Closed Grant Opportunity View - GO7138

The Australian Government is inviting organisations or a consortium of organisations to establish the Disability Employment Centre of Excellence via an open competitive process under Outcome 3: Disability and Carers – Program 3.1 – Disability, Mental Health and Carers of the Department of Social Services’ Portfolio Budget Statement from 28 February 2024 to 30 June 2028.

The purpose of the Centre of Excellence is to 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 be an evidence-informed, best-practice hub that collects and translates employment-related research and evidence of what works, converts this to best-practice resources and disseminates and promotes these resources. The Centre of Excellence will bring together and use existing resources available both nationally and internationally.

The Centre of Excellence will improve the quality of services by providers of the new specialist disability employment program, Workforce Australia, the Community Development Program (CDP), the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), and supported employment — including Australian Disability Enterprises (ADEs).

To be eligible you must be one of the following entity types:

• Company
• Cooperative
• Corporate Commonwealth Entity
• Incorporated Association
• Indigenous Corporation
• Local Government Entity
• Statutory Entity.

Further information including definitions of each entity type is available on the Community Grants Hub webpage.

Assessment of applications - 4 weeks

Approval of outcomes of selection process - 4 weeks

Negotiations and award of grant agreements - Up to 3 weeks

Notification to applicants - 2 weeks

Earliest start date of grant activity - March 2025

End date of grant activity - 30 June 2028.

To apply you must:

• complete the online application form on GrantConnect
• provide all the information requested
• address all eligibility criteria and assessment criteria
• complete all required templates, including the Activity Work Plan as per Criterion 3
• include all necessary attachments
• submit your application/s to the Community Grants Hub by 9:00 pm AEDT on 23 October 2024.

Please use:

• Questions and Answers - version 4
• Grant Opportunity Guidelines - version 2
• Activity Work Plan template - version 2
• Sample Application form - version 2
• Addendum 3 - Questions and Answers from the Disability Employment Centre of Excellence Webinar - 13 September 2024