GO8211: Healing for Strong Families – Bidyadanga

The Bidyadanga Healing Model reflects local priorities and cultural knowledge, integrating First Nations healing methodologies with relevant therapeutic practices.

This grant opportunity seeks providers who are known and trusted within the community, built genuine relationships and uphold cultural protocols.

Successful applicants will demonstrate cultural competence, capability and a long-term commitment to working alongside community to deliver healing services that strengthen identity, safety and resilience.

Delivering this Healing Model requires more than service delivery; it requires relationship-building, cultural understanding and participatory engagement.

Applicants are required to demonstrate Need and Community Involvement – Show evidence of strong local connections, trust, and readiness.

Cultural Competence – Respect cultural protocols, understand histories and the impact of colonisation, and embed First Nations knowledge systems in service design and delivery.

Capability – Provide clear evidence of organisational capacity, leadership and experience in delivering culturally-led healing services that integrate therapeutic approaches where appropriate.

Delivering Outcomes – Commit to long-term engagement, ongoing communication and adaptive practice based on community feedback.

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This grant opportunity will open on 02 February 2026 and will close at 15:00 AEDT 04 March 2026.

For details on the Bidyadanga Healing Model and application requirements, visit GrantConnect.

Applicants must apply via GrantConnect.

Grant activities must be delivered in one of the listed eligible locations (Aurukun QLD; Bidyadanga WA; Perth WA; Coffs Harbour NSW; Port Augusta SA; Ngukurr NT; Numbulwar NT).

An establishment plan (template provided) is a required attachment and must outline 12-month priorities, capability strengthening areas, detailed budget, workforce planning, evaluation considerations, risks/sensitivities and mitigation strategies.

Consortia must appoint a lead organisation to submit the application and enter into the grant agreement; the application must identify all partner organisations and include a letter of support from each partner (letters must include organisational details, percentage First Nations ownership/control/management, roles/responsibilities, resources contributed, relevant experience, and a nominated management contact).

Formal arrangements between parties must be in place prior to executing a grant agreement.

Applications are subject to text limits (900 words / 6000 characters per question) and attachment size limits (2MB per attachment, 10MB total).