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c) If applications are deemed ineligible, the organisations are contacted and notified prior to the grants closing and given an opportunity to meet the eligibility criteria.
They are only able to re-submit their application if the applicant’s status changes and they are able to meet the pre-eligibility requirements under the Grant Guidelines.
d) In the 2020 grant rounds 14 Disability Inclusion Grants applications were successful.
I-Day Grants
a) 24 I-Day Grant applications were received in the first two years of the I-Day Community Governed Grant Program. Disability ACT outsourced the management of the I-Day Grant program from 2011 to 2012 and the number of applications received during this period is not available. However, since the Community Services Directorate brought the grant program in-house in 2013, 110 I-Day Grant applications have been received.
b) No grant applications have been “rejected” rather, some applications may be deemed non-compliant/ineligible when they do not meet the pre-eligibility requirements under the Grant Guidelines.
c) If applications are deemed ineligible, the organisations are contacted and notified prior to the grants closing, and given an opportunity to meet the eligibility criteria.
They are only able to re-submit their application if the applicant’s status changes, and they are able to meet the pre-eligibility requirements under the Grant Guidelines.
d) In the 2020 grant rounds seven I-Day Grant applications were successful.
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a) Disability Inclusion Grants
The Minister for Disability is consulted when the Community Services Directorate periodically review the effectiveness of its grant programs. For the Disability Inclusion Grants, it was reviewed in 2018 and the Minister for Disability sought Government support to double the funding for the Disability Inclusion Grants to $100,000 each year with no set minimum amount and a maximum amount of $20,000, per organisation.
In February 2020, the Disability Inclusion Grants were reviewed to evaluate their success and make recommendations for strengthening the guidelines. The Minister for Disability provided advice to split the grant across two funding rounds with each round offering $50,000 (ex GST) in funding. However, due to the impact of the COVID-19 health emergency, the grants were delivered in one grant round. The Guidelines were subsequently updated to include some expectations and disclaimers related to the COVID-19 health emergency.
b) I-Day Grant
The I-Day Grant program has been reviewed on many occasions since it began in 2009 to ensure fitness for purpose. The I-Day Community Governed Grant Program was rebranded in 2012 as the I-Day Grant program and in 2013 increased total funding to $25,000. In 2016 both grant programs were reviewed to ensure they
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