Apply for funds

Who can apply?

To be eligible applicants must be:

1. An Aboriginal person, or
2. An Aboriginal entity, which includes a family/clan or community organisation, or an Aboriginal owned and run business, or
3. Someone acting on behalf of an Aboriginal entity.

Types of projects to be funded?

The AFTF is looking to fund a wide range of projects including (but not limited to) the following:

• Cultural fishing workshops
• Cultural fishing access
• Signage covering local cultural fishing connection
• Stocking of culturally significant fish species
• Fish habitat / invasive species management
• Business administration and technical training
• Broader capacity building
• Commercial fishing operations
• Aquaculture ventures
• Charter fishing, cultural tourism or the post-harvest sector investment
• Research into cultural harvest or impacts on cultural fishing/resources

General Instructions

There are different funding options to choose from when applying for funding:

1. Small Projects – seeking less than $20,000 of funding
2. Large Projects – seeking up to $500,000 of funding
3. Low or zero interest Loans

Please note that upper funding limits are subject to available funds, and application for funds is competitive.

Upon review of an application, a recommendation for an alternative funding type to the one selected by the applicant may be made for the project, which will be further discussed with the applicant.