Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO4301

Funding for the continuation of the Eye and Ear Surgical Support (EESS) initiative was approved for four years from 2020-21 to 2023-24. This Grant Opportunity is seeking fund holders for the EESS initiative in the Northern Territory and Tasmania from 2021-22 to 2023-24.

This Grant Opportunity aims to reduce the instances of avoidable blindness and deafness in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations through expediting access to eye and/or ear surgery.

The objectives of this grant opportunity are to:

- facilitate timely access to culturally appropriate, affordable eye and ear clinical services in Tasmania and the Northern Territory at the nearest available location to the patient’s home;

- strengthen patient pathways and support, including liaison between health clinics, specialists and hospitals; and

- prioritise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients requiring eye and/or ear surgery living in large rural towns to very remote communities in the Northern Territory and Tasmania.

The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are:

- reduced surgery wait times for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people needing eye surgery (largely cataract) and/or ear surgery for conditions resulting from Otitis Media;

- more effective support across the surgical pathway; and

- fewer Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with untreated eye and ear disease.

Select the red "GO Documents" button (on the left-hand side) to view all Grant Opportunity documentation.

As this is a closed competitive grant opportunity only the organisations listed below are eligible to apply.

• Northern Terriotry of Australia - ABN 84 085 734 992
• Health Network Northern Territory - ABN 17 158 970 480
  
• The Crown in the Right of Tasmania by the Department of Health - ABN 11 255 872 006
  
• General Practice Workforce Inc - ABN 33 922 612 254
  
• Rural Tasmania Inc - ABN 33 028 264 129

$6,320,000.00

Submit your completed application to Grant.ATM@health.gov.au by 2:00pm, Canberra local time, on 18 December 2020. If you do not receive an email (including automatic reply) within 48 hours please contact the department on (02) 6289 5600.

Please only submit your application in .doc, .docx or .pdf format. Applications cannot exceed 20MB. Do not include macros, zip or password protect applications or attachments.