Social Welfare Services

The Australian Government is inviting organisations via an open process to apply to deliver services under Program 1.1 Employment Services from 2026 to 2030. In the 2024–25 Budget, the Australian Government committed $76.2 million over 5 years to improve the economic security of First Nations people transitioning out of the justice system and reestablishing themselves in the community. The REAL Program builds on the Time to Work Employment Service and aims to improve outcomes for First Nations people exiting the justice system by providing support to reestablish themselves in the community. The Program offers pre-release, and post-release supports to help people to reintegrate into their communities and engage with employment, education and training. In addition, the Program will facilitate connection to culture, Country and language, where appropriate. The Program responds to extensive consultation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations, communities and evidence on how to improve support in the transition from the justice system to employment. Phase 1 of the Program commenced earlier this year in a cross section of facilities.

Domestic and Family Violence Young Person Pilot - RFx_1412

Sexual Violence Community Justice System Navigators Program - Rfx_1433

The purpose of this grant opportunity is to fund the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) to implement the updated 2016 Disability Inclusion Planning – A Guide for Local Government (the Guide). This will improve outcomes for people with disability by improving the ability of local governments and councils to: • plan,  • deliver,  • promote accessible, inclusive services, workplaces, and communities.  The grant aims to:  • Improve services and outcomes that people with disability receive from local governments and associated councils.    • Implement the Guide.  • Build staff ability to deliver accessible, culturally responsive and inclusive systems. • Sustain the national community of practice (COP) to share knowledge, tools, and evidence of what works. • Showcase effective council?led disability initiatives. As a result of this grant: • People with disability have improved outcomes, better access to services, more inclusive communities, and increased employment within local government.  • Councils use the Guide to improve disability inclusion of services within their influence. • Local government increase their capability and confidence to design and deliver inclusive services and employment practices. • The COP continues to share resources and grow its inclusive initiatives case?study bank, • Jurisdictions take on successful disability initiatives. To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side.

The RDA program is a national network of 50 Committees, including the Indian Ocean Territories Regional Development Organisation (collectively referred to in this document as RDAs). RDAs are made up of volunteer local leaders who work with all levels of government, business and community groups to support economic development in their regions.

The Attorney-General's Department administers a range of statutory and non-statutory legal financial assistance schemes. Legal financial assistance schemes Commonwealth public interest and test cases scheme Disbursement support scheme Overseas child abduction scheme Serious overseas criminal matters scheme Special circumstances scheme Other legal financial assistance schemes  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984, section 30: Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976, sections 54C and 74A Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, section 30A and section 69: Australian Crime Commission Act 2002, section 27: Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986, section 46PU: Competition and Consumer Act 2010, section 170: Defence Force Discipline Appeals Regulations 1957, regulation 11: Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009, sections 324(1) and 326(1), (4) and (5): Freedom of Information Act 1982, section 66: Judiciary Act 1903, section 69(3) and section 78B(4): Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987, subsection 6(7): Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006, section 103 and section 221: Privacy Act 1988, section 63: Proceeds of Crime Act 1987, section 102: War Crimes Act 1945, section 19: