Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00854:body:0:p32
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00854
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specified principles or standards, against which applications will be judged. These criteria are also used to assess the merits of proposals and, in the case of a competitive grant opportunity, to determine application rankings.
beneficiaries include the individuals/organisations/communities which directly or indirectly receive a gain or benefit from the grant activity.
closed non-competitive processes – for example, where applicants are invited by the entity to submit applications for a particular grant and the applications or proposals are not assessed against other applicants' submissions but assessed individually against the selection criteria. Better practice closed non-competitive processes either name the eligible applicants and/or provide information on how eligibility was determined.
decision maker (or approver) – see above.
demand-driven or 'first-in first-served' processes – where applications that satisfy stated eligibility criteria receive funding, up to the limit of available appropriations and subject to revision, suspension or abolition of the grant opportunity. Demand driven processes only use verifiable eligibility criteria as the basis for allocating grants. Assessment criteria are not used. The eligibility criteria must be clearly linked to the achievement of value with relevant money.
eligibility criteria refer to the mandatory criteria which must be met to qualify for a grant. Eligibility criteria should be developed to enable objective validation and are either 'met' or 'not met'. Assessment criteria may apply in addition to eligibility criteria.
entity means a Commonwealth entity and includes a Department of State, a Parliamentary Department, a listed entity or a body corporate established by a law of the Commonwealth (see section 8 of the PGPA Act).
external committee means any body comprising external representation formed for the purposes of informing entities on the merits of applications in a grant opportunity. This may include advisory panels, expert committees, or technical advisers.
finance law means the PGPA Act and Rule, an instrument made under the PGPA Act, or an Appropriation Act (see section 8 of the PGPA Act).
grant activity(ies) refers to the project /tasks /services that the grantee is required to undertake.
grants administration is the processes that an entity undertakes to achieve Government policy outcomes through grants. It includes: planning and design; selection and decision-making; the making of a grant; the management of grant agreements; the ongoing relationship with grantees; reporting; and review and evaluation.
grant agreement sets out the relationship between the parties to the agreement and specifies the details of the grant.
grant opportunity refers to the specific grant round or process where a Commonwealth grant 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,