Forecast Opportunity View - FO2024-2920

The Department of Social Services will conduct an open grant round shortly to find a provider or consortium of providers to establish the Disability Employment Centre of Excellence.

The Centre of Excellence will be an evidence-informed, best-practice hub that will provide resources, tools and training to help providers deliver quality employment services and supports to both participants with disability and employers.

The Centre of Excellence will collect, translate, and disseminate disability employment-related research and evidence of what works into best-practice resources. The Centre of Excellence will bring together and use existing resources available both nationally and internationally.

The Centre of Excellence is expected to commence in March 2025, to support the introduction of the new specialist disability employment program from 1 July 2025. A dedicated online hub will be available by September 2025. 

Attached are the final draft Grant Opportunity Guidelines (GOGs) for the Centre of Excellence, with other supporting documents to be published when the grant opportunity is open for applications. The draft has been produced for the information of stakeholders and potential respondents. 

Please note no questions, correspondence or applications will be accepted between now and when the grant opportunity opens. 

The grant opportunity will open on 4 September 2024.

Disability Employment Centre of Excellence - Grant Opportunity Guidelines
Disability Employment Centre of Excellence - Grant Opportunity Guidelines.docx 344 KB

Disability Employment Centre of Excellence - Grant Opportunity Guidelines
Disability Employment Centre of Excellence - Grant Opportunity Guidelines.pdf 690 KB

GO7138 Disability Employment Centre of Excellence  |  Current