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Council for Australian-Arab Relations 2022-23 Grant Program

Deadline: 11-Jul-22

The Australian Government is pleased to announce the Council for Australian-Arab Relations 2022-23 Grant Program which promotes the people-to people links and a contemporary and positive image of Australia and supports for the Australian Government’s international policy goals.

Objectives
  • The program objectives include: 
    • Strengthen bilateral relationships in areas of mutual interest with particular countries and regions
    • Strengthen international networks, collaboration and connections between institutions and communities to build understanding, trust and influence  
    • Enhance Australia’s international reputation and reach through the promotion of our economic, creative and cultural, sporting, innovation and science and education assets, and 
    • Increase understanding of Australians of the cultures and opportunities in each of these countries.
  • The 2022-23 objectives for the Council for Australian-Arab Relations (CAAR) are to:
    • Ensure that the CAAR grant program aligns with the Australian Government’s regional priorities, and CAAR’s Strategic Plan 2022-24; 
    • Ensure an effective and engaging program of CAAR projects; and
    • Pursue innovative public diplomacy and social media opportunities, to promote the CAAR and highlight the value of Australian-Arab relations.
Priority Areas

The priority sectors for the 2022-23 Grant Round are:

  • Innovation and Sustainability (includes Climate Change Innovations)
  • Health and Sport 
  • Social Cohesian & Gender Equality (includes Diversity)  
  • arts and culture
Funding Information
  • The Australian Government has committed $429,500 in FY 2022-23, subject to appropriation for the Council for Australian-Arab Relations (CAAR).
  • The grant opportunity will run from 1 September 2022 to 30 June 2023. 
  • The minimum grant amount is $20,000.
  • The maximum grant amount is $60,000. 

Duration: The maximum grant period is 12 months. After the Grant Round closing date, assessment for applications will take a period of 8 weeks.

Eligible Activities:

To be eligible for your grant activity:

  • Areas advance of shared political, economic and social interest and build awareness and appreciation of each other’s cultures and values.
  • have at least minimum $20,000 per annum in eligible expenditure.
  • must be in line with the restrictions with a strategy if travel and social distancing measures or other restrictions are imposed.  
  • eligible activities must directly relate to the project submitted
  • address one of the priority sectors (Innovation and Sustainability; Health and Sport; Social Cohesian and Gender Equality; Art and Culture).  

Eligible locations: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian Territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,  Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, and Australia.

Eligibility Criteria
  • To be eligible you must:
    • Have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
    • be registered for the purposes of GST if applicable to the project
    • have an account with an Australian financial institution
    • form a partnership with an Australian organization if you are from the Arab region.
  • 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 (eg a community organization running at a profit)
    • a partnership
    • an individual 
    • permanent resident of Australia
    • a joint (consortia) application with a lead organization  
    • a not-for-profit organization
    • a publicly funded research organization 
    • a local council
    • an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and /or Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006.
Qualification & Skill Required
  • If you are successful, all personnel working on the grant activity or project must maintain the following checks:
    • Working with Vulnerable People registration 
    • Working with Children  
    • Australian Skills Quality Authority accreditation (where relevant). 

For more information, visit https://www.dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/foundations-councils-institutes/caar/grants/grants-guidelines