Join the Department of Social Services Group Manager, Disability Employment – Kellie Spence, as she outlines the key elements of the Disability Employment Centre of Excellence grant opportunity.

The Grant Opportunity Guidelines can be found attached to the Disability Centre of Excellence Forecast Opportunity on GrantConnect. Other supporting documents will be published when the grant opportunity is open for applications. These Guidelines have been produced for the information of stakeholders and potential respondents.

This event will provide you with the latest information on the Disability Employment Centre of Excellence due to commence in March 2025 to support the introduction of the new specialist disability employment program from 1 July 2025. There will be an opportunity to ask questions on the grant opportunity. This is an accessible live streamed event.

When: Friday 13 September 2024, 1.30 - 2.30pm (AEST)

Where: online

Here’s what you can expect:

Duration:

The event will take no more than 1 hour. The event will include approximately 40 minutes of presentation and the remainder available for interactive Q&A.

Here’s what you can expect:

An overview of the Disability Employment Centre of Excellence grant opportunity – provided by Ms Kellie Spence, Group Manager, Disability Employment Group. This will include an overview of the Disability Employment Centre of Excellence
An overview of the grant elements - provided by Alex Buckley, Branch Manager, Disability Employment Policy Branch.
A Q&A session

To apply for the Disability Employment Centre of Excellence grant opportunity visit the GrantConnect website (www.grants.gov.au) where you will find the Grant Opportunity Guidelines, online application form, required templates and questions and answers.

Your application must be submitted to the Community Grants Hub by 9pm AEDT on 23 October 2024.

Contact us at coe@dss.gov.au for further information on this Webinar. Please note, no questions, correspondence or applications will be accepted prior to the grant opportunity opening on 4 September 2024.

Easy read available to view here.

Accessibility:

Auslan - We will have an Auslan interpreter available.