The Department may also ask the applicant to provide evidence to support their claims regarding the reasons for late submission. If the applicant considers that their application will be late they should notify prior to the closing time advising of the circumstances for the lateness. The chair of the Assessment Committee will take the reasons into consideration when deciding whether or not to accept the late application. Application Assessment This is an open / targeted competitive grant opportunity, with eligible applications being assessed against the selection criteria and then prioritised against other eligible applications for the available funding. OR This is a non-competitive grant opportunity, with compliant applications being assessed against the selection criteria for suitability. The Department expects that all suitable applications will be funded. OR This is a demand-driven grant opportunity that will remain open for applications until dd/mm/yyyy or until all funding is awarded. Compliant applicants will be funded in the order in which applications are received while funds are available. Assessment Committee The Department will establish an Assessment Committee to assess applications and make a recommendation to the Approver on which applicants to fund. The Assessment Committee will be comprised of representatives of the Program policy division, specialist grant application assessors and grant managers. Depending on the volume and complexity of grant applications received, the Assessment Committee may utilise surge capacity to assist with the assessment. The Assessment Committee may also seek input from external advisors to inform the assessment process. Any non-APS personnel involved in the assessment will be treated as agency staff in accordance with Part 1, section 2.8 of the CGRGs. Stage 1 Eligibility Criteria and Application Compliance The eligibility of applicants will be considered as a first step before applications are assessed. Each applicant must satisfy the eligibility criteria in Part B, section i.4 of this document in order to be considered for funding. All applications will also be checked for compliance with the following requirements: The application must be completed in English using the provided application form. The application must address all mandatory questions / criteria. All attachments listed in Part B, section 0 of this Grant opportunity Summary must be included. List any other compliance requirements… Only applications that satisfy all eligibility and compliance requirements will proceed to Stage 2 and be considered for
assessment against the Selection Criteria. The Assessment Committee may contact applicants to clarify the eligibility or compliance of an application at the discretion of the chair of the Assessment Committee. Stage 2 Selection Criteria All applications will be assessed against each selection criterion specified in the relevant Annexure A and rated against the relevant scale in Part A, section Error! Reference source not found.. Other considerations relevant to assessment The Assessment Committee will consider whether each eligible application represents value with relevant money. In assessing an application, the Assessment Committee may consider the applicant's financial viability and the risk of the application, and may use material included in response to one criterion in the assessment of other criteria. The Assessment Committee may seek information about any applicant from any other source, including from within the Commonwealth, whether or not the individuals or organisations contacted are nominated as referees by the applicant. The Assessment Committee may also consider information about the applicant that is available through the normal course of the Department’s business. If the assessment process identifies unintentional errors of form in an application, the applicant may be contacted to correct or clarify the errors, but they will not be permitted to make any material alteration or addition. Oversubscription / undersubscription In the event that the grant opportunity is oversubscribed, applications will be shortlisted against the following policy priorities according to the activities they address: priority 1 priority 2 etc. Where there are insufficient suitable applications received under a grant opportunity, the Department may seek to fill any gaps in policy objectives through targeted approaches to selected applicants. Approver The Approver for this grant opportunity is the Minister for Health/First Assistant Secretary, Population Health and Sport Division/Assistant Secretary, Preventive Health Policy Branch. The Approver will make a decision about the award of grants by considering whether each proposal will make an efficient, effective, ethical and economical use of Australian Government resources, as required by Commonwealth legislation, and whether any specific requirements will need to be imposed as a condition of funding. Application outcomes Applicants will be notified of the outcomes of their applications in writing following a decision by the Approver.
APPENDIX 3: PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Complete the table below for your proposed project and attach it to your Application Form. Key Performance Indicators (KPI) Proposed date/s for delivery Activity Outcomes Activity Outcome Measure What key services, activities or products will you deliver? (Provide measurable indicators or outputs) When will this be done by? What do you expect will change as a result of this Activity? How will you measure what has changed? [enter KPI here] [enter delivery date/s here] [enter activity outcomes here] [enter activity outcome measure here] [enter KPI here] [enter delivery date/s here] [enter activity outcomes here] [enter activity outcome measure here] [enter KPI here] [enter delivery date/s here] [enter activity outcomes here] [enter activity outcome measure here] [enter KPI here] [enter delivery date/s here] [enter activity outcomes here] [enter activity outcome measure here]