The Disability Advocacy Support Program: Service Delivery grant opportunity funds organisations to provide individual disability advocacy to people with disability, their families, carers and kin in defined service areas nationally. Services are expected to be delivered predominantly in person, where possible and appropriate, including at the organisation’s business premises and in community settings.

Overview

The Service Delivery grant opportunity is part of the broader Disability Advocacy Support Program, which also includes a National Advocacy Helpline and a Sector Strengthening grant opportunity. Grantees must demonstrate the experience and capabilities needed to achieve program outcomes, as outlined in the Grant Opportunity Guidelines. Six‑year grants will be offered to successful applicants with strong capabilities that improve national coverage, including lead organisations in networks or consortia, individual providers able to deliver across large regions, and Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations with advocacy experience. Applicants not fully meeting desired capabilities may receive three‑year grants and must show progress to be considered for funding beyond June 2029. Smaller organisations serving limited regions may apply but are unlikely to receive six‑year grants due to the focus on national coverage.

Funding and Benefits

• Total Amount Available (AUD): $184,000,000
• Grant duration: Either six years (for strong capabilities) or three years (for applicants not yet meeting all desired capabilities).
• Selection Process: Open Competitive

Eligibility

To be eligible, an applicant must be one of the following entity types:

• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and /or Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006
• Company
• Incorporated Association

If applying as a Trustee on behalf of a Trust, the Trustee must have an eligible entity type as listed above. Applications from consortia are acceptable, provided there is a lead organisation that is solely accountable to the Commonwealth for the delivery of grant activities and meets the eligible entity types. Only the lead organisation may submit the application form and enter into a grant agreement. All proposed members of a network or consortium must also meet the additional eligibility criteria and must not be an ineligible organisation as defined in the Grant Opportunity Guidelines.

Application Process

Applications must be submitted via the Online Application Form, accessible through the Grant Opportunity Documents section. The completed application form and all necessary attachments must be received by the closing date and time. Applicants should keep a copy of their application and any supporting documents. An automated email acknowledgment will be sent within 48 hours of submission; retain the Submission Reference ID for any queries. If no acknowledgment is received within 48 hours, contact the Health Grants Team at Grant.ATM@health.gov.au.

Attachment limits: Each attachment must be no larger than 2 MB. Multiple files or documents should be scanned into a single document. Compressed or zip files are not accepted. File names must be unique and must not contain foreign characters.

Addenda to the grant opportunity are available for viewing through the GrantConnect portal.

Deadline and Timeline

• Close Date & Time: 16‑Jul‑2026, 2:00 pm (ACT Local Time)
• Publish Date: 21‑May‑2026
• Locations: ACT, NSW, VIC, SA, WA, QLD, NT, TAS
• Applicants should refer to the most recent version of the Grant Opportunity Guidelines, FAQs and Attachment Pack published on 25 June 2026.

Contact Information

Health Grants Team
Email: Grant.ATM@health.gov.au

Grant opportunity documents can be accessed via the Grant Opportunity Documents button on the GrantConnect portal for this opportunity (GO ID: GO8390).