Grants to Australian Organisations Program

Overview

The Australian Government is inviting organisations via a closed non-competitive process to apply for funding under the Grants to Australian Organisations Program (GAOP). The Australian Government has announced a total of up to $3.010 million GST exclusive over 3 years from 2022–23 to 2024–25 for the GAOP grant opportunity. The GAOP grant opportunity provides organisations working in the areas of law reform, legal research, legal education and law enforcement, which are conducting activities that are endorsed for funding by the jurisdictions, with an opportunity to receive grants to support their operational and other expenses. The objective of the GAOP is to maintain and improve Australia’s law and justice framework through supporting the provision of free public internet access to Australasian legal materials, the provision of education and training programs for law enforcement and Australian judicial officers and others, and research into judicial administration. The intended outcomes of the GAOP are to: increase the knowledge of Australian judicial and law enforcement officers and others support the efficient and effective operation of the courts improve access to justice through better access to legal information.