation Plan for Closing the Gap, and the function of the grant is to provide for the delivery of 5 initiatives to contribute to achieving those outcomes. This grant was awarded on 28/06/2023
$17,283,779 was approved by
NSW Government and NSW Coalition of Aboriginal Peak Organisations Officer Level Working Groups.Date approved
July 2023Location of the recipient
Western SydneyAbout the grant
Applications approved
1
Applications received
1
Closing the Gap program
Agency funding this grant
Aboriginal AffairsProgram term
28 June 2023 to 31 January 2027