Australian Government Grant Program: 2017-18 National Disability Conference Initiative

Deadline: 14 March 2017

The Australian Government is inviting organisations to apply via an open process to deliver services under the Disability Mental Health and Carers Program – Disability and Carer Support – National Disability Conference Initiative (NDCI) 2017-18.

The Disability and Carer Support (DaCS) Activity provides assistance, support and services for people with disability and carers. It provides and improves access to services and support, including advocacy and through stakeholder engagement. The National Disability Conference Initiative 2017-18 is offered under the Disability and Carer Support Activity and provides grants to help people with disability to participate in nationally-focused, disability-related conferences held in Australia. The Disability, Mental Health and Carers Programme (Programme) provides:

support and advocacy for people with a disability and carers
disability employment, and
community mental health services.

Funding Information

Total funding of $315,000 is available for the NDCI for conferences held between 1 July 2017 and 30 June 2018.
Within this funding, up to $10,000 is available for each conference.

Priority Areas

Disability Employment
Disability and Carer Support
Disability and Carer Service Improvement and Sector Support
Community Mental Health, and
National Disability Insurance Scheme Transitioning Grants.

Eligibility Criteria

The following entity types meet the eligibility requirements to be invited to apply for a grant for the DaCS Activity:
- Incorporated Associations (incorporated under state/territory legislation, commonly have ‘Association’ or ‘Incorporated’ or ‘Inc.’ in their legal name)
- Incorporated Cooperatives (also incorporated under state/territory legislation, commonly have ‘Cooperative’ in their legal name)
- Companies (incorporated under the Corporations Act 2001 – may be a proprietary company (limited by shares or by guarantee) or public companies)
- Aboriginal Corporations (incorporated under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006)
- Organisations established through a specific piece of Commonwealth or state/territory legislation (public benevolent institutions, churches, universities, unions etc
- Partnerships, and
- Trustees on behalf of a Trust.
Not-for-profit entity types specified above meet the eligibility requirements.
For-profit entity types specified above may be invited in special circumstances.
The following entity types may be invited in special circumstances:
- State and territory Governments
- Local Governments
- Government Business Enterprises, and
- Companies (incorporated under the Corporations Act 2001 – may be for-profit proprietary company (limited by shares or by guarantee) or public companies).