Current Grant Opportunity View - GO7393

The CHSP Emergency and Critical Need 2024-25 grant opportunity (grant) will run from 19 December until 31 March 2025 for emergency one-off funding applications, and until 30 April 2025 for recurrent funding applications.

This grant is to assist CHSP providers with financial support to respond to unforeseen and exceptional circumstances. This could include (but is not limited to) one-off funding for emergencies such as: natural disasters; current World Health Organisation declared pandemics; vital equipment failure; and recurrent funding for critical need due to viability concerns or service shortages related to the impact of CHSP provider withdrawals on CHSP service availability and client continuity of care.

The funding categories are detailed in the Grant Opportunity Guidelines.

All applications for funding will be managed by Invite Only (with application). The department will send the appropriate application forms with invitations to apply. 

The department advises that this grant is not to address services demand or expansion. Unsolicited applications will not be considered for funding under this grant. 

Up to $5 million is available in the 2024-25 financial year under this grant. 

The minimum grant amount is $25,000.00 (GST exclusive). The maximum grant amount is $250,000.00 (GST exclusive) for ongoing funding, however funding amounts outside these limits for emergency and viability/service shortages applications can be considered by the Department.

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

Organisations eligible for the grant will be invited to apply after the department has identified a critical or urgent need for CHSP service providers (or eligible non-CHSP providers) to address unforeseen and exceptional circumstances affecting service delivery.

To be eligible, providers must meet one of the below criteria and have received an invitation to apply from the department.

Eligibility criteria for invited providers:

Category 1: Emergency (for one-off funding)

You must be an existing CHSP providers who has an executed Whole of Government grant agreement with the Commonwealth to deliver CHSP services that is due to expire on 30 June 2025.

Category 2: Critical need – provider viability (for recurrent funding)

Be an existing CHSP providers who has an executed Whole of Government grant agreement with the Commonwealth to deliver CHSP services that is due to expire on 30 June 2025.

Category 3: Service shortages – provider relinquishments (for recurrent funding to address service gaps)

Non-CHSP providers invited to apply by the department must be existing Commonwealth funded providers as listed below:

• An approved provider of Residential Aged Care and/or Home Care Packages funded by the Department of Health and Aged Care.
• A registered Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) provider.
• A registered National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) provider.
• An Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation.

$5,000,000.00

From $25,000.00 to $250,000.00

Application forms will be emailed to applicants who are invited to apply. 

Submit the completed application form and all necessary attachments by the closing date and time to the email address advised with your invitation to apply. 

You should keep a copy of your application and any supporting documents. Registered users will receive an automated email notification acknowledging the receipt of the submission. If you do not receive an email notification within 24 hours of submission, please contact the department via the email address advised to you with your invitation to apply.