Disability Employment Centre of Excellence
Tender ID: 566239
Tender Details
Tender Description
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 Careers 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).
Eligibility:
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.
Grant Activity Timeframe:
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.
Instructions for Application Submission:
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.
Location
New South Wales : Central West : Far North Coast : Far West : Hunter : Illawarra : Mid North Coast : Murray : New England : Orana : Riverina : Southern Highlands : Sydney
Queensland : Cairns & Far North Queensland : Gladstone : Mackay Whitsunday Region : Mount Isa & North West Region : Rockhampton : South East Queensland : South West & Darling Downs : The Central West : Townsville : Wide Bay Burnett
Victoria : Barwon South West : Gippsland : Grampians : Hume : Loddon Mallee : Melbourne
South Australia : Adelaide : Eyre & Western : Far North : Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island : Limestone Coast : Murray & Mallee : York & Mid North
Northern Territory : Barkly : Big Rivers : Central Australia : East Arnhem : Greater Darwin : Top End
Australian Capital Territory
Tasmania
