2025-26 Julia Farr Disability Inclusion Grants Round 2 Tier 1 up to $20,000

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2025-26 Julia Farr Disability Inclusion Grant Round 2 Tier 1

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1.1 Welcome to the 2025-26 Julia Farr Disability Inclusion Grant Round 2

During the 2025-2026 Julia Farr Disability Inclusion Grant rounds, DHS is offering funding to eligible organisations for projects that foster Inclusive Environments and Communities. This initiative supports the vision of South Australia where all people with disability can participate as equal citizens and feel connected to their communities.

This funding round is designed to support eligible organisations in delivering initiatives that improve the lives of South Australians living with disability. Funding will be prioritised for projects that:

  • develop programs, activities, events or other support services that respond to community need, promote participation, accessibility and inclusion; and
  • build, develop or strengthen partnerships or collaboration with other community organisations to deliver these initiatives.

Projects funded under this program must align with Domain 1: Inclusive environments and communities under the State Disability Inclusion Plan 2025-2029 and address one or more of the following five priority areas:

  1. Active Participation
  2. Inclusive communities and attitudes
  3. Universal Design - Accessible Environments
  4. Accessible facilities
  5. Communications and information

Please use this form to apply for funding up to $20,000 to Guidelines.9 ( add link) This funding is designed to support smaller scale initiatives with a contract period of 12 months.

Please note:

  • If your application is successful there is no guarantee that you will receive the full amount of funding requested.

If you have problems completing the form or have questions about the process, including eligibility please contact the Disability Policy and Reform team on 1300 990 256 or at JuliaFarrDisabilityInclusionGrants@sa.gov.au

1.2 Eligibility

The guidelines provide detailed information about the requirements for completing this application, including applicant and project eligibility.  Please read the Guidelines carefully to check that you meet the following requirements.

1.2.1 Organisations must be:

  • An Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation that is governed by a board or committee and is:
    • incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 1985, or the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006

or

  • registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC)

and

  • is connected to the community in which it intends to deliver the services.
  • An organisation in South Australia, such as Voluntary, Community Service or Faith-Based organisation or community centre that is Non-Profit and provides services to South Australians, and is:
    • incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 1985, or the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006, or have evidence of a comparable legal status, such as Australian Public Company limited by guarantee.

or

  • Registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC)
  • a Local Government entity in South Australia, that is constituted under the Local Government Act 1999 (SA)

Organisations must also:

  • have an Australian bank account in the name of the legal entity
  • have been operating for at least 12 months, and
  • agree to the terms and conditions of the grant agreement.

All applicants must:

  • be currently operating within South Australia, and recipients of the program/service/initiative are residents of South Australia
  • be currently registered with a valid and eligible Australian Business Number (ABN).
1.2.2 Do you comply with the above eligibility? * Required
Response required.
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If you are unsure whether your organisation meets eligibility requirements, refer to pages 7 & 8 of the Grant Guidelines or contact DHS before submitting your application.
1.2.3 Is this applicant organisation a registered NDIS provider? * Required
Response required.
NDIS service providers may apply for a Julia Farr Disability Inclusion Grant, provided the proposed project aligns with the program themes and delivers benefits that extend beyond NDIS supports. Projects must not duplicate NDIS funded services or require participants to use their NDIS plans to take part.
1.2.4 Does your Organisation operate both a for-profit entity and a not-for-profit entity? * Required
Response required.
There must be a clearly identifiable and transparent separation between the two entities. To be eligible for funding, organisations with mixed structures must demonstrate: • Distinct separation between the NFP / charity operations and for profit business activities (eg. governance, decision making, financial reporting). • No real or perceived risk that grant funds could subsidise, support the for profit entity. • Assurance that the proposed project is delivered solely through the NFP or charitable component, and that all benefits and funding flows remain within that entity. Grant funding must not support for profit activities, commercial ventures, or any initiative that could reasonably benefit or expand a for profit business line.
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    1.2.5 Applications will not be accepted from organisations that:

    • Have any outstanding contractual or financial obligations (including reports, acquittals, unpaid invoices) for any funded Department of Human Services projects/programs.
    • Have licensed gaming machines in their facilities or hold a gaming machine license.
    • Are educational institutions or related representative bodies. For example, schools and/or their parent or student associations, universities, colleges.
    • Are family trusts and are not Social Trader certified Social Enterprises.
    • Are individuals, sole traders, or organisations applying on behalf of an individual.
    • Are for-profit organisations or private companies and are not Social Trader certified Social Enterprises.
    • Are Government agencies - Commonwealth or State Departments 
    • Organisations that have been operating for less than 12 months.