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Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO3528

Council on Australia Latin America Relations (COALAR) 2020-21 Grant Program

GO ID:
GO3528
Agency:
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Close Date & Time:
26-Mar-2020 6:00 pm (ACT Local Time)
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Internal Reference ID:
COALAR 2020-21 Grant Program
Primary Category:
371004 - Public Diplomacy
Publish Date:
21-Jan-2020
Location:
ACT, NSW, VIC, SA, WA, QLD, NT, TAS, Overseas
Selection Process:
Open Competitive

Description:

The COALAR 2020-21 grant round is part of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's international relations ongoing grants program, subject to annual budget appropriation. 

The objectives of the program are to promote people-to-people links and a contemporary and positive image of Australia and support for the Australian Government's international policy goals.

In order to incorporate the Council's Business Plan 2020-2021, COALAR is looking to advance its objectives through a sustainability focus in the 2020-21 grant round.

 

 

Eligibility:

To be eligible you must:

·          be one of the following entity types: 

 o    an Australian entity with an Australian Business Number (ABN), Australian Company Number (ACN), or Indigenous Corporation Number (ICN)

 o    an Australian consortium with a lead organisation 

o     an Australian registered charity or not-for-profit organisation

 o    an Australian local government body

 o    an Australian State/Territory government body

 o    a corporate Commonwealth entity

 o    an Australian statutory authority

 o    be an Australian or permanent resident of Australia

 o    or be a citizen or organisation from one of the following countries in Latin America

 o    or be a well-established organisation in a Latin American country with a business purpose to advocate for Australian business, education and/or cultural interests

 ·        be willing to provide or develop child protection guidelines for your project if it involves people under the age of 18 years.

Applications from consortia are acceptable, provided you have a lead applicant who can manage the project and is eligible as per the list above.

Individuals who intend the grant to be administered by a university should apply on behalf of the university, i.e. your university is the applicant.

 

 

 

Grant Activity Timeframe:

 

Applications open

5 February 2020, 9:00 am (AEDT)

Applications close

26 March 2020, 6:00 pm (AEDT)

Assessment of applications

6 weeks

Approval of outcomes of selection process

July 2020

Award of grant agreements

August 2020

Notification to unsuccessful applicants

August 2020

Project activity to commence

After  1 July 2020

Last date for consideration of extension

15 May 2021, 5pm (AEST)

Project end date

On or before 30 June 2021

Project end date with approved extension

On or before 30 June 2022

 

Total Amount Available (AUD):

$300,000.00

Estimated Grant Value (AUD):

From $10,000.00 to $50,000.00

Instructions for Application Submission:

All applications must be submitted electronically using SmartyGrants online application form (https://dfat.smartygrants.com.au/COALAR2020-21).

 

Other Instructions:

Grant applications must be in English.

No late applications will be accepted.