Deadline: 30-Apr-24
Applications are now open for the Direct Aid Program, a small grants program funded by the Australian Government through overseas posts of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Priorities
- DAP activities should achieve practical and tangible outcomes that support development within communities. The Australia Embassy is focused on the following thematic areas in 2022-2023:
- education and skills
- women and gender equality
- social inclusion and disability programs
- health promotion
- public health
- community water and sanitation
- preventing non communicable diseases
- youth engagement
- child protection
- youth employment programs
- climate mitigation, disaster risk reduction and environmental management
- agricultural and rural development
- cultural preservation and promotion.
Outcomes
- Local communities know that DAP is available in the area
- The results of DAP activities are known
- DAP projects attract co-funding from local organisations
- Communities know DAP projects are supported by Australia
Projects
- Projects should:
- Be strongly focussed on local or national development
- Be sustainable
- Have the same aims as Australia’s aid activities
- Have real and practical development outcomes for the community
- Have clearly described goals, intended results and overall outcomes
- Require a maximum DAP contribution of USD 20,000.
- All DAP projects should:
- have a community focus, with a target audience or ‘beneficiaries’ in mind
- have practical, achievable and sustainable development outcomes
- have clearly described goals, intended results and overall outcomes
- have financial or in-kind contributions from the applicant organisation or government have less than 15% expenditure for catering or other short-term procurement
- The Embassy will also give positive consideration to projects that:
- help build relationships within RMI, such as between government, community and private sector partners, and even within Micronesian or Pacific States
- pursue innovative approaches that leverage the budget to its maximum potential
Target Groups and Locations
- Groups: Preference will be given to projects addressing the needs of women, children or disabled persons, people in poverty, especially where they are affected by humanitarian hardship or inequality
- Locations: The Marshall Islands including outer islands and remote areas where risk management considerations can be satisfied.
Eligibility Criteria
- Individuals, government agencies and non-government organisations.
Ineligible
- DAP will not fund:
- Start up capital
- Other embassies to run grant programs
- Cash grants or micro-credit schemes or projects that involve the return of money
- Existing businesses to survive or expand
- Purchase of vehicles (except for medical or farm purposes vital to projects)
- Australian or overseas study tours
- International or domestic travel
- Sponsorship of major sporting tournaments or cultural displays
- Staff salaries, stipends, consultant fees, allowances / per diems, accommodation
- Meetings, Seminar or conference and related costs
- Routine, recurring running costs and administrative expenses including office rental and utility costs, spare parts, routine maintenance
- Consumer electronics (e.g. laptops, desktop computers, printers)
- Direct support for government programs
For more information, visit Australian Embassy Majuro.