14/11/2011

Department of Health and Ageing Grants Open

The Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) this week announced the opening for grant applications for a number of funds, including those relating to substance misuse.

Non Government Organisation Treatment Grants Program

Funding is available for one year commencing July 2012, with an option to extend for a further two years at the discretion of the Department. This fund’s aims to improve drug and alcohol treatment outcomes and to increase the number of treatment places available.

Further information including Fund Guidelines and Invitation to Apply are available from the DoHA Tenders and Grants website here.

Email enquiries to NGOTGP@health.gov.au

Applications close 2pm Friday 23rd December 2011.

Substance Misuse Service Delivery Grants Fund

Funding is available for up to three years commencing July 2012. This Flexible Fund incorporates the current ‘Improved Services Initiative’ funding which has been used to build sector capacity to work with clients with co-existing mental health issues, and funding for Indigenous drug and alcohol service delivery.

Further information including Fund Guidelines and Invitation to Apply are available from the DoHA Tenders and Grants website here.

Email enquiries to SMSDGF@health.gov.au

Applications close 2pm Friday 23rd December 2011.

Substance Misuse Prevention and Service Improvements Grants Fund

Funding is available for up to three years commencing July 2012. Note that some of this funding has been committed to the existing activities that were consolidated into this Flexible Fund.

Further information including Fund Guidelines and Invitation to Apply are available from the DoHA Tenders and Grants website here.

Email enquiries to SMPSI@health.gov.au

Applications close 2pm Friday 23rd December 2011.

Communicable Disease Prevention and Service Improvement Grants Fund

Funding is available during 2012/13 to 2013/14. This Flexible Fund is designed to support activities

targeting the detection and prevention of blood borne viruses (BBVs) and sexually transmissible infections

(STIs).

Further information including Fund Guidelines and Invitation to Apply are available from the DoHA Tenders and Grants website here.

Email enquiries to ian.mckay@health.gov.au

Click here for all other funds currently available from the Department of Health and Ageing.

It is NADA’s understanding that organisations may apply for funding under each of the Flexible Funds and the NGOTGP, however can only submit one application per grant fund.

Applications are open to those organisations that meet the eligibility criteria, regardless of their current funding arrangements with DoHA.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact NADA or the relevant email address for each fund set out above.