the Programme Manual with information specifically relevant to this Activity; and an Application Pack - a of documents with information specific to each grant funding round conducted within the Activity. 3.2.1 Application Pack The Application Pack consists of the following documents: Funding Round Summary The Funding Round Summary includes the following information: objectives and requirements of the funding round; the type of selection process being used; application opening and closing the value of the funding round; how to submit an application; selection criteria; eligibility criteria; and the delegate who will approve the outcome of the process Application Form The Application Form asks applicants to address selection criteria relating to the particular funding round which they are applying for and also requires them to complete general information about the applicant as a service provider who is applying for funding. DSS Comprehensive Agreement Terms and Conditions The DSS signed grant agreement will include information relating to the grant objectives, activities to be undertaken, the duration of the grant, payment, reporting requirements, supplementary terms and conditions, and DSS and provider signatures. Applicants for funding rounds may also be provided with the following additional information as part of the application pack including a Questions and Answers document. Questions and Answers The Questions and Answers document aims to answer any questions and provide additional information relating to the Activity and any application process. Achieving for money DSS will follow key guiding principles in order to establish or expand a National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Service. In assessing the extent to which the application represents value for money, DSS will have regard to the following: the relative merit of each application; the overall objective/s to be achieved in providing the funding; the relative cost of the proposal, or elements of the proposal; the extent to the applicant has demonstrated a capacity to deliver the aged care services; and the extent to which the evidence in the application demonstrates that the proposal will meet the aged care needs of the local community. 3.3.1 Establishing a New Service
the Programme Manual with information specifically relevant to this Activity; and an Application Pack - a of documents with information specific to each grant funding round conducted within the Activity. 3.2.1 Application Pack The Application Pack consists of the following documents: Funding Round Summary The Funding Round Summary includes the following information: objectives and requirements of the funding round; the type of selection process being used; application opening and closing the value of the funding round; how to submit an application; selection criteria; eligibility criteria; and the delegate who will approve the outcome of the process Application Form The Application Form asks applicants to address selection criteria relating to the particular funding round which they are applying for and also requires them to complete general information about the applicant as a service provider who is applying for funding. DSS Comprehensive Agreement Terms and Conditions The DSS signed grant agreement will include information relating to the grant objectives, activities to be undertaken, the duration of the grant, payment, reporting requirements, supplementary terms and conditions, and DSS and provider signatures. Applicants for funding rounds may also be provided with the following additional information as part of the application pack including a Questions and Answers document. Questions and Answers The Questions and Answers document aims to answer any questions and provide additional information relating to the Activity and any application process. Achieving for money DSS will follow key guiding principles in order to establish or expand a National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Service. In assessing the extent to which the application represents value for money, DSS will have regard to the following: the relative merit of each application; the overall objective/s to be achieved in providing the funding; the relative cost of the proposal, or elements of the proposal; the extent to the applicant has demonstrated a capacity to deliver the aged care services; and the extent to which the evidence in the application demonstrates that the proposal will meet the aged care needs of the local community. 3.3.1 Establishing a New Service
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