| Recipient Name | 2026 Round | Funded activity | Grant funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belinda Cashman | Round 1 | Giilang Yindyamarra – Respectful Stories (proposed name) A culturally authentic games initiative, including an Aboriginal themed “Guess Who?” style game celebrating identity, language and storytelling. The concept combines cultural education and health awareness, with an existing partnership supporting production and distribution. Grant funding will contribute to prototype development and launch. | $5,000 |
| Masepa Manai | Round 1 | MANAI Wellness & Nutrition Inc A First Nations women led social enterprise delivering mobile personal training, post-natal programs and women only community workouts. At the heart of the business is Tjanabi, a native wattle seed energy drink designed to provide calm, sustained energy. The grant will support compliant pilot production, equipment and brand development to strengthen and scale delivery. | $5,000 |
| Sharon Leisk | Round 1 | Jindaya Jindaya is a community led digital skills initiative supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women into practical technology pathways that do not require a university degree. It delivers culturally safe, flexible training in foundational digital literacy and low code platforms, with wrap around support and community co design. The pilot program aims to build confidence, job ready skills and clear pathways into further training, employment or small business opportunities. | $5,000 |
| Barbara Brennan | Round 2 | Attending the Puzzle Reintegration Conference South Australia June . Puzzle is the largest and most pivotal annual event for people with lived expertise of the justice system, community and public sector practitioners, First Nations leaders, researchers, and advocates in a unique gathering that focuses on sharing expertise and building a collective response to the systemic failures of imprisonment and re-entry | $2,500 |
| Marley Morgan | Round 2 | Attending Australian Fashion Week 2026 as a photographer to continue building her creative career and professional networks within the fashion industry. | $2,500 |
| Renee Wootton Tomlin | Round 2 | Supporting participation in the AICD Company Directors Course alongside CEO coaching focused on leadership within the energy transition sector. | $2,500 |
| Melissa Cole | Round 2 | Attend and exhibit her skin care business Yaye at Supply Nation Connect 2026 | $2,500 |
| Grace Power | Round 2 | Supporting Grace, the first Indigenous woman selected for the Australian Gridiron team, to attend the Women’s Football Alliance World Championship in Ohio, USA | $2,500 |
| Summer May Findlay | Round 2 | Supporting attendance at the World Health Assembly conference hosted by the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. | $2,500 |
| Trish Lindgren | Round 2 | Strength and conditioning course to support the development of her personal training business aimed at supporting First Nations women | $605 |
| Keiena Ivey-Aspinell | Round 2 | Attending the First Nations Education conference in Brisbane in August | $659 |
