Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO4521

The Council on Latin America (COALAR) grant round is part of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's international relations ongoing grants project, 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 of the Australian government's international policy goals.

COALAR will conduct a Special Grant Round for 2020-2021 for projects that can be conducted between 1 April and 30 September 2021 (NB: projects must commence no later than 30 June 2021). The Special Grant Round replaces the general 20201-2021 grant round postponed earlier in the year in response to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The theme of COALAR's round is Economic Recovery as set out in the attached Additional Guidance document. Applications will need to show how the proposed project can be conducted through use of digital technology; meet at least one of the priorities listed on the Additional Guidance note; and comply with COVID-19 safety requirements.

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 - Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru or Uruguay.

 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. 

Six month period only with projects commencing no earlier than 1 April 2021 and ending by 30 September 2021.  Projects must be underway no later than 30 June 2021.

$400,000.00

From $10,000.00 to $50,000.00

Applicants must refer to the COALAR funding guidelines and the Additional Guidance document on the COALAR website (www.coalar@dfat.gov.au).  The Additional Guidance document is also attached.

 Grant applications must be in English.

 No late applications will be accepted.