Wiri Yuwiburra Community Benefits Trust has developed a range of Grant Programs to support and assist Aboriginal Group beneficiaries in alignment with the Trust Deed and its objectives.

Examples of the types of activities that could potentially be funded under this program area:

• Assistance with preserving histories and language from primary sources.
• Documenting family histories

Funding for research is capped at a maximum of $5,000 per calendar year.

If you have any queries about your funding application please contact the Trust's Grants Administrator on 0499 992 865 or email administration@wycbt.org.au.

General Eligibility

The Trust is governed by a Trust Deed.

To be eligible to apply for a grant from the Trust, the applicant must be a “Beneficiary”.

The Trust Deed defines that a “Beneficiary” is the following groups of people:-

• Any Wiri, Yuwiburra and Barada Barna Peoples, regardless of residential status.
• Any member of the broader Birri Gubba Nation resident in the Agreement Area

If applicants do not meet either criterion, they are not eligible Beneficiaries of the Trust.

Note: Grant applicants must be over the age of 18. If the application relates to a minor (a person under the age of 18) the application must be completed by the parent, carer and/or guardian.

Information relevant to the Research Program

Specific guidelines and information that relate to this area of funding are as follows:-

• Funding applications must first be pursued through existing avenues (eg Link Up, Personal Histories, State Library). If those applications are unsuccessful (and the Trust can request documentary evidence of this) the Trust may grant funding for the following purposes:-
  • Assistance with preserving histories and languages from primary sources; and
  • Documenting Family Histories.
• Any funding received towards the research from a third party must be declared to the Trust.

• Phone: 0499 992 865
• Email: admin@WYCBT.org.au