NADA provides member organisations with opportunities to access financial support to develop their workforce and programs through the following grants and subsidies:
NGO research and evaluation capacity building grants
NGO research and evaluation capacity building grants
Are you wanting to build your organisations capacity to undertake research and evaluation?
Applications are now open for the NGO Research and Evaluation Capacity Building Grants!
The Network of Alcohol and Other Drugs Agencies (NADA) invites non-government organisations (including Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations) that receive funding from NSW Health to deliver AOD prevention, harm reduction and/or treatment services (via the NSW Ministry of Health or Local Health Districts) to apply for funding under the NGO Research and Evaluation Capacity Building Program.
One-off grants as individual organisations (up to $80,000 ex GST) or as a collaborative project across 2 or more organisations (up to $120,000 ex GST) are available for costs related to staff time for research and evaluation, research infrastructure upgrades, training in research and evaluation amongst others.
The total funding pool available is $400,000.
Applications close 11 October 2023 at 5pm.
The Guidelines below are there to support you in your application, covering items such as eligibility, how to apply, expectations for responses and how you will be notified of the outcome of your application. Please read these Guidelines before completing the application form.
Any questions asked about the NGO Research and Capacity Building Grant applications or the grants themselves will be recorded and distributed in the FAQ document below. The FAQ document will be updated weekly with all questions received regarding the grant applications and the grants themselves. Please check it regularly.
For questions about the application process or the NGO Research and Evaluation Capacity Building Grants, please contact Jo Penhallurick, Sector Development Grants Coordinator at
Training grants
Training grants
Applications for the July to December 2023 training grant round will be accepted from 17 May to 7 June.
If you would like support with submitting your training grant application, or have any questions, please send an email.
NGO service development grants
NGO service development grants
Applications are now CLOSED.
The Selection Committee for the NGO Service Development Grants are in the process of assessing the applications. We hope to notify all applicants of the outcome of their application by mid-September 2023.
In the meantime, if you have any questions, please email
Travel subsidy grants allow members from rural and regional locations to have greater access to NADA events and networking opportunities that are not held in their immediate location.