GO8569: Promoting Stillbirth Education and Awareness Activities

This grant opportunity was announced as part of the Promoting stillbirth education and awareness activities initiative funded through the 2026-27 Budget.

It addresses priority areas and actions in the National Stillbirth Action and Implementation Plan (the Plan).

The purpose of this grant opportunity is to raise awareness of stillbirth and strengthen education on stillbirth prevention amongst priority cohorts.

The objectives of the grant opportunity are to: deliver evidence-based stillbirth education and awareness activities to priority cohorts using accessible, culturally appropriate and trauma-informed approaches support priority cohorts to understand key evidence-based stillbirth prevention messages and practical actions that may reduce the risk of stillbirth strengthen engagement with priority cohorts and relevant services to co-design and deliver stillbirth education and awareness resources that are appropriate, accessible and effective encourage innovative delivery models that reach communities less likely to access antenatal care and/or more likely to experience higher rates of stillbirth evaluate the reach and effectiveness of stillbirth education and awareness program activities to inform future delivery and continuous improvement.

The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are to: increase education and awareness of stillbirth amongst priority cohorts improve knowledge of evidence-based actions that can be taken to reduce the risk of stillbirth amongst priority cohort/s.

Note: Please refer to the most recent version of the Grant Opportunity Guidelines published on 22 September 2026.

To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side.

Applicants must be an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006, company, cooperative, incorporated association, sole trader or partnership.

A Trustee applying for a Trust must have an eligible entity type.

The guidelines state that applications can only be accepted from universities, Registered Training Organisations, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services, NACCHO, Women's Health Services and Women's Health Networks, charity/not-for-profit organisations, Primary Health Networks, and Local Hospital Networks and public health services.

Consortium applications are permitted where an eligible lead organisation is solely accountable to the Commonwealth and submits the application.

Applicants must comply with the Commonwealth Child Safe Framework, Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 requirements and Multicultural Access and Equity Policy reporting requirements, and declare this compliance.

Successful applicants must ensure relevant personnel maintain Working with Children or Working with Vulnerable People checks or equivalent, and the organisation must maintain Australian Skills Quality Authority accreditation.

Grant activities must be in Australia and meet the eligible activity requirements.