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Direct Aid Program for NGOs, CSOs and Community-Based Organisations
Deadline Date: August 15, 2023
Applicants are encouraged to apply for the Direct Aid Program (DAP) to fund projects that advance development and/or human rights objectives.
The Direct Aid Program (DAP) is a flexible small grants program funded by the Australian Government and managed through the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade (DFAT) overseas diplomatic missions. The program aims to support projects with a strong development and human rights focus that complement Australia’s broader aid priorities, and which contribute to sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction. DAP projects should promote a distinctive and positive image of Australia.
Thematic Areas
- DAP activities should achieve direct, practical, tangible, and immediate high-impact development outcomes for beneficiary communities. Priority thematic areas for the 2023-24 DAP year include:
- gender equality, empowerment of women and social inclusion,
- poverty alleviation and rural development,
- environmental protection and climate change,
- human rights and governance,
- healthcare,
- education, and
- water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
Funding Information
- There is no minimum amount that a single DAP project can receive but the maximum is AUD60,000 (approximately USD 40,000 – amount changes according to the exchange rate) over the life of the project.
- Activities may run up to a maximum of two years.
Who can apply?
- The DAP is available on a not-for-profit basis to international and local NGOs, civil society organisations and other community-based organisations engaging in development and human rights activities in the Embassyās countries of accreditation: The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, the Republic of the Congo, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Ineligible
- cash grants or micro-credit schemes or projects that involve the return of money
- commercial ventures or private for-profit business activities
- purchase of major assets, e.g., vehicles or land
- Australian or overseas study tours
- international travel
- sponsorship of major sporting tournaments or cultural displays that do not have a clear developmental benefit
- consulting fees
For more information, visitĀ Australian Embassy in Zimbabwe.
