Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO6147
Australia's Disability Strategy - National Disability Conference Initiative 2023-24
The Australian Government is inviting applications via an open competitive process to apply for grant funding under the National Disability Conference Initiative (NDCI) 2023-24. The NDCI is delivered as part of the activities supporting the aims in Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-2031 and assists in delivering improved outcomes for people with disability and their carers.
This grant opportunity provides grants to conference organisers to assist people with disability to participate in nationally-focused, disability-related, conferences held in Australia. Grants will support eligible conference organisers to provide accessibility measures that will maximise the inclusion and participation of people with disability at their conference. This in turn supports the vision of Australia’s Disability Strategy.
To be eligible you must:
- be the conference organiser
- confirm the conference will be held in Australia in the 2023–24 financial year
- hold a conference that is disability-related and nationally-focused (refer to section 5.1 of the Grant Opportunity Guidelines)
- not be receiving (or applying for) funding from another government source for the same activity and purpose that you are requesting NDCI funding for (that is to provide accessibility measures that will maximise the inclusion and participation of people with disability at their conference
- be one of the following entity types:
- Indigenous Corporation
- Company
- Cooperative
- Incorporated Association
- Statutory Entity.
If you are applying as a Trustee on behalf of a Trust, the Trustee must have an eligible entity type as listed above.
Assessment of applications - 4 weeks
Approval of outcomes of selection process - Up to 3 weeks
Negotiations and award of grant agreements - Up to 6 weeks
Notification to unsuccessful applicants - 2 weeks
Earliest start date of grant activity - 1 July 2023
End date of grant activity - 30 June 2024
To apply you must:
- complete the online application form, please see 'Submit Application'
- provide all the information requested
- address all eligibility criteria and assessment criteria
- include all necessary attachments
- submit your application to the Community Grants Hub by 9:00 pm AEST on 27 April 2023.