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Relevant Money
13. Consistency with Grant Guidelines and Established Processes
14. Governance and Accountability
15. Probity and Transparency
Acronyms
Glossary

Part 1 Mandatory Requirements

   1. Purpose
        1.        The Commonwealth Grants Rules and Principles 2024 (CGRPs) are issued by the Finance Minister (Minister for Finance) under section 105C of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act).
        2.        The CGRPs establish the overarching Commonwealth grants policy framework and articulate the expectations for all non-corporate Commonwealth entities[1] in relation to grants administration. Under this overarching framework, non-corporate Commonwealth entities undertake grants administration based on the mandatory requirements and key principles of grants administration in the CGRPs.[2]
        3.        The CGRPs contain requirements that apply to ministers[3]: including grants related decision-making and reporting requirements, in addition to the legislative requirements that apply where a minister approves proposed expenditure.
        4.        The CGRPs are divided into two parts. Part 1 contains mandatory requirements. Part 2 further explains how entities should apply the nine key principles of grants administration.
        5.        Requirements that must be complied with are denoted by the use of the term must in the CGRPs. The use of the term 'should' in the CGRPs denotes better practice.
        6.        The combination of mandatory requirements and key principles provides accountable authorities[4] and officials with the flexibility to administer grants that contribute to a range of government outcomes and to work together with non-government stakeholders, such as industry, small business and the not-for-profit sector.

  2.   Objectives and Scope

Objectives of grants administration
    2.1.       The objective of grants administration is to promote proper[5] use and management of public resources through collaboration with government and non-government stakeholders to achieve government policy outcomes.
    2.2.       This objective is achieved through:
        1. the legislative, policy and reporting framework for grants administration set out in Part 1 of the CGRPs;
        2. the nine key principles for grants administration, discussed in Part 2:
              1. robust planning and design;
               2. collaboration and partnership;
               3. proportionality;
               4. an outcomes orientation;
               5. merit-based processes;
               6. achieving value with relevant money;
              7. consistency with grant guidelines and established processes;
               8. governance and accountability; and
               9. probity and transparency;
        3. whole-of-government and individual entity grants administration practices.[6]

Scope of the CGRPs
    2.3.       For the purposes of the CGRPs, a 'grant' is an arrangement for the provision of financial assistance[7] by the Commonwealth or on behalf of the Commonwealth:
        1. under which relevant money[8] or other CRF money[9] is to be paid to a grantee other than the Commonwealth; and
       b.   which is intended to help address one or more of the Australian Government's policy outcomes while assisting the grantee achieve its objectives.
    2.4.       The CGRPs apply to all forms and types of grants, including election commitments. Grants