The National Disability Conference Initiative provides funding to conference organisers to help people with disability participate in nationally-focused, disability-related conferences held in Australia.

The Australian Government is inviting applications for grant funding under the National Disability Conference Initiative (NDCI) 2023-24.

The NDCI is delivered as part of the activities supporting the aims in Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-2031 and assists in delivering improved outcomes for people with disability and their carers.

This grant opportunity provides grants to conference organisers to assist people with disability to participate in nationally-focused, disability-related, conferences held in Australia. Grants will support eligible conference organisers to provide accessibility measures that will maximise the inclusion and participation of people with disability at their conference. This in turn supports the vision of Australia’s Disability Strategy.

To be eligible you must:

• be the conference organiser

• confirm the conference will be held in Australia in the 2023–24 financial year

• hold a conference that is disability-related and nationally-focused (refer to section 5.1 of the Grant Opportunity Guidelines)

• not be receiving (or applying for) funding from another government source for the same activity and purpose that you are requesting NDCI funding for (that is to provide accessibility measures that will maximise the inclusion and participation of people with disability at their conference

• be one of the following entity types:

  • Indigenous Corporation

  • Company

  • Cooperative

  • Incorporated Association

  • Statutory Entity.

If you are applying as a Trustee on behalf of a Trust, the Trustee must have an eligible entity type as listed above.