Gift of the G.A.B - Dec 2024

Modified on Fri, 20 Dec, 2024 at 2:13 PM

 

Gift of the G.A.B - Dec 2024

 

(Grants Admin Bulletin)


 

 

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 FUSION

WHAT’S NEW

New FUSION-Introduction and Navigation recording is now available in ACORN

Our next FUSION Super User Group catchup 4 December – staff keen to join the group, express your interest by sending an email to systemsupportreporting@niaa.gov.au

 

 

Wrap up of the December 2024 Grant Assessment Process (GAP)

The DEC 24 Grant Assessment Process (GAP) has officially been completed and providers notified of all outcomes for their Grant Activities.

In the DEC 24 GAP round there were 459 in scope activities which received funding for either one to two years with Empowered Communities receiving three years.  A total of $299.57 million (GST exclusive) of IAS funding will be spent over the next three years.

The Grant Assessment team worked alongside the Policy/Programme area and Regions to successfully complete this round.

Please see the DEC 24 Resources on the Grant Front Door for further information.

 

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Email to share from Quantam Branch, Department of Industry, Science and Resources: Up to $36 million in funding to improve life expectancy, health outcomes and access to health technology for First Nations peoples

The Australian Government has launched Round 2 of the Critical Technologies Challenge Program (CTCP) – calling for innovative quantum technology solutions that improve life expectancy, health outcomes and access to health technology for First Nations peoples. 

 

Applicants are encouraged to explore how quantum technology can revolutionise medical imaging and sensing, advancing healthcare to improve diagnosis and treatment of diseases that disproportionately affect First Nations peoples. 

 

The program isn’t just a call for ideas – it’s about transforming concepts into commercial products that can be adopted by healthcare providers and medical staff to enhance healthcare outcomes for First Nations peoples. 

 

You can help to spread the word by: 

 

 

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IMPORTANT: END OF YEAR DATES TO NOTE

Grants Front Door Shutdown:

Please be advised that the Front Door Help Desk will operate on a reduced staffing schedule from Monday, 23 December, to Tuesday, 24 December, in the lead up to the Christmas shutdown.

During this time please note:

Phone support will not be available through the Help Desk and voice mails will only be checked once a day

  • We encourage you to log tickets through the portal for assistance
  • Only critical request, as deemed essential by the Front Door team will be addressed prior to the shutdown

Your understanding and cooperation during this period is greatly appreciated.


 


 

GALAMBANY: Our Ways of Working

What’s new with the Optimising Grant Opportunity (OGA) Project? 

Draft grant agreements must now be included when new and revised Grant Opportunity Guidelines (GOGs) are published on GrantConnect.  A news article regarding this requirement has been published on the Intranet. For more information on the OGA, see: Galambany: Our ways of working - NIAA Intranet

A Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is currently being developed on the process for developing and seeking approval of the draft grant agreement that will be published with the GOGs on GrantConnect.  An update on when this SOP has been completed will be included in a future issue of Gift of the GAB.

 

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Grants Facts - Did You Know?

This section provides an opportunity to highlight important or little-known grant-related facts or points of interest. 

 

Can the NIAA provide grant funding to other Commonwealth entities?

This will depend on the type of Commonwealth entity.

• Non-corporate Commonwealth entities – the NIAA cannot provide grant funding to these entities. This includes central agencies and those responsible for implementing major Government policy

(i.e. Department of Education and Department of Health). The CGRPs state a ‘grant is an agreement … under which relevant money … is to be paid to a grantee other than the Commonwealth’ (section 2.3).

• Corporate Commonwealth entities – the NIAA can provide grant funding to these entities, which includes some Land Councils. These entities have separate legal personalities from the Commonwealth and have enabling legislation that establishes the scope of their activities and a multi-member accountable authority (such as a board of directors).

 

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Upcoming Grant Opportunities with other agencies

Attention Regional and Program staff:

Each month we will promote any new GOGs released (including by other agencies) and published on Grant Connect that may be relevant to your stakeholders.

Registering on Grant Connect is easy ? 

