Deadline: 18-Feb-24
Applications are now open for the Direct Aid Program to reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development consistent with Australia’s national interest.
The Direct Aid Program (DAP) is a small grants program funded from Australia’s aid budget. It sits alongside Australia’s longer-term country and multilateral development strategies and with its wide geographical reach plays an important role in supporting local community efforts towards poverty reduction across the globe.
Funding Information
- There is no minimum amount that a single DAP project can receive but the maximum is AUD 60,000 over the life of the project. Projects of a lower value (up to AUD 40,000) are highly encouraged. DAP partners are encouraged to contribute to at least 25 per cent of the total project cost. Activities can run up to a maximum of two years.
Activities
- DAP activities should achieve practical and tangible outcomes of high development impact. DAP is able to fund activities that have a direct, practical and immediate impact. Preference will be given to projects:
- where applicants and their communities make a contribution to the success of the project (e.g. labour, materials, transport or cash);
- that enhance educational and cultural exchanges and people-to-people links;
- that are achievable and have sustainable outcomes; and
- that provide educational or occupational/skills training.
Eligibility Criteria
- Funding is available on a not-for-profit basis to community groups, NGOs and other entities registered in Pakistan.
- DAP projects engage a wide range of partners including community groups, non-government organisations, educational institutions and local governments.
Ineligible
- They will generally not fund the following:
- cash grants or micro-credit schemes or projects that involve the return of money;
- start-up enterprises/commercial ventures;
- purchases of major assets: vehicles, tractors, refrigerators, photocopiers;
- purchases of computers and other items which are easily stolen (cameras, laptops);
- Australian or overseas study tours;
- international travel (except for capacity building by experts, on a case-by-case basis);
- sponsorship of major sporting tournaments or cultural displays that do not have a clear developmental benefit; and
- staff salaries and other routine, recurring running costs and administrative expenses including office rental and utility costs, spare parts and routine maintenance
For more information, visit Australian High Commission in Islamabad.