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.

The Business Development Program offers funding to eligible applicants for the below types of projects or activities that assist with business development:

• Applications in this program area are considered only if the applicant has pursued funding through existing avenues (e.g., IBA, DATSIP).
• The Trust may request documentary evidence of these unsuccessful attempts.
• The Trust may grant funding for the following purposes: 
  • Funding professional business advice such as protecting intellectual property and trademarking bio-cultural knowledge 
  • Assisting in capital for a start-up of a viable business 
  • Assisting in capital with an existing viable business 
• Funding professional business advice such as for developing benefit-sharing models and family trusts.  Potential grant recipients must declare any third-party funding sources for their project. 
• Eligible Beneficiaries are limited to one (1) approved grant to the maximum amount per calendar year.

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”.

• Phone: 0499 992 865
• Email: administration@wycbt.org.au