This month there are 5 new GOGs, see details below

 

Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area Climate Resilience Grant Program

GO ID: GO7284

Agency: Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Close Date & Time: 3 Feb 2025 5:00 pm (ACT Local Time)

Primary Category: 211002 – Climate Change

Publish Date: 26 Nov 24

Location: QLD

Selection Process: Closed Non-Competitive

The program will run over four financial years from 2024-25 to 2027-28 with projects lasting up to 3 years.

The objectives of the program are to:

  • build the capability and capacity of people and institutions in the Torres and Endeavour Straits and Northern Peninsula Area region to respond to climate change
  • as called for by Traditional Owners, create an enduring dialogue on climate change in the region across all levels of government to provide a consistent and coordinated response to climate change
  • promote the integration of Traditional Knowledges with western science, to ensure climate adaptation solutions and community education on climate matters are culturally appropriate and place based.

 

Remote Jobs and Economic Development Program

GO ID: GO7389

Agency: National Indigenous Australians Agency

Close Date & Time: 3 Feb 2025 5:00 pm (ACT Local Time)

Primary Category: 201003 – Transition to Work

Publish Date: 11 Dec 2024

Location: NSW, SA, WA, QLD, NT

Selection Process: Open Competitive

The RJED program seeks to fund 3,000 new jobs over three years to support job seekers currently participating in or are eligible for Remote Employment Services (RES), the New Jobs Program Trial (NJPT), or the CDP Trialling Pathways to Remote Employment (CDP Trials) to move into employment.

There are two streams of funding available, Job Creation – to fund the cost of wages and related entitlements, and the Community Jobs and Business Fund (CJBF) – to provide funding for equipment, operational costs and infrastructure to directly support bringing jobs created under the Job Creation stream into existence.

 

Care Leavers, Stolen Generations and First Nations Forgotten Australians Aged Care Awareness and Education Program

GO ID: GO7396

Agency: Department of Health and Aged Care

Close Date & Time: 3 Feb 2025 5:00 pm (ACT Local Time)

Primary Category: 101001 – Aged Care

Publish Date: 19 Dec 2024

Location: ACT, NSW, VIC, SA, WA, QLD, NT, TAS

Selection Process: Open Competitive

This grant opportunity will provide up to $2,000,000.00 (GST exclusive) over four financial years from 2024-25 to 2027-28 across two funding streams to develop and deliver awareness and education campaigns about Care Leavers, Stolen Generations survivors and First Nations Forgotten Australians to aged care providers. 

Stream 1 funding will seek to address the needs of Australian born non-indigenous Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants. This group will be referred to as Care Leavers. 

Stream 2 will address Stolen Generations survivors and First Nations Forgotten Australians who were removed from their families and communities and placed in out of home care. 

 

Discovery Indigenous Scheme

GO ID: GO7338

Agency: Australian Research Council

Close Date & Time: 20 Feb 2025 5:00 pm (ACT Local Time)

Primary Category: 381002 – Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

Publish Date: 20 Nov 2024

Location: ACT, NSW, VIC, SA, WA, QLD, NT, TAS

Selection Process: Targeted or Restricted Competitive

The Discovery Indigenous scheme provides grant funding to support research projects led by an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander researcher.

The Discovery Indigenous scheme objectives are to: 

• support the retention of excellent Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander researchers in higher education institutions to expand research capacity in Australia; 

• support excellent pure basic, strategic basic and applied research and research training, across all disciplines excluding clinical and other medical research, by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander researchers as individuals and as teams;

• enhance the scale and focus of research in Australian Government priority areas and create economic, commercial, environmental, social and/or cultural benefits for Australia; and

 

Stronger Communities Programme Round 9

GO ID: GO7375

Agency: Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and Arts

Close Date & Time: 28 Mar 2025 5:00 pm (ACT Local Time)

Primary Category: 351001 - Infrastructure

Publish Date: 18 Dec 2024

Location: ACT, NSW, VIC, SA, WA, QLD, NT, TAS

Selection Process: Closed Non-Competitive

The Stronger Communities Programme (the program) supports the Australian Government’s commitment to deliver social benefits in communities across Australia by funding projects in each of the 151 Federal electorates. The program provides grants for community projects to strengthen and benefit local communities and is part of the Government’s 2024-25 budget initiatives.

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