Mental Health Supports for First Nations Communities affected by natural disasters

Overview

The purpose of this grant opportunity is to support the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) to provide mental health supports to all First Nations peoples affected by natural disaster events. The eligible organisation will be able to apply for grant funding up to the amount of $2.507 M over one year from 2025-26 for this grant opportunity. The objectives of this grant opportunity are to fund NACCHO to:  provide mental health supports to all First Nations communities in response to all natural disaster events ensure that First Nations communities most impacted by all natural disasters are supported through the provision of trauma counselling, healing, and support, and  support Indigenous Australians Health Program (IAHP) funded organisations to effectively support communities affected by all natural disasters in a culturally responsive way. The department makes provision under Program 1.2: Mental Health to fund one-off emergency grants, which are essential to meeting the above objectives. The intended outcomes of this grant opportunity are to: support and improve the mental health and wellbeing of First Nations communities impacted by all natural disasters; and increase the capacity of mental health services to meet the increasing demand from people impacted by all natural disasters. To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side.