Social Welfare Services

Domestic and Family Violence Young Person Pilot - RFx_1412

Sexual Violence Community Justice System Navigators Program - Rfx_1433

The purpose of this grant opportunity is to fund the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) to implement the updated 2016 Disability Inclusion Planning – A Guide for Local Government (the Guide). This will improve outcomes for people with disability by improving the ability of local governments and councils to: • plan,  • deliver,  • promote accessible, inclusive services, workplaces, and communities.  The grant aims to:  • Improve services and outcomes that people with disability receive from local governments and associated councils.    • Implement the Guide.  • Build staff ability to deliver accessible, culturally responsive and inclusive systems. • Sustain the national community of practice (COP) to share knowledge, tools, and evidence of what works. • Showcase effective council?led disability initiatives. As a result of this grant: • People with disability have improved outcomes, better access to services, more inclusive communities, and increased employment within local government.  • Councils use the Guide to improve disability inclusion of services within their influence. • Local government increase their capability and confidence to design and deliver inclusive services and employment practices. • The COP continues to share resources and grow its inclusive initiatives case?study bank, • Jurisdictions take on successful disability initiatives. To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side.

The RDA program is a national network of 50 Committees, including the Indian Ocean Territories Regional Development Organisation (collectively referred to in this document as RDAs). RDAs are made up of volunteer local leaders who work with all levels of government, business and community groups to support economic development in their regions.

The Attorney-General's Department administers a range of statutory and non-statutory legal financial assistance schemes. Legal financial assistance schemes Commonwealth public interest and test cases scheme Disbursement support scheme Overseas child abduction scheme Serious overseas criminal matters scheme Special circumstances scheme Other legal financial assistance schemes  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984, section 30: Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976, sections 54C and 74A Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, section 30A and section 69: Australian Crime Commission Act 2002, section 27: Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986, section 46PU: Competition and Consumer Act 2010, section 170: Defence Force Discipline Appeals Regulations 1957, regulation 11: Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009, sections 324(1) and 326(1), (4) and (5): Freedom of Information Act 1982, section 66: Judiciary Act 1903, section 69(3) and section 78B(4): Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987, subsection 6(7): Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006, section 103 and section 221: Privacy Act 1988, section 63: Proceeds of Crime Act 1987, section 102: War Crimes Act 1945, section 19:

The Australia Cook Islands Partnership Program (the Partnership Program) will provide funding of  AUD $7.6 million over four years from 2024-25 to 2027-28, to the Cook Islands Government (CIG). The Partnership Program will broaden, and strategically enhance, current bilateral efforts into a genuine partnership, reflecting the mutual priorities as identified in the five pillars of the Cook Islands – Australia of the ‘Oa Tumanava Partnership: 1. Strengthening our people-to-people links 2. Enhancing our security cooperation to address shared regional challenges 3. Achieving greater prosperity for our people and our region 4. Cooperating on regional and international issues, and  5. Fostering closer institutional linkages, including in support of resilient and inclusive societies. The Partnership Program will consist of four grant opportunities throughout the life of the program (FY2024/25 to FY2027/28), with an annual assessment and funding disbursement occurring once per financial year throughout this four-year period. One grant will be disbursed per financial year with a validity of twelve months. Australia’s continued support for the Cook Islands beyond its ODA graduation (01 January 2020) is an important demonstration of our tangible commitment to the bilateral relationship and reinforces our engagement with all members of the Pacific Islands Forum. To be eligible, the grant activity must align with and support the ‘Oa Tumanava Partnership and established priorities of the Cook Islands Government.