Survivor Support and Recognition Fund

The Survivor Support and Recognition Fund (SSRF) provides contestable grants to a wide range of community organisations that support survivors of abuse in care. It also provides funding to local authorities to help honour the memory of those who died in care institutions. The fund was established in response to the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry's final report recommendations. Applications must support outcomes such as memorialising those who died in care, raising community awareness of abuse in care, funding survivor-focused initiatives, empowering survivors, and creating accessible support services. The fund is administered by Community Operations Hāpai Hapori in partnership with the Crown Response Office. Priority is given to organisations that have not previously received SSRF funding.