Access to Justice Innovation Fund

The minimum grant that may be applied for is $50,000. The maximum grant that may be applied for is $250,000. Multiple grants may be awarded in each financial year, to a total value of $250,000. Projects can be 12 or 18 months in length.

The AJIF is part of our Civil Justice Action Plan, which aims to help remove the barriers that prevent common disputes from being resolved quickly and fairly.

Previous grant recipients

• 2019-20: Marrickville Legal Centre was granted $250,000 to develop an online chatbot NALA (New Age Legal Assistant).
• 2020-21: Justice Connect was awarded $174,000 to build a language processing model to help people who lack legal literacy.
• 2020-21: The University of Sydney received $76,000 to develop a fairer assessment model for parents with cognitive disability involved in care proceedings before the Children’s Court.
• 2021-22: Newcastle Women's Domestic Violence Advocacy Service received $83,000 to develop a pre-hearing clinic video in multiple languages to support victim-survivors of domestic and family violence prepare for hearings in the Local Court.
• 2021-22: The University of Newcastle received $125,000 to develop a culturally safe screening tool to better inform justice professionals’ understanding of the trauma-related backgrounds of young people involved in the justice system.
• 2022-23: The University of NSW received $250,000 to develop a platform to help people navigate the various complaint handling bodies. The platform will empower individuals to act for themselves when making a complaint and will also refer people to organisations and services to guide and assist them further if required. It will be created in partnership with the National Justice Project and Portable Australia, and in collaboration with Macquarie University and Microsoft.

Contact us

For more information about the Access to Justice Innovation Fund please email accesstojusticegrants@justice.nsw.gov.au

Related information

• Civil Justice Action Plan