The Australian Government will have provided over $77 billion under the Financial Assistance Grant program to local government since 1974–75 (including 2026-27). This page contains information on the 2026-27 grant to Northern Territory.
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State summary
General purpose and local road financial assistance grant
Northern Territory
| Local Government Area | Financial Assistance Grant Entitlement for 2026-27 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Payments from 2026-27 made in June 2026 | Cash Payments to be made in 2026-27 | Total of the early and cash payments | |||||
| General Purpose | Local Roads | Total | General Purpose | Local Roads | Total | Grant Total | |
| Alice Springs Town Council | $740,320 | $1,144,790 | $1,885,110 | $195,472 | $292,875 | $488,347 | $2,373,457 |
| Barkly Regional Council | $2,111,310 | $558,691 | $2,670,001 | $565,332 | $142,932 | $708,264 | $3,378,265 |
| Belyuen Community Government Council | $28,074 | $46,880 | $74,954 | $26,754 | $11,994 | $38,748 | $113,702 |
| Central Desert Regional Council | $1,002,558 | $1,363,640 | $2,366,198 | $268,077 | $348,865 | $616,942 | $2,983,140 |
| City of Darwin | $2,073,147 | $2,304,606 | $4,377,753 | $488,698 | $589,596 | $1,078,294 | $5,456,047 |
| City of Palmerston | $971,267 | $1,263,116 | $2,234,383 | $257,862 | $323,148 | $581,010 | $2,815,393 |
| Coomalie Community Government Council | $32,555 | $600,018 | $632,573 | $27,879 | $153,504 | $181,383 | $813,956 |
| East Arnhem Regional Council | $2,882,880 | $956,929 | $3,839,809 | $754,606 | $244,815 | $999,421 | $4,839,230 |
| Groote Archipelago Regional Council | $720,626 | $468,458 | $1,189,084 | $172,820 | $119,846 | $292,666 | $1,481,750 |
| Katherine Town Council | $333,910 | $718,061 | $1,051,971 | $143,777 | $183,704 | $327,481 | $1,379,452 |
| Litchfield Council | $558,762 | $3,080,474 | $3,639,236 | $148,353 | $788,091 | $936,444 | $4,575,680 |
| Local Government Association of the Northern Territory Inc | $0 | $2,014,004 | $2,014,004 | $0 | $515,250 | $515,250 | $2,529,254 |
| MacDonnell Regional Council | $2,371,406 | $1,190,300 | $3,561,706 | $634,438 | $304,519 | $938,957 | $4,500,663 |
| Roper Gulf Regional Council | $2,090,716 | $1,264,142 | $3,354,858 | $558,874 | $323,410 | $882,284 | $4,237,142 |
| Tiwi Islands Regional Council | $405,396 | $1,128,967 | $1,534,363 | $108,744 | $288,829 | $397,573 | $1,931,936 |
| Victoria Daly Regional Council | $425,304 | $251,640 | $676,944 | $113,239 | $64,378 | $177,617 | $854,561 |
| Wagait Shire Council | $11,344 | $63,966 | $75,310 | $22,195 | $16,365 | $38,560 | $113,870 |
| West Arnhem Regional Council | $1,857,903 | $1,331,386 | $3,189,289 | $496,631 | $340,614 | $837,245 | $4,026,534 |
| West Daly Regional Council | $570,668 | $1,110,066 | $1,680,734 | $111,164 | $283,994 | $395,158 | $2,075,892 |
| Totals | $19,188,146 | $20,860,134 | $40,048,280 | $5,094,915 | $5,336,729 | $10,431,644 | $50,479,924 |
Notes
The 2026-27 cash payment consists of the 2026-27 estimated entitlement and the adjustment created from the difference between the 2025-26 final entitlement and 2025-26 estimated entitlement.