The Australian Government is inviting applications through an open non-competitive process to deliver justice reinvestment initiatives.

Only community-led, place based initiatives to be delivered in the Central Australian region of the Northern Territory (in line with the Northern Territory Government’s boundaries) are eligible.

Applications will be assessed in 2 cycles:

• Assessment cycle 1 opens 5 January 2024 to 9 May 2024.
• Assessment cycle 2 opens 9 May 2024 to 10 September 2024.

Funding for this program is non-ongoing, and only available through this grant opportunity from 2024–25 to 2026–27.

The objective of this grant opportunity is to:

• support the development and delivery of community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led justice reinvestment initiatives in Central Australia, with a specific focus on:
• crime prevention
• the treatment of drug and alcohol addiction, and
• diversionary measures relating to the illegal use drugs.

The intended outcomes of this grant opportunity are:

• to reduce contact with the criminal justice system and incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults and young people, in line with Closing the Gap Targets 10 and 11
• strengthen community supports, treatments and diversionary measures for drug and alcohol use and addiction
• a strong and sustainable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled sector delivering high quality services to meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Central Australia.