Building Distinctive Aboriginal Tourism Product Grant Program

Overview The Department of Tourism & Hospitality (NT) is administering the Building Distinctive Aboriginal Tourism Product Grant Program (Grant Program), designed to stimulate the development and pipeline of new visitor products across the Northern Territory through majority owned Aboriginal businesses and organisations. Purpose The Grant Program is intended to stimulate the development and pipeline of new visitor products across the Northern Territory through majority owned Aboriginal businesses and organisations. Scope The scope includes: New tourism product development Activation of a bookable product for offerings directly relating to: Adventure tourism Business event delegate experiences Cruise tourism Aboriginal cultural tourism Dark skies experiences Domestic education tourism Fishing Food and drink Major event attendee experiences Military tourism Night-time offerings Engaging a suitably qualified business consultant Development of a culturally focused approach for feasibility and business planning, including: On the ground engagement to understand and establish the aspirations and vision Governance structure arrangements Land tenure considerations Building an Aboriginal tourism brand Aboriginal cultural intellectual property considerations and visitor cultural protocols Tourism specific marketing and trade distribution strategy Product development (consultations, tour itineraries and operational plans) Financial management (pricing, budget, cash flow forecasting and funding sources) to establish commercial viability Human resourcing requirements including tourism skills capacity and development Staged implementation action plan and short term to long term resourcing to support implementing the plan Assistance to prepare and lodge applications, lease agreements, operational agreements etc with NT Parks and Wildlife Commission and the relevant land council Business coaching Receiving business coaching for tourism product development Funding A total of $160,000 (excluding GST) is available to develop and activate new tourism products Applications can be submitted for a minimum funding value of $10,000 (excluding GST) Applications can be submitted for up to a maximum value of $30,000 (excluding GST) Applications under this program will be considered with reference to other NT Government funding, which the applicant may have accessed or that may qualify for. How to Apply Guidelines for this Grant Program are available here: Guidelines