assessment against the Selection Criteria. will not be permitted to make any material The Assessment Committee may contact alteration or addition. applicants to clarify the eligibility or Oversubscription / compliance of an application at the undersubscription discretion of the chair of the Assessment In the event that the grant opportunity is Committee. oversubscribed, applications will be shortlisted against the following policy Stage 2 Selection priorities according to the activities they Criteria All applications will be assessed against address: each selection criterion specified in the priority 1 relevant Annexure A and rated against the priority 2 relevant scale in Part A, section Error! etc. Reference source not found.. Where there are insufficient suitable Other considerations applications received under a grant relevant to opportunity, the Department may seek to assessment fill any gaps in policy objectives through The Assessment Committee will consider targeted approaches to selected applicants. whether each eligible application represents value with relevant money. Approver The Approver for this grant opportunity is In assessing an application, the the Minister for Health/First Assistant Assessment Committee may consider the Secretary, Population Health and Sport applicant's financial viability and the risk Division/Assistant Secretary, Preventive of the application, and may use material Health Policy Branch. included in response to one criterion in the assessment of other criteria. The Approver will make a decision about the award of grants by considering whether The Assessment Committee may seek each proposal will make an efficient, information about any applicant from any effective, ethical and economical use of other source, including from within the Australian Government resources, as Commonwealth, whether or not the required by Commonwealth legislation, individuals or organisations contacted are and whether any specific requirements will nominated as referees by the applicant. need to be imposed as a condition of The Assessment Committee may also funding. consider information about the applicant Application outcomes that is available through the normal course Applicants will be notified of the of the business. Department’s outcomes of their applications in writing If the assessment process identifies following a decision by the Approver. unintentional errors of form in an application, the applicant may be contacted to correct or clarify the errors, but they
assessment against the Selection Criteria. The Assessment Committee may contact applicants to clarify the eligibility or compliance of an application at the discretion of the chair of the Assessment Committee. Stage 2 Selection Criteria All applications will be assessed against each selection criterion specified in the relevant Annexure A and rated against the relevant scale in Part A, section Error! Reference source not found.. Other considerations relevant to assessment The Assessment Committee will consider whether each eligible application represents value with relevant money. In assessing an application, the Assessment Committee may consider the applicant's financial viability and the risk of the application, and may use material included in response to one criterion in the assessment of other criteria. The Assessment Committee may seek information about any applicant from any other source, including from within the Commonwealth, whether or not the individuals or organisations contacted are nominated as referees by the applicant. The Assessment Committee may also consider information about the applicant that is available through the normal course of the Department’s business. If the assessment process identifies unintentional errors of form in an application, the applicant may be contacted to correct or clarify the errors, but they will not be permitted to make any material alteration or addition. Oversubscription / undersubscription In the event that the grant opportunity is oversubscribed, applications will be shortlisted against the following policy priorities according to the activities they address: priority 1 priority 2 etc. Where there are insufficient suitable applications received under a grant opportunity, the Department may seek to fill any gaps in policy objectives through targeted approaches to selected applicants. Approver The Approver for this grant opportunity is the Minister for Health/First Assistant Secretary, Population Health and Sport Division/Assistant Secretary, Preventive Health Policy Branch. The Approver will make a decision about the award of grants by considering whether each proposal will make an efficient, effective, ethical and economical use of Australian Government resources, as required by Commonwealth legislation, and whether any specific requirements will need to be imposed as a condition of funding. Application outcomes Applicants will be notified of the outcomes of their applications in writing following a decision by the Approver.
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