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Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO6626

Addressing Critical Psychology Shortages – Supporting Provisional Psychologists to Practice Grant Opportunity

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GO ID:
GO6626
Agency:
Department of Health and Aged Care
Close Date & Time:
20-Dec-2023 2:00 pm (ACT Local Time)
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Internal Reference ID:
P4923
Primary Category:
231015 - Mental Health
Publish Date:
29-Nov-2023
Location:
ACT, NSW, VIC, SA, WA, QLD, NT, TAS
Selection Process:
Open Competitive

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Description:

The grant opportunity contains two streams; 5+1 internships and supervisor training.

Stream 1 – 5+1 Pathway Internships

The purpose of this stream of the grant opportunity is to fund and facilitate 500 one-year internships for provisional psychologists in the 5+1 pathway to general registration. Funding will be available over 4 years and is anticipated to support 125 internships each year from 2023-24.

Stream 2 – Supervisor Training

The purpose of this stream of the grant opportunity is to provide 2,000 fully subsidised Psychology Board of Australia (Board)-endorsed supervisor training places, including 1,000 refresher training places. Funding will be available over 4 years from 2023-24, with 800 training places anticipated to be delivered in 2023-24 and 400 places each year thereafter.

To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side.

Eligibility:

Stream 1 – 5+1 Pathway Internships

Applications can only be accepted from:

·       Organisations that have experience operating in the mental health sector.

·       Organisations that have established, or access to, networks and relationships with psychology graduates to source and engage 5+1 candidates for internships.

·       Organisations with demonstrated networks and connections across the mental health service provider landscape to facilitate internships.

Applicants must meet all of these additional eligibility requirements.

 

Stream 2 – Supervisor Training

Applications can only be accepted from:

·       Organisations that are approved to deliver AHPRA Psychology Board of Australia approved supervisor training online (as listed on the Psychology Board of Australia website).

·       Organisations that have experience operating in the mental health sector.

Applicants must meet all of these additional eligibility requirements.

Total Amount Available (AUD):

$33,691,000.00

Instructions for Application Submission:

Manual application form (via GrantConnect)

Submit the completed application form and all necessary attachments by the closing date and time via the red Submit Application button on the left-hand side.

You should keep a copy of your application and any supporting documents. Registered users will receive an automated email notification acknowledging the receipt of the submission. If you do not receive an automated email notification within 48 hours of submission, please email Grant.ATM@health.gov.au.

For technical assistance when submitting your application through GrantConnect please contact the GrantConnect Helpdesk:

·        Phone: 1300 484 145

·        Email: GrantConnect@finance.gov.au 

Other Instructions:

Manual application form (via GrantConnect)

Applicant/s should follow the below instructions to upload their application:

·       Filename(s) do not exceed 100 characters.

·       Any file type can be submitted to GrantConnect.

·       Refrain from using special characters. These include, but are not limited to, colon, forward and back slash, question marks, en and em dash.

·       A maximum of five (5) separate files can be submitted at one time.

Do not include macros or password protect applications or attachments.

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