Grants This section provides model instructions for corporate Commonwealth entities that administer grants arrangements. Corporate Commonwealth entities are not required to adhere to the (CGRGs), unless the entity is administering a grant on behalf of a non-Corporate Commonwealth entity. While the do not otherwise apply to corporate Commonwealth entities, they can be used as a matter of good practice. The objectives of grants administration are to: promote proper use and management of public resources collaborate with the non-government sector manage risks appropriately and contribute to the management of shared risks achieve the policy outcomes of government. Granting activities can take a variety of forms, including payments made as a result of competitive or non-competitive selection processes; where particular criteria are satisfied; or on a one-off or ad hoc basis. However, a grant arrangement is generally an arrangement: under which relevant money is to be paid to a recipient other than the entity which is intended to assist the recipient to achieve its goals which is intended to help address one or more of the entity’s objectives which the recipient may be required to act in accordance with specified terms or conditions. Instructions Officials involved in grants administration – You must use competitive, selection processes to allocate grants, unless specifically agreed otherwise by a minister or accountable authority. Where a method other than a competitive merit-based selection process is used, you must document why a different approach has been used. If your entity manages a grant on behalf of the Commonwealth, you must: act in accordance with the have regard to the key principles in Part 2 of the that apply to grants administration disclose information that the government requires to be notified disclose any current or prospective personal interest that might create a conflict of interest not use clauses in grant agreements that seek to limit, prevent or ban a not-for-profit organisation from advocating on policy issues. Additional instructions could cover: how to determine that the outcome will be a proper use of public resources a requirement that officials identify and consider relevant risks when planning and designing grant programs a requirement to clearly define and document the operational objectives of a granting activity, which can be clearly linked to the delivery of government outcomes how to apply the proportionality principle when designing a granting activity so that its key features are appropriate to the scale, nature and complexity of the activity and the risks involved steps to avoid requesting information from grant applicants and recipients that has been collected by the entity and is available to officials
Grants This section provides model instructions for corporate Commonwealth entities that administer grants arrangements. Corporate Commonwealth entities are not required to adhere to the (CGRGs), unless the entity is administering a grant on behalf of a non-Corporate Commonwealth entity. While the do not otherwise apply to corporate Commonwealth entities, they can be used as a matter of good practice. The objectives of grants administration are to: promote proper use and management of public resources collaborate with the non-government sector manage risks appropriately and contribute to the management of shared risks achieve the policy outcomes of government. Granting activities can take a variety of forms, including payments made as a result of competitive or non-competitive selection processes; where particular criteria are satisfied; or on a one-off or ad hoc basis. However, a grant arrangement is generally an arrangement: under which relevant money is to be paid to a recipient other than the entity which is intended to assist the recipient to achieve its goals which is intended to help address one or more of the entity’s objectives which the recipient may be required to act in accordance with specified terms or conditions. Instructions – Officials involved in grants administration You must use competitive, selection processes to allocate grants, unless specifically agreed otherwise by a minister or accountable authority. Where a method other than a competitive merit-based selection process is used, you must document why a different approach has been used. If your entity manages a grant on behalf of the Commonwealth, you must: act in accordance with the have regard to the key principles in Part 2 of the that apply to grants administration disclose information that the government requires to be notified disclose any current or prospective personal interest that might create a conflict of interest not use clauses in grant agreements that seek to limit, prevent or ban a not-for-profit organisation from advocating on policy issues. Additional instructions could cover: how to determine that the outcome will be a proper use of public resources a requirement that officials identify and consider relevant risks when planning and designing grant programs a requirement to clearly define and document the operational objectives of a granting activity, which can be clearly linked to the delivery of government outcomes how to apply the proportionality principle when designing a granting activity so that its key features are appropriate to the scale, nature and complexity of the activity and the risks involved steps to avoid requesting information from grant applicants and recipients that has been collected by the entity and is available to officials
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