Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO2474

The Australian Government is inviting applications in an open process to apply to deliver services under the Veterans Community Care and Support Outcome – Grants in Aid Program over 1 year in the 2019-20 financial year. 

The program aims to support the role of national ex-service organisations (ESOs) which provide coordinating and representational support within the veteran and Defence community. 

This program is open to bona fide national ESOs and provides funding to encourage cooperation and communication between the ex-service community, ESOs and the Australian Government. Funding for national ESOs aims to encourage the advancement of the objectives of ESOs.

The objective of the program is to fund discrete projects or activities that address a specific problem or issue and will achieve a clear benefit to the ex-service and Defence community.

The intended outcomes of the program are to:

• support their branches, sub-contractors and affiliated organisations in performing welfare advocacy and compensation work

• advance the objectives of all ex-service organisations more generally

• improve co-operation and communication on repatriation and military compensation matters

• encourage co-operation and communication between the ex-service community, ex-service organisations and the Australian Government.

To be eligible you must be a bona fide national incorporated ESO. 

For the purposes of GIA grants, a bona fide national incorporated ESO is considered to be an organisation:

• which has direct links to the ex-service community

• whose membership consists primarily of veterans, past and present members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and/or their dependants

• which is established primarily to provide pensions, advocacy and/or welfare assistance to veterans, past and present members of the ADF and/or their dependants

• which does not charge any fee for acting on behalf of the veterans, past and present members of the ADF and/or their dependants in the provision of claims or welfare services

• which has objectives that aim to benefit the welfare of its members nationally

• which is incorporated.

Additionally, to be eligible an application must support a discrete project that addresses a specific problem or issue, rather than supporting business-as-usual running costs. 

We cannot fund applications from an organisation that has outstanding acquittals for any previous DVA grant funding.

You are not eligible to apply if you:

• are not a bona fide national incorporated ESO

• receive funding from another government source for the same purpose as the project proposed under this grant opportunity.

To apply go to the application form here