The Australian Government has provided over $74 billion under the Financial Assistance Grant program to local government since 1974–75 (including 2025-26). This page contains information on the 2025-26 grant to Northern Territory.
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Territory Summary
General purpose and local road financial assistance grant
Northern Territory
| Local Government Area | Financial Assistance Grant Entitlement for 2025-26 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Payments from 2025-26 made in June 2025 | Cash Payments to be made in 2025-26 | Total of the early and cash payments | |||||
| General Purpose | Local Roads | Total | General Purpose | Local Roads | Total | Grant Total | |
| Alice Springs Town Council | $398,942 | $668,225 | $1,067,167 | $457,492 | $660,215 | $1,117,707 | $2,184,874 |
| Barkly Regional Council | $1,211,398 | $305,914 | $1,517,312 | $1,348,674 | $293,885 | $1,642,559 | $3,159,871 |
| Belyuen Community Government Council | $15,147 | $22,314 | $37,461 | $17,082 | $21,985 | $39,067 | $76,528 |
| Central Desert Regional Council | $610,680 | $792,587 | $1,403,267 | $575,417 | $789,811 | $1,365,228 | $2,768,495 |
| City of Darwin | $1,167,137 | $1,337,272 | $2,504,409 | $1,233,067 | $1,317,678 | $2,550,745 | $5,055,154 |
| City of Palmerston | $561,452 | $727,286 | $1,288,738 | $598,483 | $727,115 | $1,325,598 | $2,614,336 |
| Coomalie Community Government Council | $19,406 | $349,023 | $368,429 | $19,913 | $343,910 | $363,823 | $732,252 |
| East Arnhem Regional Council | $2,147,375 | $858,214 | $3,005,589 | $1,407,025 | $251,962 | $1,658,987 | $4,664,576 |
| Groote Archipelago Regional Council | $0 | $0 | $0 | $814,597 | $543,874 | $1,358,471 | $1,358,471 |
| Katherine Town Council | $239,605 | $418,539 | $658,144 | $229,491 | $416,389 | $645,880 | $1,304,024 |
| Litchfield Council | $319,763 | $1,798,483 | $2,118,246 | $347,648 | $1,770,946 | $2,118,594 | $4,236,840 |
| Local Government Association of the Northern Territory Inc | $0 | $1,111,698 | $1,111,698 | $0 | $1,178,590 | $1,178,590 | $2,290,288 |
| MacDonnell Regional Council | $1,305,916 | $695,406 | $2,001,322 | $1,494,611 | $679,500 | $2,174,111 | $4,175,433 |
| Roper Gulf Regional Council | $1,268,962 | $738,882 | $2,007,844 | $1,215,921 | $730,276 | $1,946,197 | $3,954,041 |
| Tiwi Islands Regional Council | $240,990 | $659,868 | $900,858 | $246,798 | $721,663 | $968,461 | $1,869,319 |
| Victoria Daly Regional Council | $287,450 | $479,183 | $766,633 | $310,042 | $472,162 | $782,204 | $1,548,837 |
| Wagait Shire Council | $7,466 | $37,388 | $44,854 | $5,933 | $36,840 | $42,773 | $87,627 |
| West Arnhem Regional Council | $1,021,824 | $778,109 | $1,799,933 | $1,165,965 | $766,708 | $1,932,673 | $3,732,606 |
| West Daly Regional Council | $307,929 | $650,694 | $958,623 | $332,178 | $642,397 | $974,575 | $1,933,198 |
| Totals | $11,131,442 | $12,429,085 | $23,560,527 | $11,820,337 | $12,365,906 | $24,186,243 | $47,746,770 |
Notes
The 2025-26 cash payment consists of the 2025-26 estimated entitlement and the adjustment created from the difference between the 2024-25 final entitlement and 2024-25 estimated entitlement.