Deadline: 6 October 2017
The Australian Government is currently inviting applicants for its Disability Representation Organisations (DRO) Grant program to deliver systemic advocacy services.
The DRO grant program has certain objectives that will be achieved through systemic advocacy which leads to improvements in the lives of people with disability.
Aims
- Support national DROs for people with disability, and/or represent disability service providers who support people with disability: to ensure that disability issues and a diversity of voices are represented in Australian Government decision-making and policy outcomes.
- Deliver a DRO Grant Opportunity for domestic representation of Australians with disability, consistent with Australia’s obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).
- Support people with disability and/or lived experience of disability, and/or service providers supporting people with disability. These people and service providers are the focus of the systemic advocacy services funded under the DRO Grant Opportunity.
Grant Information
Up to $1.775 million per year (GST exclusive) is available under this DRO Grant Opportunity which will run from 1 January 2018 to 30 June 2020.
Activities
Activities within the DRO Grant Opportunity include:
- promoting an understanding of the lives of people with disability
- promoting and protect the rights and dignity of people with disability
- supporting service providers in delivering services to people with disability
- providing systemic advocacy for people with disability residing in Australia
- fostering support for the participation of people with disability in all aspects of community life
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible to apply for a grant you must be one of the following entity types:
- a company incorporated in Australia
- an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust
- an incorporated association
- a partnership
- a Consortium with a lead organisation1
- an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and /or Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006
- Public Company
- Private Company
- Incorporated Cooperative.
- In addition, to meet eligibility all organisations making applications must:
- Be capable of operating services in multiple states and territories so they must have an Australian Registered Body Number (ARBN) or Australian Company Number (ACN). This applies to all directly applying organisations whether they: an individual organisation; an individual organisation working in an Alliance with other organisations; or a lead organisation of a Consortium. Further details provided below.
- If a Consortium member, (not the Lead of the Consortium), must have either an Australian Business Number (ABN), an Australian Company Number (ACN) or an Australian Registered Body Number (ARBN).
- Be registered for the purposes of GST.
- Have an account with an Australian financial institution.
- Have main place of business based/located in an Australian State or mainland Territory.
How to Apply
Interested applicants must apply online via given website.
Eligible Country: Australia
For more information, please visit DRO Grant Opportunity.