Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO6553
Structural Adjustment Fund
The Structural Adjustment Fund (the Fund) will run over 3 years from 2023–24 to 2025–26. The program was announced as part of the Government’s 2023–24 Budget.
The purpose of the Fund is to support the employment of people with high support needs, and assist the sector to evolve in line with the guiding principles for the future of supported employment (guiding principles) through the provision of grants. The department anticipates there will be a variety of approaches suitable for these grants, therefore does not intend to be prescriptive about what grant activities will be eligible. However, all grant activities must clearly align with the guiding principles, and support people with high support needs to progress towards their employment goals.
This is the first of 2 grants rounds that will be run under the Fund. The second round is expected to open in the second half of 2024.
Up to $20 million is available through this first grant round. Grants can be 12 or 24 months, and most grants are anticipated to be between $50,000 and $500,000 (GST excl.).
Applications will only be considered by organisations registered as National Disability Insurance Scheme providers.
To be eligible to receive a grant, you must be one of the following legal entity types:
- Company
- Cooperative
- Incorporated Association
- Indigenous Corporation
- International Entity
- Local Government Entity
- Partnership
- Sole Trader
- Statutory Entity.
Additional eligibility requirements apply, please see section 4 of the Grant Opportunity Guidelines.
Assessment of applications - January to March 2024
Approval of outcomes of selection process - April 2024
Notification to applicants - April 2024
Negotiations and award of grant agreements - May to June 2024
Earliest start date of grant activity - June 2024
End date of grant activity - applications can either be 12 or 24 months
The latest date a grant can finish - June 2026
To apply you must:
- complete the online application form, please see 'Submit Application'
- provide all the information requested
- address all eligibility criteria and assessment criteria
- complete all required templates
- submit your application/s to the Community Grants Hub by 5:00 pm AEDT on Thursday 18 January 2024.
Please use:
- Structural Adjustment Fund - Questions and Answers - version 6