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This month in Grant Services Branch… We have made significant contributions to several important projects this month. This includes supporting approval processes currently underway to extend the Agency Collaborates Grant Opportunity Guidelines (GOGs). We are working with other program areas on a range of GOGs, including for NAIDOC 2026, Remote Community Laundries Project and First Nations Psychology Scholarships. The branch has been busy supporting major funding rounds for the Remote Australia Employment Service (RAES), Rangers Expansion Round 2 and the Grant Assessment Process (GAP) December 2025. The branch continues to lead on the Galambany Grant Administration Manual Refresh Project and on the Galambany Site Visit Project. Further meetings will occur with regions about site visits moving to a more engagement‑focused model. .
FUSION - What’s New? FUSION-Release 30 includes 2 major enhancements: 2.Funding Decision - Decision Tracking - Business Process Flow (BPF) FUSION – Frequently Asked Questions On Site Visits Why is the Location not present when attempting to book a Site Visit? GPS has not been updated correctly to enable the location to flow into FUSION. Why can’t Appointments be booked once location added? The Location has not been selected to book appointment. Can I request a cancellation/deletion for old / outstanding Site Visits? Site Visits are part of the agreement and therefore should not be cancelled or deleted. Only in the instance of the creation of a duplicate site visit record, can it be deleted.
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Make the most of the extensive resources available on the Grants Administration Manual or GAM - Be sure to check out the updated and improved resources today!
| WHAT’S NEW ON THE GAM We have recently updated a number of resources on the Grant Design Intranet Page, on the GAM, including:
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Grants Facts: Did You Know? NIAA Policy and Program areas (PPAs) must develop a Grant Design Strategy for all new or substantially revised GOGs at the critical Design phase. What is a Grant Design Strategy (GDS)?
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For a comprehensive listing of all steps in developing an opportunity, including the pre-design approvals, see also the newly revised Grant Design Timeline on the GAM.
More information: Contact the Grants Front Door and the NIAA Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Centre for support to develop your program logic. More information is also available on the Better Evaluation website and the Commonwealth Evaluation Toolkit.
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Commonly Used Terms in Grants Administration Let’s explain use of ‘program’ in a grants context In the CGRPs, the phrase ‘Grant Program or Grant Opportunity’ occurs a number of times. The term ‘grant opportunity’ is defined in the CGRPs as a specific grant round made available to potential grantees. The details of the Grant Opportunity are usually set out in a single GOG. However, the word ‘Grant Program’, is not defined in the CGRPs and must be interpreted in the context of a specific ‘Grant Opportunity’. A ‘Grant Program’ often refers to a longer-term strategy the Government is aiming to achieve through multiple years of funding. Variants to the term ‘Grant Program’ in the GOG template include: ‘sub-program’; ‘funding program’; high-level program’; ‘high-level grants program’. A ‘Grants Program’ typically includes multiple ‘Grant Opportunities’ to be released at different times, each with its own GOG. Together, these multiple ‘Grant Opportunities’ will aim to achieve the policy objectives of the broader ‘Grant Program’ which are linked to a PBS outcome or stated government objective. If all grant funding will be covered in a single ‘Grant Opportunity’ and GOG, the NIAA may refer to the relevant IAS Program as the high-level ‘Grant Program’ the ‘Grant Opportunity’ will contribute to. Information on the six ‘IAS Programs’ is provided in Appendix A to the standard NIAA GOG template. These programs provide a legislative basis for funding and are outlined in Items 35 to 39 of Part 4 of Schedule 1AB of the Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Regulations 1997.
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 ? In July 2025 two new GOGs or Forecast Opportunities with the subject area of “Indigenous” were published. GO ID: GO7766 Agency: Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Close Date & Time: 23-Jul-2025 9:00 pm (ACT Local Time) Internal Reference ID: 2025-4957 Primary Category: 251003 - Indigenous Education Publish Date: 17-Jul-2025 Location: ACT, NSW, VIC, SA, WA, QLD, NT, TAS Selection Process: One-off/Ad hoc Description: The Australian Government is inviting an application via a restricted process to apply to deliver services under Program 2.1 - Building Skills and Capability, National Skills Agreement (NSA) COPE, Closing the Gap across Australia in 2025–26. This grant will also support the Coalition of Peaks to undertake engagement to design and recommend structures and governance for a First Nations VET Policy Partnership (VETPP) under the National Skills Agreement (NSA). The IPC will remain in place until early 2026 when a permanent VET First Nations Peak and the VETPP is established. This grant will meet the Commonwealth’s obligations under Clause A99(a) of NSA.
General Practice Training Support Activities GO ID: GO7771 Agency: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing Close Date & Time: 13-Aug-2025 2:00 pm (ACT Local Time) Internal Reference ID: P6688 Primary Category: 191008 - Vocational Education Publish Date: 16-Jul-2025 Location: ACT, NSW, VIC, SA, WA, QLD, NT, TAS Selection Process: Closed Non-Competitive FO Reference: P6688 Description: The purpose of the General Practice Training Support Activities grant opportunity is to enhance and support vocational training for general practitioners (GPs) and rural generalists (RGs) in Australia, which will lead to improved access to safe, high quality primary care for all Australian communities. This grant opportunity will fund:
The General Practice Training Support Activities grant opportunity will provide funding for four activities
FORECAST OPPORTUNITIES Indigenous Health Scholarship Program FO ID: P7444 Agency: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing Program Name: Health Workforce Program Description: The Indigenous Health Scholarship Program (IHSP) (this grant opportunity) assists Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students with their day-to-day expenses (e.g. stationery, books) while they undertake a course in a wide range of health-related professions. This grant also aims to increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the health workforce. The program provides $5,000 annually, per scholar, through up to 80 scholarships to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students studying health-related professions in a university, higher education provider, TAFE or Registered Training Organisation (RTO). This Forecast Opportunity provides information relating to a possible upcoming grant opportunity, likely to be available during the below Estimated Period of Release. Any details relating to this Forecast Opportunity may change with the published Grant Opportunity. Status: As Published Estimated Period of Release: July to December 2025 | |||||
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