Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBC) Capacity Building Grant Opportunity

# Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBC) Capacity Building Grant Opportunity The National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) is offering the **PBC Capacity Building Grant Opportunity** with a total of **$54,000,000** in funding available. This grant aims to support **Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBCs)** in maximizing the economic and social potential of native title through effective and sustainable land management. ## 🎯 **Objectives & Outcomes** The core objectives are to: * Increase the capacity of PBCs to leverage economic opportunities. * Build long-term organizational capacity within PBCs through training and professional expertise. * Support effective native title agreement-making. Expected outcomes include: * Enhanced capacity of PBCs to realize the social, cultural, and economic aspirations of their native title holding group. * Improved ability of PBCs to meet corporate compliance and native title obligations, fostering greater efficiency in land use decision-making. ## 📍 **Categories** * **Primary:** Indigenous Communities (251002) * **Secondary:** Indigenous Employment and Business (251004) ## ✅ **Eligibility & Application Process** Applicants must meet the specific eligibility requirements detailed in Section 4 of the Grant Opportunity Guidelines. This is an **Open Non-competitive** selection process. To apply, applicants must: 1. Complete the application form available on the NIAA Website. 2. **Crucially, discuss proposed activities with the local NIAA Regional Office *before* lodging an application.** Regional office contact details are available at Regional Network Addresses. This grant is ideal for PBCs seeking to enhance their **organizational capacity, economic development, native title management, land use planning, corporate governance, and community development** initiatives.