COVID-19 support for Aboriginal communities
Published on 31 August 2021
The COVID-19 Aboriginal Community Response Program provides small quick response grants to support Aboriginal communities across New South Wales to reduce their risk of COVID-19 exposure and assist them to manage the impacts of the pandemic.
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Don Harwin said the grants would help to provide Aboriginal communities with targeted COVID-19 information and assistance from trusted services.
“These quick response grants will help communities access local, culturally appropriate services so they are informed and supported to take actions like staying at home to reduce community transmission,” he said.
“Aboriginal communities are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19, and these grants will enable Aboriginal services to support people already impacted by COVID-19 as well as taking preventative steps such as encouraging vaccination.”
Grants of up to $10,000 are available for:
- social and emotional wellbeing support
- keeping communities connected
- responding to immediate needs
- advocacy and information.
Applications are now open for the COVID-19 Aboriginal Community Response Grants Program, closing at 5pm on 19 November 2021.