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is made available to potential grantees. Grant opportunities may be open or targeted and will reflect the relevant grant selection process.
grant opportunity guidelines refers to a document(s) containing the relevant information required for potential grantees to understand: the purpose, outcomes and objectives of a grant; the application and assessment process; the governance arrangements (including roles and responsibilities); and the operation of the grant. Grant opportunity guidelines include related documents, such as the application guidelines and forms, invitations to apply, supporting documentation, frequently asked questions, draft grant agreements, and any templates for reporting or acquittals.
GrantConnect is the Australian Government's whole-of-government grants information system, which centralises the publication and reporting of Commonwealth grants in accordance with the CGRPs.
grantee means the individual/organisation which has been selected to receive a grant.
grants lifecycle includes the: design of grant opportunities and activities; assessment and selection of grantees; establishment of grants; ongoing management of grantees and grant activities; and evaluation of grant opportunities and activities.
non-competitive, open processes – under which applications may be submitted at any time over the life of the grant opportunity and are assessed individually against the selection criteria, with funding decisions in relation to each application being determined without reference to the comparative merits of other applications.
officials means officials of a Commonwealth entity. An official of a Commonwealth entity is an individual who is in, or forms part of the entity (see section 8 of the PGPA Act).
open competitive processes – which have open and closed nominated dates, with applications being assessed against the nominated selection criteria (eligibility and assessment criteria) and against the comparative merits of other applications.
one-off ad hoc grants as a selection process may be appropriate when all the elements of paragraph 2.4c of Part 1 apply.
other Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) money is money that forms part of the CRF other than relevant money or any other money of a kind prescribed by the rules (see section 105 of the PGPA Act).
relevant money means money standing to the credit of any bank account of the Commonwealth or a corporate Commonwealth entity or money that is held by the Commonwealth or a corporate Commonwealth entity (see section 8 of the PGPA Act).
Rule means the Rule made under section 101 of the PGPA Act (see section 8 of the PGPA Act).
selection criteria comprise eligibility criteria and assessment criteria.
selection process is the method used to select potential grantees. This process may involve comparative assessment of applications or the assessment of applications against the eligibility criteria and/or the assessment criteria.
targeted or restricted competitive processes – which are open to a small number of potential grantees based on the specialised requirements