Australia opens $11.75m grant round for First Nations' cancer care

The programme offers grants of up to $457,000 (A$700,000) over two years.

The Australian Government has opened the 2025 grant round of the ‘Partnerships for Culturally Safe Cancer Care’ programme, offering up to $11.75m (A$18m) over three years (2024–25 to 2026–27).

The programme provides individual grants of up to approximately $457,000 (A$700,000) over two years to support collaborations between mainstream cancer services and First Nations community-controlled organisations.

The partnerships are expected to develop and implement culturally safe, accessible, and community-informed cancer care, the government said.

The programme aligns with the Optimal Care Pathway for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with cancer.

A$1 = $0.65