The Ministry is funded through the Diversity, Inclusion and Ethnic Communities Appropriation which sits within Vote Internal Affairs. The Multi-Category Appropriation is currently $19.132 million a year, made up of the following:

A Table with Approriation, available funds and Duration. Departmental Output Expenses: Advisory and Information Services to assist Ethnic Communities - $10.104 million for 2023/24 Baseline Funding. Policy and Related Services - Diversity, Inclusion and Ethnic Communities - $4.796 millon for 2023/24 Baseline funding. Non-Departmental Other Expenses - Ethnic Communities Grants - $4.232 million 2023/24 Baseline funding. 

The Departmental Output Expenses above include new funding allocated in Budget 2023 as follows:

  • $0.145 million ongoing funding for Building a Pipeline of Ethnic Talent in the Labour Market (Graduate Programme)
  • $2.25 million time-limited funding (4 years) for the Foreign Interference Work

DIA is the host department for the Ministry. It provides corporate services such as property, information technology and some financial services to the Ministry through a Departmental Agency Agreement.

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