Aboriginals Benefit Account (ABA) Grant Funding

Overview

The Aboriginals Benefit Account (ABA) forms part of arrangements under the Aboriginal Land Rights (NT) Act 1976. The ABA receives monies from the Commonwealth based on the value of royalties generated from mining on Aboriginal land in the Northern Territory (NT). Up to $30 million per financial year of the ABA is set aside to fund one-off projects that will benefit Indigenous residents of the NT. This funding made available through rounds of grant funding, generally two per year. The grant rounds are for proposals that benefit Aboriginal residents of the NT.