Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO6812
Eye and Ear Surgical Support program
The EESS Program will run for one-year (2024-25), with a one-year extension option for 2025-26. The EESS Program aims to reduce instances of avoidable blindness and deafness in First Nations people through expediting access to eye and/or ear surgery.
The objectives of this grant opportunity are to:
- facilitate timely access to culturally appropriate, affordable eye and ear hospital procedures at the nearest available location to the patient’s home;
- strengthen patient pathways and support, including liaison between health clinics, specialists and hospitals; and
- prioritise First Nations patients living in rural and remote Australia.
To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side.
New South Wales Rural Doctors Network Ltd – ABN 52 081 388 810
Rural Doctors Workforce Agency Incorporated – ABN 68 063 926 518
Rural Workforce Agency Victoria Limited – ABN 31 081 163 519
Rural Health West Ltd – ABN 29 123 188 367
General Practice Queensland Ltd – ABN 56 123 426 111
Rural Health Tasmania Inc - ABN 33 028 264 129
The list of eligible applicants was determined on the basis that they are the organisations currently funded to deliver the EESS, and have proven to have:
- capability to deliver the grant activities;
- existing infrastructure and relationships to support the grant activities;
- experience and capability to deliver the grant objectives and outcomes and
- demonstrated value for money in delivering outcomes in the current market.
$4,496,000.00
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