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Council on Australia Latin America Relations (COALAR) 2019-20 Grant Program

Contact Details

Web Address: https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/foundations-councils-institutes/coalar/grants/Pages/guidelines-for-funding-applicants.aspx

Grant Opportunity Documents

GO ID:

GO2279

Agency:

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Close Date & Time:

28-Mar-2019 2:00 pm (ACT Local Time)
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Internal Reference ID:

COALAR Grants 2019-20 Round

Primary Category:

371004 - Public Diplomacy

Publish Date:

5-Feb-2019

Location:

ACT, NSW, VIC, SA, WA, QLD, NT, TAS, Overseas

Selection Process:

Open Competitive

Description:

The objectives of the COALAR are:

Enhanced and strengthened links between Australia and Latin America, particularly in the areas of mutual economic support (encompassing two way trade and investment), education, sustainability and applied research, sport, culture and tourism, aligned closely with the policy of economic diplomacy
Closer engagement at a corporate level between Australia and Latin America
Increased engagement with and understanding of Australia in Latin America, and of Latin America in Australia and
The provision of advice to government about opportunities that will enhance the Australia – Latin America relationship.

Eligibility:

To be eligible you must:

be one of the following entity types:

an Australian entity with an Australian Business Number (ABN), Australian Company Number (ACN), or Indigenous Corporation Number (ICN)
an Australian consortium with a lead organisation[1]
an Australian registered charity or not-for-profit organisation
an Australian local government body
an Australian State/Territory government body
a corporate Commonwealth entity
an Australian statutory authority
be an Australian or permanent resident of Australia
[or be a citizen or organisation from one of the Latin American countries]
[or be a well-established organisation in one of the Latin American countries with a business purpose to advocate for Australian business, education and/or cultural interests]

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

In the 2019-20 Grant round the Council will consider favorably projects that strengthen relations with priority countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru, as well as through the Pacific Alliance.

Applications from consortia are acceptable, provided you have a lead applicant who is the main driver of 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.

[1]The Australian Government recognises that some organisations may seek to form consortia in order to apply for a grant under the Program. Consortia are eligible to apply and the relevant conditions applicable to consortia are at 8.6 ‘Grant Applications from Consortia’

Grant Activity Timeframe:

Expected timing for this grant opportunity

Activity	Time
Application period	Open: 5/2/2019 (9.00 am AEST) Close: 28/3/2019(2.00 pm AEST)
Assessment of applications	6 weeks
Approval of outcomes of selection process	Late June/early July
Negotiations and award of grant agreements	July/August
Notification to unsuccessful applicants	July/August
Activity commences	Before 30 June 2020
End date	Specified in application