Statement of Requirement The Housing & Homelessness Service Improvement & Sector Support Activity provides funding for: research; peak bodies; innovative projects; and emerging Government priorities. Funding is not available for: purchase of land; the covering of retrospective costs; costs incurred in the preparation of a grant application or related documentation; construction/capital works; overseas travel; and activities for which other Commonwealth, State, Territory or Local Government bodies have primary responsibility. Selection Criteria The Selection Criteria is: Demonstrate your understanding of the need for the funded Activity in any identified community/ communities and/or for any identified target group/s. Describe how the implementation of your proposal will achieve the Activity objectives for all stakeholders, including value for money within the Grant funding. Demonstrate your experience in effectively developing, delivering, managing and monitoring Activities to achieve Activity objectives for all stakeholders. Demonstrate your organisation’s capacity and your staff capability (experience and qualifications) to deliver the Activity objectives in any identified community/ communities and/or for any identified target group/s. Multicultural Access and Equity policy Australia’s Multicultural Access and Equity Policy: Respecting diversity. Improving responsiveness obliges Australian government agencies to ensure that cultural and linguistic diversity is not a barrier for people engaging with government and accessing services to which they are entitled, for example, by providing access to language services where appropriate. Grant applicants should consider whether services, projects, activities or events may require the use of professional translating or interpreting services in order to communicate with non-English speakers. If your Application Form states that a budget is required, costs for translating and interpreting services should be included in your application. Assessment
Statement of Requirement The Housing & Homelessness Service Improvement & Sector Support Activity provides funding for: research; peak bodies; innovative projects; and emerging Government priorities. Funding is not available for: purchase of land; the covering of retrospective costs; costs incurred in the preparation of a grant application or related documentation; construction/capital works; overseas travel; and activities for which other Commonwealth, State, Territory or Local Government bodies have primary responsibility. Selection Criteria The Selection Criteria is: Demonstrate your understanding of the need for the funded Activity in any identified community/ communities and/or for any identified target group/s. Describe how the implementation of your proposal will achieve the Activity objectives for all stakeholders, including value for money within the Grant funding. Demonstrate your experience in effectively developing, delivering, managing and monitoring Activities to achieve Activity objectives for all stakeholders. Demonstrate your organisation’s capacity and your staff capability (experience and qualifications) to deliver the Activity objectives in any identified community/ communities and/or for any identified target group/s. Multicultural Access and Equity policy Australia’s Multicultural Access and Equity Policy: Respecting diversity. Improving responsiveness obliges Australian government agencies to ensure that cultural and linguistic diversity is not a barrier for people engaging with government and accessing services to which they are entitled, for example, by providing access to language services where appropriate. Grant applicants should consider whether services, projects, activities or events may require the use of professional translating or interpreting services in order to communicate with non-English speakers. If your Application Form states that a budget is required, costs for translating and interpreting services should be included in your application. Assessment