Indigenous Languages Grants

2024-2025 Indigenous Languages Grant

Grants of up to $15,000 (exclusive of GST) are available for Queensland-based activities that support the preservation of Indigenous languages.

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Indigenous Languages Grants aim to increase the number and strength of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages spoken in Queensland in partnerships with Aboriginal peoples and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples.

The importance of language

Language is central to identity and connects people to culture, country and kin. Language is also critical to sharing and preserving cultural knowledge and understanding.

With very few fluent speakers remaining in some areas, many languages could easily be lost in the next few decades. The loss of language means the loss of cultural identity that incorporates unique ways of knowing and experiencing the world.

Ensuring children learn Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages is an integral part of preservation—it forms a sense of continuity between the leaders of the past and the leaders of tomorrow, who will be responsible for carrying languages and culture forward into the future.

Previous grants recipients

More information

View the promotional toolkit (PDF, 10.3 MB) (DOCX, 1.2 MB) and download resources.

Contact us

If you would like to receive email communication about future Indigenous languages initiatives, please email the Culture and Reconciliation team at ilg@dsdsatsip.qld.gov.au.