Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO5631

COALAR’s mission is to promote economic, political and social relations between Australia and Latin America.

The objectives of the COALAR 2022-23 grant program with which outcomes should be aligned are: 

1.  enhanced and strengthened links between Australia and Latin America in the priority areas of business, education, sustainability, tourism and cultural promotion
2. a closer engagement between corporate Australia and with Latin America
3. an increased awareness and understanding of Australia in Latin America, and of Latin America in Australia.

Eligible countries include Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Uruguay. 

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
• 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
• an Australian or permanent resident of Australia
• a citizen or organisation from one of the following countries in Latin America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay
• a well-established organisation in a Latin American country with a business purpose to advocate for Australian business, education and/or cultural interests
• and be willing to provide or develop child protection guidelines that meets the Child Protection Policy - Australian Governemtn Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (dfat.gov.au) 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 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.

Your project must commence no earlier than 1 March 2023 but not later than 30 June 2023, and be completed by 29 February 2024.

$420,000.00

From $10,000.00 to $50,000.00

Before applying, you must read the grant guidelines, the application form, the Charter of the Council on Australia Latin America Relations, the draft grant agreement and the sample final report. 

You must submit your grant application in English on the application form, which can be downloaded at smartygrants.com.au. All accompanying documentation must also be in English.  The application form includes help information.

This is an online application form that you can submit electronically. If you have any technical difficulties please contact SmartyGrants Help Desk (service@smartygrants.com.au, +61 3 9320 6888 between 9am and 4.30pm Monday to Friday AEST). 

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade will not provide application forms or accept applications for this grant opportunity by email or mail.

You must address all of the eligibility and assessment criteria and provide two short signed independent references to be considered for a grant.

In the 2022 grant round, projects that align with the theme of economic, social and environmental sustainability, as outlined in Criterion 2 of the assessment criteria, across COALAR's priority areas of business, education, tourism and cultural promotion are strongly encouraged. This theme seeks to encourage Latin America-Australia connections that create, implement and communicate innovative and diverse approaches with this theme.