Individual Capacity Building Grant Opportunity

The objectives of this grant opportunity are to enable:

• people with disability, their families and carers, have the skills, knowledge and confidence to access and navigate disability, health, and other community services and activities
• people with disability, their families and carers, are aware of their rights and have the skills, knowledge and confidence to exercise those rights
• the innovation of new disability care and inclusion ideas and practices that may offer a model to better supporting the objectives above.

The intended outcomes of the ICB grant opportunity 2024–25 are people with disability will have increased skills and knowledge:

• about disability rights and self-advocacy
• to socially connect and develop meaningful relationships
• to navigate and connect with services and supports they need
• to enable greater independence
• to make their own decisions, participate, lead and contribute in the community.

To be eligible to receive a grant, you must be one of the following legal entity types:

• Company
• Cooperative
• Corporate State or Territory Entity
• Incorporated association
• Indigenous corporation
• Local government
• Non-Corporate State or Territory Entity
• Non-Corporate State or Territory Statutory Authority
• Statutory Entity.

To be eligible to apply for this ICB grant opportunity, you must be one of the following:

• Disabled People’s Organisation (DPO)
• Family Organisation (FO)
• Priority Cohort Led Organisation (PCLO)
• an organisation maintaining one or more physical addresses in a MMM2-7 area
• a consortium with a DPO, FO or PCLO

You are not eligible to apply if you are:

• an organisation, or your project partner is an organisation, included on the National Redress Scheme’s website on the list of ‘Institutions that have not joined or signified their intent to join the Scheme’
• a Person
• a Sole trader
• a Partnership
• an Unincorporated association
• an International Entity
• a Corporate Commonwealth Entity
• a Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity
• a Non-Corporate Commonwealth Statutory Authority
• an organisation, or your project partner is an organisation, included on the Workplace Gender Equality Agency website on the non-compliant organisations list
• applying as part of an auspicing arrangement.

Applicants must comply with the Australian Government’s Child Safety obligations. See the guidelines for full details on the specific child safe eligibility criteria.

People with disability must be involved in the design and implementation of the grant activities.

Eligible activities may include though are not limited to:

• developing and running new peer-to-peer activities for people with disability (including in-person, online, and/or via phone/teleconference)
• providing information and training regarding disability rights and self-advocacy for people with disability
• training and support for people with disability to better access and navigate disability and other systems.

See the guidelines for full details of activities eligible for ICB support.

Eligible expenditure must directly relate to your project and can include:

• operational costs incurred in the delivery of the project (this includes if you take part in independent evaluation of this grant opportunity)
• staff salaries and on-costs that are attributable to delivering the project, including reporting
• the proportion of administration expenses that directly relate to the project
• short-term engagement of consultants to develop resources or skill development to the organisation (you must describe in your application how the use of the consultant will result in a skill or knowledge transfer)
• facility hire/rental
• insurance
• utilities, including access to internet services
• stationery and printing
• accounting, auditing and evaluation of the grant activities
• information technology (includes costs for both hardware and software)
• postage
• travel/accommodation costs
• vehicle leases
• other expenses defined in the grant agreement terms and conditions that can be reasonably attributed to grant activities.

You cannot use the grant for the following activities:

• research purposes where research is the sole grant activity
• purchase of vehicles and/or land
• salaries where the salary forms part of the organisation’s/individual’s usual responsibility
• the covering of retrospective costs
• ongoing funding
• activities that organisations are obliged to undertake as part of their legal or operational obligations including reasonable adjustment under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992
• costs incurred in the preparation of a grant application or related documentation
• subsidy of general ongoing administration of an organisation such as electricity, phone and rent
• construction/capital works (for example any activity that involves building modification)
• capital expenditure
• overseas travel
• delivery of systemic or individual advocacy (excluding self-advocacy)
• funding in support of individuals
• activities that duplicate ILC funded projects unless adding additional scale and/or scope
• activities that duplicate those undertaken by NDIS Partners in the Community (Local Area Coordination and/or Early Childhood Early Intervention) organisations
• government fees, charges or taxes
• activities that are already funded on an ongoing basis by other Australian, state or territory, or local government programs
• activities for which other Commonwealth, state, territory or local government bodies have primary responsibility.

See the guidelines for full details of expenditure eligible for ICB support.

1. Describe the proposed activity/ies to be delivered over the life of the grant and explain why these are needed (0 – Does not address criterion, 1 – Very poor, 2 – Poor, 3 – Satisfactory, 4 – Good, 5 – Excellent)

• outline the problem/need being addressed as part of the grant opportunity
• explain which activities will be undertaken to address the problem/need
• detail why this activity/project is needed by your target group and include supporting evidence where possible
• explain how this proposal addresses the grant opportunity objectives outlined in section 2.1.
• identify where the activities are located, why they are needed in that location and how they will be delivered in each location (that is, in person/other).
• You will be asked to:
• list milestones (including the independent evaluation) and timeframes of the project
• explain how the milestones will be achieved, what does ‘success’ look like and how will you test it
• identify how the project is different to existing practices and explain the innovative aspects
• outline the risks associated with implementing your project. This should include mitigation and management strategies in place.

2. Provide details of how people with disability will be involved in planning and implementing the grant activity/ies, the expected outcomes and the project’s potential for sustainability (0 – Does not address criterion, 1 – Very poor, 2 – Poor, 3 – Satisfactory, 4 – Good, 5 – Excellent)

• demonstrate the involvement people with disability will have in the project
• explain the expected outcomes and how you will measure the outcomes achieved
• explain how the applicant will record and apply learnings from the project
• detail how your activity/ies could be scaled up and/or how the activities will be sustainable beyond the grant period.

3. Demonstrate your organisation’s capability and capacity to successfully deliver the grant activity/ies (0 – Does not address criterion, 1 – Very poor, 2 – Poor, 3 – Satisfactory, 4 – Good, 5 – Excellent)

• demonstrate your organisation’s experience and capacity including experience in delivering similar projects
• describe your organisation’s existing partnerships with key stakeholders and explain their role in the project
• detail the key stakeholders and/or partnerships required to successfully implement the activity/ies.

See the guidelines for full details of the assessment criteria.

You should read and understand the guidelines.

You need to ensure you are eligible for the funding. Applicants that do not meet all the eligibility criteria outlined above will not be considered.

You must:

• complete the online application form on the GrantConnect website
• within the application form, provide an indicative budget for the project/activity, including a total budget figure, which will be used in the assessment of value for money
• provide all the information requested
• include all necessary attachments
• include optional attachments
• submit your online application/s to the Community Grants Hub by 9:00 pm AEDT on Thursday 30 November 2023.

The following supporting documents may be attached to your application.

• Letter of Support
• Trust deed and any subsequent variations, required if applying as a Trustee on behalf of a Trust.

You must attach supporting documentation according to the instructions provided within the application form.

You should only attach requested documents. See the guidelines for full details of information requirements.

Applications are submitted online using the GrantConnect website.

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