Deadline: 23-Oct-22
The Australian Government is pleased to announce the Direct Aid Program (DAP).
The Direct Aid Program (DAP) is a flexible small grants program funded by the Australian Government and managed through the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade (DFAT) overseas posts.
Funding Information
- There is no minimum amount that a single DAP project can receive but the maximum is AUD60,000 over the life of the project. Activities may run up to a maximum of two years
- Proposals must be clearly defined with specific outputs. Proposals will be approved or rejected on the basis of:
- The costs and the development benefits of the proposal
- Achievable and sustainable outcomes
- Soundness of the project’s objectives and design
- The practicability of the proposed implementation arrangements, and
- Whether the project conforms to the objectives of the Direct Aid Program
Eligible Activities
- DAP activities should primarily be aimed at achieving practical and tangible outcomes of high development impact. DAP is able to fund activities that have a direct, practical and immediate impact, including capacity building programs in the areas of governance and human rights engagement. We will favourably consider projects:
- in the areas of community and/or rural development, education, gender equality, disabilities, youth, human rights, the environment, small-scale infrastructure, economic empowerment and ad hoc humanitarian relief.
- Where applicants and their communities make a contribution in labour, materials, transport or cash;
- Sporting activities
- That enhance educational and cultural exchanges and people-to-people links
- That are achievable and have sustainable outcomes
- Projects that provide educational or occupational/skills training
They will generally NOT fund the following:
- Cash grants or micro-credit schemes or projects that involve the return of money
- Commercial ventures
- Purchase ofmajor assets, eg vehicles
- Australian or overseas study tours
- International travel
- Sponsorship of major sporting tournaments or cultural displays that do not have a clear
- Developmental benefit
- Staff salaries
- Routine, recurring running costs and administrative expenses including office rental and
- Utility costs, spare parts, routine maintenance
Projects should be self-contained, with finite time lines. Activities in which the recipient community themselves makes a significant contribution in terms of labour, materials or cash are particularly well-received. Projects that might act as a catalyst for additional development of the community or a model for similar developments elsewhere will also be welcomed.
Eligibility Criteria
- DAP is available on a not-for-profit basis to individuals, community groups, NGOs and other entities engaged in development activities in countries that are eligible for official development assistance (ODA)
For more information, visit https://dap.smartygrants.com.au/ConGenMakassarDAP22-23