Youth grants program

1. Visit https://grantsnt.nt.gov.au/
2. Login or Register for an Account.
3. Please insure you are applying under your organisation profile.
4. Search for Alcohol and Other Drugs Youth Grants and hit the apply button at the bottom.

The opportunity to apply for a one-off grant is now available to:

• Community groups
• Non-government organisations
• Local councils
• Sole trader and partnerships

Applications must be submitted by midnight on Friday, 3 October 2025. Late applications will not be accepted.

An evaluation panel will assess and discuss each application received and will be considered under the following factors:

• How the project or activity will benefit our community’s youth.
• How the project or activity provides healthy choices to reduce harms associated with AOD among young people.
• How the project or activity demonstrate culturally safe responses that address harms associated with AOD.
• How the organisation will enhance its staff’s skills to engage with young people (aged 12-25) through increased access to training.
• The project or activity is supported within the community.
• The project demonstrates that the activities are consistent with the National Drug Strategy 2017-2026 , the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Drug Strategy 2014-2019, the National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Mental Health and Social Emotional Wellbeing 2017-2023 
• Projects/initiatives must be specifically for the NT.
• Previous successful delivery and reporting of funded projects.

Applicants will be notified of the outcome in writing 4-6 weeks after the closing date. The evaluation panel may decide to partially fund a project/activity, depending on the content and quality of the application received.

A failure to receive funding does not necessarily mean your application or project is not worthwhile. There is a high demand across the NT for grant funding, and this means that some may miss out.

The successful applicants will be required to sign a funding agreement between the organisation and NT Health.

Successful applicants will be required to acknowledge the support of the NTG through the use of the NTG logo on all promotional materials, e.g. promotional advertisements, press releases, signage at events and/or other material as appropriate. A digital copy of the logo can be supplied upon request.

At the end of your project, we will require a performance report on your successes and challenges, along with photos of the work you've done and the outcomes. We want to hear about what didn't work as planned, what you would do differently and any learnings from the project.

Successful applicants will also be required to submit an acquittal report within three months of the project/activity completion.

For further information, please contact the Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Branch by phone 08 8999 2691 or email MHAODCommissioning.Health@nt.gov.au.