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

Funding is available from 2024–25 to 2025–26 for place-based community-led justice reinvestment initiatives. The National Justice Reinvestment Program is an ongoing program beyond 2025–26.

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 across Australia, by supporting:
  • the development, implementation, and evaluation of local justice reinvestment strategies and activities
  • local project teams and leadership structures to undertake the work of developing, implementing and evaluating justice reinvestment strategies.

The intended outcomes of this grant opportunity are:

• Improving justice outcomes and reducing 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.
• Contributing to systemic reform of government systems that intersect with the justice system.
• Contributing to building 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 across the country.

Funding: 

The funding breakdown for Round 3 is as follows:

• 2024-25 - $1million
• 2025-26 - $5.68 million
• 2026-27 - $10 million

There is no minimum or maximum amount available per grant, however grants cannot exceed the funds available in each financial year.

Eligibility

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

• Company
• Cooperative
• Corporate Commonwealth Entity
• Corporate State or Territory Entity
• Incorporated Association
• Indigenous Corporation
• Local Government
• Non-corporate Commonwealth Statutory Authority
• Non-corporate State or Territory Entity
• Non-corporate State or Territory Statutory Authority
• Partnership
• Statutory Entity
• Unincorporated Association.

See section 4.1 of the Grant Opportunity Guidelines for further information.

• Phone: 1800 020 283
• Email: support@communitygrants.gov.au