Health Grants in Australian Capital Territory — 2026

This grant provides funding for one or more organisations to establish a new service that delivers mental health and wellbeing supports to children aged 0-12, as well as their families, carers, and kin. The service will support mild, moderate, and emerging mental health concerns through flexible, wrap-around supports and improved service collaboration.

The AEEF supports new and existing ACT Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisations to build organisational capacity and capability to improve outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across Canberra. Funding is available across four tiers (Start Up, Establishment, Development, and Growth) to support establishment, capacity and capability building activities that benefit ACCOs.

This grant funds community-led activities and initiatives that prevent and reduce gambling harm in the ACT community. Projects can include community development programs, public health information activities, counselling services, education and awareness campaigns, and research about gambling harm. All projects must provide benefit to ACT residents and be completed within 12 months.

The ACT Government offers 2 scholarships each year to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to complete a Diploma of Nursing at the Canberra Institute of Technology. This scholarship is offered under the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) National Partnership Agreement on Closing the Gap on Indigenous Health Outcomes.

The ACT Government offers 2 scholarships each year to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to complete a Diploma of Nursing at the Canberra Institute of Technology. This scholarship is offered under the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) National Partnership Agreement on Closing the Gap on Indigenous Health Outcomes.

The fellowship program supports early-mid-career researchers employed in the ACT Health system to build research capability and make high-value contributions to improving health and healthcare. The program invests in people and encourages collaboration, leadership, and capacity building in the ACT's health and medical research ecosystem. The ACT Government made $1 million available through the program in 2022–23.

This scheme makes payments to Canberrans who have developed an asbestos-related disease from living in a loose-fill asbestos insulation affected home (also known as 'Mr Fluffy' properties). Financial support covers out-of-pocket expenses including medical costs, loss of earnings, home/vehicle modifications, care services, and support for financial dependents.