Deadline: 9-Sep-24
The National Foundation for Australia-China Relations is currently accepting applications for the Competitive Grants Program.
The Foundation’s grant program aims to promote and coordinate enhanced cooperation between Australia and mainland China, Hong Kong and/or Taiwan, in support of Australia’s national interests and the Australia-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
Objectives
- The following objectives will guide this grant opportunity:
- strengthening risk-informed institutional and people-to-people connections and practical cooperation with mainland China, Hong Kong and/or Taiwan in Australia’s national interest
- building Australian capability to engage
- showcasing Australian excellence
- enhancing dialogue and exchange that contributes to a stable and constructive relationship.
Funding Information
- For this competitive grant opportunity, up to $28 million is available over 4 years (2024-25 to 2027- 28), with up to $7 million available per year.
- It is anticipated most grants will be valued between $100,000 and $500,000, but this does not preclude some grants being more or less than this amount. Final grant funding amounts are determined by the delegate.
- The maximum grant project period is four years, although they would anticipate many grants would be for a shorter duration.
Outcomes
- The intended outcomes of this grant opportunity are to:
- build Australian knowledge of and capability to engage mainland China, Hong Kong and/or Taiwan in their national interests, including fellowships or scholarships, genuine depth in language capabilities and lived experience
- support key Australian industry sectors to engage markets in mainland China, Hong Kong and/or Taiwan
- further climate change, net zero and the clean energy transformation outcomes
- enhance understanding of modern and multicultural Australia by international students from mainland China, Hong Kong and/or Taiwan and connect emerging leaders in this cohort to Australian society, institutions or industry
- showcase Australian excellence in, and enhance people-to-people links through exchanges in, culture, sports, education, academia, innovation, science, health, aviation, and tourism
- engage the diverse Chinese-Australian communities, showcase their significant contributions, foster leadership and strengthen their voice and agency to engage in Australian public life
- promote media and public communication activities on the above.
Activities
- Eligible activities must directly relate to the grant project and can include:
- virtual or real tours and exhibitions
- major events, performances and forums
- conferences and workshops
- exchanges and secondments of personnel between Australia and mainland China, Hong Kong and/or Taiwan
- communications activities
- market research
- fellowships or scholarships
- community engagement, or
- other activities determined as eligible by the Program Delegate
Eligible Locations
- Your grant can include activities at different locations provided they are in Australia or mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and/or Macau.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible, you must:
- have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
- be a permanent resident or citizen of Australia
- have an account with an Australian financial institution and
- be located in Australia or mainland China, Hong Kong and/or Taiwan and
- be one of the following entity types:
- a company incorporated in Australia
- a company incorporated by guarantee
- an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust
- an incorporated association
- a partnership
- a registered charity or not-for-profit organisation
- a publicly funded research organisation
- an individual who is an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia
- an Australian local government body
- an Australian state or territory government body
- an Australian statutory authority
- a Corporate Commonwealth Entity
- an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006.
Ineligible
- You are not eligible to apply if you are:
- an organisation, or your project partner is an organisation, included on the National Redress Scheme’s website on the list of ‘Institutions that have not joined or signified their intent to join the Scheme’;
- unincorporated association;
- a previous grantee who has failed to provide a full and proper acquittal of an earlier DFAT grant; or
- any organisation not included in eligibility criteria.
For more information, visit National Foundation for Australia-China Relations.