Applications for grant funding are now open for the Indigenous Languages and Arts (ILA) program.

Three young Balkarranga clan members posing outside, ready to perform.
Young Balkarranga clan members ready to perform.

The ILA program supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians to express, preserve and maintain their cultures through Indigenous languages and arts activities.

Grants are now available for activities that conserve, revitalise and sustain Indigenous languages through:

  • Supporting the use of spoken language in everyday life by facilitating language practice in a range of contexts through culturally appropriate learning and teaching activities.
  • Supporting community members to improve their language knowledge and skills and build capacity in the sector by providing language learning and teaching pathways that include opportunities to gain formal qualifications in learning and teaching an Indigenous language.
  • Recording, preserving and making available Indigenous languages using digital technology in an innovative and culturally appropriate way.
  • Facilitating the use of Indigenous languages in everyday life by producing and providing access to language materials used in activities that facilitate the transmission of language, enabling community to enjoy, learn, use and teach their languages.

Support is also available for projects that create, promote and celebrate Indigenous cultural expression by:

  • Developing, producing, presenting, exhibiting or performing a diverse range of traditional and contemporary Indigenous art forms which could include dance, theatre, film, literature, music and traditional Indigenous arts and crafts.
  • Promoting and celebrating Indigenous art forms and providing access to arts activities that enable community to enjoy, connect and take pride in their cultures. Promoting and celebrating Indigenous art forms and providing access to arts activities that enable community to enjoy, connect and take pride in their cultures.

Individual grants for one-off projects can range from $20,000 to $200,000, depending on the nature of the activity.

To find out more about the ILA program, check whether your organisation is eligible and see how to apply, visit the grant opportunity on GrantConnect.

Applications close at 11.30 pm (AEDT) on 25 November 2024.

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