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For the period requested links have been provided to published information about grant programs.

1 (a) Portfolio arrangements and administration of grants have changed over time. There are currently 2 grant programs within this portfolio, the Seniors Grants and Veterans Grants.

The Senior’s Grant is to provide funding for innovative projects that promote seniors as valued members of the ACT community and enable their active participation in community life; has a particular emphasis on supporting projects which address the areas of elder abuse, enhanced social inclusion, and those that address the needs of diverse seniors, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander elders and culturally and linguistically diverse seniors.

The Veteran’s Grant is to support veterans and their families’ wellbeing and social inclusion. To best meet the needs of the veteran community, a focus on older veterans, contemporary veterans and veterans’ families might be considered collectively or separately as the focus of the grant application.

The outcome of these grants is reported in the annual report and this information is available publicly from the following sites:

• Community Services Directorate Annual Report 2016-17

• Community Services Directorate Annual Report 2017-18

• Community Services Directorate Annual Report 2018-19

• Community Services Directorate Annual Report 2019-20

• Community Services Directorate Annual Report 2020-21

(b)This information is provided at the websites in question 1(a).

(d) These grants are paid through the territories controlled accounts and are therefore not accounted for as administered items.

(e) Providing this level of detail would require the diversion of significant resources.

(f) Grants are assessed through a panel arrangement; the panel is comprised of government and community members. All panel members are required to sign a conflict of interest declaration to ensure that there are no conflicts with grant applicants. Once recommendations are put forward by the panel, these are approved by the panel Chair and the relevant delegate within CSD. There are feedback and complaints mechanisms provided to applicants regarding the grant process.

(g) Providing this level of detail would require the diversion of significant resources.

(h) Providing this level of detail would require the diversion of significant resources.

(i) There are Grant Guidelines available for each grant program and these are published on the CSD website here: Grants, Scholarships and Awards - Community Services (act.gov.au) when grant rounds are open.

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