The Aboriginal Children and Families Innovation and Learning Fund supports programs that improve outcomes for Aboriginal children and families.
The latest grant round provided $2.3 million to Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations delivering culturally safe services, to develop new and improved service models to better meet the needs of Aboriginal children and families.
The 2022-23 Victorian Budget allocated $3.1 million over 2 years to the Fund. The 2024-25 Victorian Budget allocated a further $1.7 million to the Fund.
Funded organisations
The organisations receiving funding in this grant round are:
- Gunditjmara Aboriginal Cooperative
- Njernda Aboriginal Corporation
- Rumbalara Aboriginal Cooperative
- Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency
- Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-Op
- Victorian Aboriginal Children and Young People’s Alliance.