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do not meet any of the selection criteria.
In addition, officials:
       b.   must indicate which of the applications can be supported within the available funding;
       c.    must recommend that applications that do not meet any of the selection criteria be rejected;
       d.   should make any other specific recommendations regarding the grant applications, in addition to the above categories, which could include recommendations based on other factors that may be taken into account as outlined in the grant opportunity guidelines.
    4.8.       Where a third party administers grants on behalf of the Commonwealth, the relevant accountable authority must ensure the arrangement is in writing and promotes the proper use and management of other CRF money.[39] In addition, the accountable authority must ensure the arrangement requires the third party to adhere to the key principles and applicable requirements of the CGRPs.
    4.9.       One of the key principles of the CGRPs (collaboration and partnership) is that accountable authorities and officials work together across government and with non-government stakeholders when undertaking grants administration. When determining what the acquittal or reporting requirements are, officials must have regard to information collected by Australian Government regulators and available to officials.[40]

Requirements for Ministers
    4.10.   In addition to the requirements under the PGPA Act[41], where the proposed expenditure relates to a grant or group of grants, the minister or ministerial panel:
        1. must receive written advice from officials (see paragraphs 4.6 and 4.7); on the merits of the proposed grant or group of grants before approving a grant/s;
       b.   must record, in writing, the basis for the approval relative to the grant opportunity guidelines and the key principle of achieving value with relevant money;
       c.    must record, in writing, the basis for not approving any grant or group of grants which officials have recommended be approved;
       d.   must record, in writing, the basis for approving any grant or group of grants applications which officials have recommended be rejected, and
       e.   must record, in writing, and declare as appropriate, any conflicts of interest relating to a decision to approve a grant.

    4.11.   Ministers may approve grants within their own electorate.
        1. Where a minister[42] (including an Assistant Minister) approves a proposed grant in their own electorate, the minister must write to the Minister for Finance advising of the details.
       b.   Where there is correspondence to the relevant grantee, a copy of this letter is sufficient, except in the circumstances outlined in paragraph 4.12(b). If there is no correspondence, ministers must write to the Minister for Finance advising of the decision as soon as practicable after it is made.
       c.    There are two circumstances where grants awarded in a minister's own electorate do not need to be reported.
         1. senators do