Deadline: 21 October 2019

The Australian Government is inviting applications via an open competitive process to apply to deliver Information, Linkages and Capacity (ILC) grant activities under Community Inclusion and Capacity Development Grants nationally for up to three years from 2019-20.

Aims

• People with disability to use and benefit from the same mainstream health services as everyone else.
• Improved access and utilisation of mainstream health services where mainstream supports available.

Objectives

• Mainstream Capacity Building (MCB) Program is to support improvements in the delivery of accessible and inclusive mainstream health services to meet the needs of people with disability, families and carers.
• This grant opportunity is targeting mainstream health interface areas to systematically build the capability of other service systems, delivered through joint stewardship with all levels of Government and other stakeholders.

Activities

The grant opportunity can fund activities that align with the following ILC activity type:

Mainstream Capacity Building (MCB) – these are activities that build the capacity of mainstream organisations (in this case Health organisations), by making sure they have the knowledge and skills they need to meet the needs of people with disability.

The intended outcomes of the MCB activities are:

• increased understanding of mainstream personnel about disability and inclusion
• improved inclusive, relevant, high quality health services
• improved individual attitudes and service culture in the health service system

Outcomes

• People with disability use and benefit from the same mainstream services as everyone else.
• This program also seeks to prevent, reduce or delay the need for people with disabilities to access specialist disability services by ensuring that they are able to access the supports they need from mainstream services when they need it.

Funding Information

• A total of $32 million (GST exclusive) is available over three years for this grant round.
• Minimum funding amount that applicants can apply for is $100,000 per year (or $300,000 over three years).
• Maximum funding amount that applicants can apply for is $750,000 per year (or $2.250 million over three years).

Eligibility criteria

Applications will only be accepted from applicants that:

• have an Australian Business Number (ABN) or be willing to obtain one prior to the execution of the grant agreement.
• are registered, or willing to register for the purposes of GST if their income turnover, as a result of a successful grant, will exceed the thresholds defined by the Australian Tax Office.
• have an account with an Australian financial institution.
• have Public Liability Insurance coverage for the duration of the project.

[Note: applicants may be asked for a copy of their have Public Liability Insurance]

Applicants that are eligible to be registered with the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC) should be registered prior to submitting an application.

How to Apply

Interested applicants can apply via given website.

For more information, please visit https://www.communitygrants.gov.au/grants/mcbgrantround20192020