Closed Grant Opportunity View - GO8377

The objectives of the grant opportunity are to:

• Support PALM scheme workers across Australia with preparing their Departing Australia Superannuation Payment (DASP) claims prior to departure from Australia, to make it easier to lodge the claim when they return home.
• Increase PALM scheme worker knowledge and understanding of Australia’s superannuation and taxation system, with priority given to superannuation assistance.
• Undertake educational activities to better inform students involved in National Tax Clinics and PALM scheme workers on Australia’s superannuation system.

The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are to:

• Support PALM scheme workers to effectively lodge their DASP applications upon return home, to improve access to accrued superannuation savings.
• Increase understanding of Australian tax and superannuation systems for PALM scheme workers.
• Provide education and practical experience for students participating in National Tax Clinics.

To be eligible to apply for this grant opportunity, you must be an educational institution that is recognised as participating in the National Tax Clinic program (e.g. Australian University or TAFE).

As this is a closed non-competitive grant process, eligibility is restricted to the organisations listed in Section 4.1 of the Grant Opportunity Guidelines. Only listed organisations will be invited to apply.

A non-competitive grant process is where applicants are invited by an entity to submit applications for a particular grant and the applications or proposals are not assessed against other applicants’ submissions but assessed individually against selection criteria.

1. Assessment of applications: July 2026 (1-2 weeks)
2. Approval of outcomes of selection process: July 2026 (2-3 weeks)
3. Award via grant agreements: July 2026 (1-2 weeks)
4. Notification to unsuccessful applicants: July 2026
5. Earliest start date of grant activity: July 2026
6. End date of grant activity and agreement: 31 December 2027

$400,000.00

Please email the following completed documents to NationalTaxClinics@ato.gov.au using subject line 'Outreach Grant Opportunity Application 2026' by 5:00PM AEST 10 July 2026:

1. Section 1 of the Application Form
2. Cost template located within the Application form
3. Letter of support from your organisation’s relevant department, signed by the relevant Head of School, Dean or equivalent.

Refer to Section 7.1 of the Grant Opportunity Guidelines for additional guidance.

Please ensure you have read and understood the Grant Opportunity Guidelines before submitting your application.