Remote Australia Employment Service (RAES) Draft Grant Opportunity Guidelines

The new Remote Australia Employment Service (RAES) is starting on 1 November 2025. This service will support job seekers in remote Australia who are currently receiving income support payments to build their skills and address barriers to employment.

To prepare for the new service, the NIAA has released the draft RAES Grant Opportunity Guidelines (GOGs) for information and feedback from interested stakeholders and potential eligible organisations.

This factsheet provides more information on what we are seeking feedback on in the draft RAES GOGs.

You can have your say on the draft RAES GOGs by emailing RemoteEmploymentService@niaa.gov.au or completing this survey before 21 April 2025.

Responses provided will inform the final Grant Opportunity Guidelines for the RAES, expected to release in May 2025 for interested organisations in Remote Australia Employment Service (RAES) regions (currently known as CDP regions) to apply.

NOTE: These are draft GOGs and are subject to change based on consultation and other considerations. The final GOGs will be made available on GrantConnect when the grant round opens.