The Australian
Government is inviting
organizations via an open competitive grant process to apply to deliver
services under the Information, Linkages and Capacity Building Program’s
Economic Participation (EP) grant opportunity 2020-21.
The aim of the EP grant opportunity is to improve the economic
participation of people with disability, particularly in light of the impact of
COVID-19.
The objective of the Economic and Community
Participation Program is to build the capacity of the community for people with
disability to participate in, and contribute to, community life across
Australia.
Priorities
Priority cohorts for this grant opportunity are:
- rural and remote based people
with disability
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander people with disability
- young people with disability
- People with disability from
culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds.
Expected Outcomes
The expected outcomes for the EP grant
opportunity are:
- People with disability will
have improved job readiness, employment related skills and knowledge
(whether industry specific or generalist).
- People with disability and
other stakeholders will have increased access to employer groups and
employment support networks.
- Increased willingness and
capability of employers and organizations to employ people with
disability.
Funding Information
This grant opportunity has a total of $39.9
million (GST exclusive) available for up to one year of funding from 10 June
2021 to 9 June 2022.
- The minimum grant amount is
$250,000 (GST exclusive).
- The maximum grant amount is
$1.2 million (GST exclusive).
Eligible Activities
Eligible activities may include but are not
limited to:
- Support for improved job
readiness, employment related skills and knowledge (whether industry
specific or general) of people with disability, particularly where new
employment opportunities have arisen due to the way services are delivered
because of COVID-19.
- Increasing the access of people
with disability and other stakeholders to employer groups and employment
support networks.
- Increasing the willingness and
capability of employers and organizations to employ people with disability
Who is eligible to
apply for a grant?
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.
Post Date - 29-Oct-2020