Deadline: 11-Jan-22
The Australian Government is inviting applications via a closed non-competitive process to deliver services under Outcome 3: Disability and Carers – Program Disability and Carer Support for the National Disability Advocacy Program (NDAP).
NDAP provides people with disability access to effective disability advocacy to promote, protect and ensure equal enjoyment of all human rights enabling community participation.
Objectives
The NDAP grant opportunity aims to improve disability advocacy support for specified coverage area/s either state/territory-wide, or by Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Statistical Areas, which target the needs of individual advocacy clients. The target group for advocacy support provided by NDAP agencies consists of people with disability that:
- is attributable to an intellectual, psychiatric, sensory or physical impairment or a combination of such impairments
- is permanent or likely to be permanent
- results in
- a substantially reduced capacity of the person for communication, learning or mobility
- the need for ongoing support services.
Funding Information
This grant opportunity will provide funding distributions to successful applicants for the continued operations of NDAP with a total of $73,147,595 (GST exclusive) over 3 financial years from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2025. All funding under this grant opportunity must only be used for the purpose for which it will be provided and stated in the grant agreement.
Outcomes
With the grant, successful applicants will become an NDAP organisation and provide individual advocates to assist people with complex, specialised and often serious issues that can include, however, not be limited to:
- understanding disability rights and responsibilities
- discrimination, criminal and child protection cases
- mental health facilities and through mental health review tribunals
- resolving issues about government benefits, payments, pensions and support services
- support through tribunals for guardianship, tenancy and consumer affairs
- access to housing, education and other state or territory based systems
- support and coordinate systems for people in domestic violence situations
- resolve complex service provision or complaints issues, particularly those that are difficult for the person to speak to.
Eligibility Criteria
- The eligible organisations are invited to apply for this grant opportunity as they have been assessed to have:
- capability to deliver the grant activities
- existing infrastructure and relationships with clients to support the grant activities’ objectives and desired outcomes
- knowledge of and capability to deliver the program’s objectives and outcomes with previous experience with disability advocacy.
- The eligible organisations have established operations and strong networks in place to deliver the NDAP that will be leveraged to deliver optimal outcomes under this grant opportunity. The eligible organisations have established administrative and governance arrangements, with the required infrastructure to deliver the program effectively and efficiently.
For more information, visit https://www.communitygrants.gov.au/grants/2021-5707