OpenCapacity Building

Indigenous Australians' Health Programme Northern Territory Pathways to Community Control

Funded by:

Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

Grant Amount

AUD: 5,000,000Total Amount Available

Deadline

Jun 30, 2026

27 days remaining

Funding Purpose

Community Projects

Subjects

MedicineLife Science

Description

The Indigenous Australians' Health Programme Northern Territory Pathways to Community Control (GO5067) enables the awarding of grants to support Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCHOs) in the Northern Territory to transition health service delivery to Aboriginal community control under the Pathways to Community Control (P2CC) program. This grant opportunity is administered by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing and is currently offered through a closed non-competitive selection process.

Overview

The purpose of this grant opportunity is to support an ACCHO in the Northern Territory with the planning and implementation of transitioning health service delivery to Aboriginal community control. The grant supports a range of transition activities including the development of corporate and clinical governance models and systems, development of a regional health plan, community engagement and stakeholder consultation, Memoranda of Understanding, changes to the legal entity of the organisation and related governance structures, capacity building activities, and agreement of an evaluation strategy.

The objectives of this grant opportunity are to support the organisation to build its capacity and capabilities to deliver culturally safe, sustainable and high quality comprehensive primary health care services; to ensure no or limited impact on service delivery during the transfer period with all planned programs, staff, and services transferring on the agreed date; and to achieve a successful transition resulting in the transfer of Indigenous Australians' Health Programme primary health care funding for the ongoing operation of health services from the Northern Territory Government to the organisation.

Funding and Benefits

Total Amount Available: AUD $5,000,000.00

Total Funding: $13.75 million since originally published in 2021 (earlier funding from previous financial years has been expended).

Eligibility

To be eligible, the organisation must be one that has been invited to be considered by the Commonwealth Department of Health. Organisations invited to participate have been approved by the Northern Territory Aboriginal Health Forum (NTAHF) and the Commonwealth Department of Health to take up operations of the health service from the Northern Territory Government. The Northern Territory Government is supporting this transition through the NT Department of Health and either the Top End Health Service or Central Australian Health Service, depending on the location.

A well-established process exists to set priority regions and identify organisations, endorsed by the NTAHF. The NTAHF is made up of members from the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT), the Northern Territory Government, the Northern Territory Primary Health Network, and the Commonwealth Department of Health. As part of the process, a Regionalisation Proposal (business case) must be developed by the organisation, demonstrating need, capability, and community support. The Regionalisation Proposal must be first endorsed by NTAHF prior to a grant being considered by the Department.

Invited organisations have been assessed to have:

capability to deliver the project activities in the project location;
existing infrastructure and relationships to support the project activities;
experience, knowledge and capability to deliver the project objectives and outcomes; and
approval of the NTAHF to transfer Northern Territory Government health service delivery to community control.

Application Process

Eligible organisations do not need to submit an application for this grant opportunity. An assessment of the eligible organisation's suitability to receive a grant will be made against the criterion in section 6 of the Grant Opportunity Guidelines. The department will examine existing information it holds and may seek additional information from within the Commonwealth and/or information available through the normal course of business.

This may include written support for the transition and endorsement of the business plan from NTAHF, the business plan and associated documentation such as a transition plan including activities and timeframes, a stakeholder engagement plan including a community engagement framework, project governance documentation, a proposed operating budget for the transferring health service or clinic/s, and a risk management plan. The department will also consider the organisation's performance over previously funded years, past value for money, compliance with the grant agreement, progress towards meeting grant activity milestones, and any performance concerns.