AUSTRALIA · GRANT
Remote Australia Employment Service Closed Non-Competitive Grant Opportunity
🇦🇺 Remote Australia Employment Service (RAES) Grant Opportunity The National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) is offering a Closed Non-Competitive grant opportunity for the Remote Australia Employment Service (RAES), replacing the Community Development Program (CDP) from November 1, 2025. This initiative, categorized under Employment Services (201002),…
Key facts
- Agency
- National Indigenous Australians Agency
- Location
- NSW, SA, WA, QLD, NT
- Status
- Open
- Opened
- 06 Nov 2025
- Closing
- 30 Jun 2029
- Funding
- $1.2B
- Categories
- 201002 - Employment Services
Summary and scope
The Remote Australia Employment Service (RAES) replaces the Community Development Program (CDP) and will begin in remote communities on 1 November 2025. The RAES will provide more opportunities for job seekers and service providers who live and work across more than 2,600 communities in remote Australia. It will support around 40,000 job seekers in remote Australia who are currently receiving income support payments to build their skills and address barriers to employment. It will differ from the CDP by supporting successful providers to work collaboratively with communities on projects and with job seekers to understand their needs. Interested organisations in RAES regions (currently known as CDP regions) can apply for funding through a non-competitive grants process to deliver this new service. A RAES grant will help you provide a flexible employment service to job seekers in remote communities that supports them to upskill, find pathways to work and contribute to their community. This includes providing the skills, training and mentoring they need to take up job opportunities – which could also be those created through the Remote Jobs and Economic Development (RJED) program.
Eligibility
To be eligible you must: have been invited to apply for this grant opportunity by the NIAA be operating or intend to operate in one or more RAES regions (currently known as CDP regions) be one of the following entity types: an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (CATSI Act) a company incorporated in Australia under the Corporations Act 2001 an incorporated association (incorporated under state/territory legislation, commonly have 'Association' or 'Incorporated' or 'Inc' in their legal name) an incorporated cooperative (incorporated under state/territory legislation, commonly have ’Cooperative' in their legal name) an organisation established through a specific piece of Commonwealth or state/territory legislation including public benevolent institutions, churches and universities an Australian state or territory government body or an Australian local government body an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust a partnership a consortia (joint) application with a lead organisation that is one of the above entity types have an Australian Business Number (ABN) (exemptions may apply in special cases) where relevant, be registered for the purposes of GST have a bank account with an Australian financial institution be financially viable to the Agency’s satisfaction maintain adequate insurance in line with the grant agreement be compliant with all relevant state/territory and Commonwealth legislation, including (but not limited to) the Fair Work Act, Superannuation Act 2005 and those relating to work health and safety, and have rectified any issues of previous non-compliance with existing Commonwealth agreements to the satisfaction of the Commonwealth or be in the process of rectifying any issues of non-compliance with existing Commonwealth agreements to the Commonwealth’s satisfaction.
Source and freshness
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Information shown is sourced from public opportunity records. Official buyer documents and addenda take precedence for deadlines, eligibility and submission requirements.