Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO6338

The purpose of the grant opportunity is to provide Primary Health Networks (PHNs) with grant funding to support primary health care access for people experiencing homelessness and those at risk of homelessness.

The objectives of the grant opportunity are:

 - commission services to support primary health care access by people experiencing homelessness and those at risk of homelessness in areas where there are limited or no services available in the local community through addressing service gaps in the PHN region

 - identify and support services for people experiencing homelessness and those at risk of homelessness where it is demonstrated that there are physical, geographic or other barriers to accessing primary care services

 - promote coordination between services at a local level and support local service providers in having the skills and systems to provide effective care that integrates with individual’s usual primary care provider.

The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are:

 - increased primary care access for people experiencing homelessness and those at risk of homelessness

 - increased the efficiency and effectiveness of primary health care services for people experiencing homelessness and those at risk of homelessness

 - improved planning, coordination and support for primary health care services.

To improve primary care access, PHNs should:

 - coordinate with stakeholders, which may include Specialist Homelessness Services commission services to overcome the gap in services and barriers to primary health care.

To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side.

Grants under the PHN Homelessness Access Program are limited to existing PHNs only. You must be one of the 31 PHNs listed in the Grant Opportunity Guidelines to be eligible. This is in keeping with the intent of the program to provide a national network of regional organisations that commission and integrate services at the local level to address identified needs and provide support and system level integration for health services to improve coordination of care for patients. This grant opportunity has been established as a one-off or ad hoc grant. The department considers that this is an appropriate type of selection process considering there is urgent need for the PHNs to be able to continue the provision of services for improving access to primary care by vulnerable populations.

$15,000,000.00

From $0.00 to $15,000,000.00

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