Development activities should help strengthen your overseas community’s ability to sustain activities after Friendship Grant or other assistance has ceased. Activity implementation costs should be allocated to the Activity Costs budget line in the Application Form. This includes travel and accommodation for implementing the Activity in-country. Organisations should remember that value for money is a significant aspect of the assessment of activities for funding. Can I Spend Grant Money on Administration or Monitoring and Evaluation Costs? Within the Friendship Grant amount, you may use: Up to 10% on administration costs, including: Relevant and appropriate employee training for paid staff and volunteers including Committee and Board members, in-line with the proposed Activity; operating and administration expenses directly related to the project as per the grant agreement, such as: telephones; computer/IT/website/software; insurance; utilities; postage; stationery and printing; accounting and auditing; and travel and accommodation costs for one ACO representative to attend the Bootcamp and Learning Forum (please note up to two representatives can attend the Bootcamp and Learning Forum but only one can be paid for from Friendship Grant funds). Up to 10% on monitoring and evaluation costs for the funded Activity, including: Travel and accommodation for an ACO representative to visit the Activity to conduct monitoring and evaluation overseas. At least 80% of your Friendship Grant money must be spent on Activity implementation. You cannot use the grant for the following activities: Research, conferences, seminars, training events and/or exchanges to Australia or partner country; Costs associated with participants attending events; Substantial freight of goods and supplies to the overseas country; Major capital expenditure (purchase of buildings or land);
Development activities should help strengthen your overseas community’s ability to sustain activities after Friendship Grant or other assistance has ceased. Activity implementation costs should be allocated to the Activity Costs budget line in the Application Form. This includes travel and accommodation for implementing the Activity in-country. Organisations should remember that value for money is a significant aspect of the assessment of activities for funding. Can I Spend Grant Money on Administration or Monitoring and Evaluation Costs? Within the Friendship Grant amount, you may use: Up to 10% on administration costs, including: Relevant and appropriate employee training for paid staff and volunteers including Committee and Board members, in-line with the proposed Activity; operating and administration expenses directly related to the project as per the grant agreement, such as: telephones; computer/IT/website/software; insurance; utilities; postage; stationery and printing; accounting and auditing; and travel and accommodation costs for one ACO representative to attend the Bootcamp and Learning Forum (please note up to two representatives can attend the Bootcamp and Learning Forum but only one can be paid for from Friendship Grant funds). Up to 10% on monitoring and evaluation costs for the funded Activity, including: Travel and accommodation for an ACO representative to visit the Activity to conduct monitoring and evaluation overseas. At least 80% of your Friendship Grant money must be spent on Activity implementation. You cannot use the grant for the following activities: Research, conferences, seminars, training events and/or exchanges to Australia or partner country; Costs associated with participants attending events; Substantial freight of goods and supplies to the overseas country; Major capital expenditure (purchase of buildings or land);
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