National Careers Institute Partnership Grants – Round One

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National Careers Institute Partnership Grants – Round One

The National Careers Institute Partnership Grants program provides grants from $20,000 to $700,000 for up to 2 years to deliver innovative career advisory products and services for people at all stages of their careers.

Open

Close date: 30 Jun 2020 05:00 PM AEST.

What do you get?

Grants from $20,000 to $700,000, with a maximum of $350,000 paid per year, for projects up to 2 years.

Who is this for?

Grants are for entities that contribute to career advisory services and careers information, including industry, employers, schools, tertiary providers, local and state governments and researchers.

Overview

The National Careers Institute Partnership Grants program provides grants from $20,000 to $700,000 for up to 2 years to enhance partnerships with industry, employers, schools and tertiary institutions to deliver innovative career advisory products and services for people at all stages of their careers.

The objectives of the program are to:

improve the quality of, and access to, careers information and advice
build an evidence-base for best practice career development
demonstrate the value of career development
increase knowledge and create greater awareness of career paths and career information
develop and showcase innovative approaches to delivering career development services

The intended outcomes of the program are:

enhanced career pathways that help all Australians to reach their full career potential
increased understanding of skills sought by employers
stronger collaboration in the delivery of careers information and advice
improved quality of careers information and advice

Examples of the types of project we expect to fund under this program include, but are not limited to:

establishing virtual workspaces with industry partners
growing career advisor capacity and capability and industry engagement to new cohorts
increasing the reach and impact of existing proven programs
supporting career influencers to help career decision-makers
research projects to inform government policy

Refer to the grant opportunity guidelines for further detail regarding eligible grant activities.

Preference will be given to projects that directly deliver innovative approaches to career development services, however research projects or scoping studies will also be eligible. Note that you will be required to justify the amount of funding you request against project scale and outcomes.

Eligibility

What are the eligibility criteria?

To be eligible you must:

have an Australian business number (ABN)

and be one of the following entities:

an entity, incorporated in Australia
an Australian local government agency or body as defined in section 14 of the guidelines
an Australian State/Territory Government agency or body

Joint applications are acceptable, provided you have a lead organisation who is the main driver of the project and is eligible to apply.

We can only accept applications where:

you can provide evidence from your board (or chief executive officer or equivalent if there is no board) that the project is supported, and that you can complete the project and meet the costs of the project not covered by grant funding
you provide all the mandatory attachments (see section 7.1 of the guidelines).

Not eligible

Applying

How do you apply?

You should read the grant opportunity guidelines and sample grant agreement before you apply.

To apply, you must submit your application through the online portal. You’ll need to set up an account when you first log into the portal. The portal allows you to apply for and manage a grant or service in a secure online environment.

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read the guidelines
have the required evidence from the board
have the mandatory attachments

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How do we assess your application?

We assess your application against the eligibility criteria and then against the assessment criteria. Only eligible applications will proceed to the assessment stage.

You can only submit an application between the published opening and closing dates. We cannot accept late applications.

If you are successful we expect you will be able to commence your project around September-October 2020. Your project must be completed by 30 June 2022.

The amount of detail and supporting evidence you provide in your application should be relative to the project size, complexity and grant amount requested. You should define, quantify and provide evidence to support your answers. The sample application form displays character limits.

We consider your application on its merits, based on:

how well it meets the criteria
how it compares to other applications
whether it provides value with relevant money.

When assessing whether the application represents value with relevant money, we will have regard to:

the overall objectives of the grant opportunity
the evidence provided to demonstrate how your project contributes to meeting those objectives
the relative value of the grant sought.

We will establish a committee of Australian Government departmental representatives to assess applications. The committee may seek advice from independent technical experts.

The committee will assess your application against the assessment criteria and compare it to other eligible applications before recommending which projects to fund.

The Assistant Secretary of the National Careers Institute will make the final decision.

What are the assessment criteria?

We will assess your application based on the weighting given to each criteria.

Assessment criterion 1: The extent that your project will deliver an innovative approach to help Australians develop careers that can adapt to the workforce of today and the future (45 points)
Assessment criterion 2: Capacity, capability and resources to deliver the project (25 points)
Assessment criterion 3: Impact of grant funding on your project (30 points)

What happens next?

If your application is successful, you’ll receive a written offer. If you are unsuccessful, we’ll notify you in writing and give you the chance to discuss the outcome with us.

Successful applicants must enter into a grant agreement with the Commonwealth. The grant agreement will specify the reporting requirements, payment schedule and milestones necessary to receive payments.

We’ll make the first payment when the grant agreement is executed. We’ll make subsequent payments after we have received and accepted the required report.

We will make payments according to an agreed schedule set out in the grant agreement. Payments are subject to satisfactory progress on the project.

Payments will be made by direct credit into a nominated bank account.

Need help?

Contact us for help with your application or to find out more.
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Developing high-quality career development services through enhanced partnerships

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Announcement

Update to grant opportunity guidelines

National Careers Institute Partnership Grants – Round One

What do you get?

Who is this for?

Overview

Eligibility

What are the eligibility criteria?

Not eligible

Applying

How do you apply?

How do we assess your application?

What are the assessment criteria?

What happens next?

Need help?

Key documents

Grant opportunity guidelines

Sample application form

Sample grant agreement

Independent audit report template

Sample Board or CEO approval letter

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