The intent of the NDCI grant opportunity is to support smaller organisations, especially those run by and for people with disability and/or their families, which have limited resources/finances for implementing accessibility measures for their conference.

The National Disability Conference Initiative (NDCI) 2025-26 is anticipated to run over approximately one year, from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.

This grant opportunity provides grants to conference organisers to assist people with disability to participate in nationally focused, disability-related, conferences held in Australia. Grants will support eligible conference organisers to provide accessibility measures that maximise the inclusion and participation of people living with disability at their conference.

The Australian Government has announced a total of $319,440 (GST exclusive) over 2025-26 for the NDCI. A maximum of $10,000 (GST exclusive) is available per conference for this grant opportunity.

Who is eligible to apply for a grant?

To be eligible you must be: 

• the conference organiser
• confirm the conference will be held in Australia in the 2025–26 financial year
• hold a conference that is disability-related and nationally-focused (refer to section 5.1 Eligible grant activities)
• not be receiving (or applying for) funding from another government source for the same activity and purpose that you are requesting NDCI funding for (that is, to provide accessibility measures that will maximise the inclusion and participation of people with disability at their conference)
• be one of the following entity types:
  
  • Company
  • Cooperative
  • Incorporated Association
  • Statutory Entity
  • Partnership

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