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(d) Was the program accounted for as an expense on behalf of the Territory (“administered” within the meaning of Australian Accounting Standard AASB 1050)

No grants detailed in this document are territorial in nature.

e. How many applications were received for the grant program

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

Renewable Energy Innovation Fund (grants)

Unreasonable diversion of resources, given that Renewable Energy Innovation Fund consists of several grant programs.

Community Zero Emissions Grants

N/A

19

17

21

16

Climate Change Community Partnerships

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2021-22 financial year is yet to be completed and data will be available following 30 June.

f. Who decided, approved or rejected the grant applications?

Renewable Energy Innovation Fund (grants)

The REIF Business Advisory Board determines the outcome of grant applications.

Community Zero Emissions Grants

The program is run through a competitive grants process. A cross-directorate panel is convened to assess the applications and select the successful projects. The final decision is signed off by the Deputy Director-General of Environment, Water and Emissions Reduction.

Climate Change Community Partnerships

This is a contribution targeted to specific organisations which is ongoing.

g/h. What percentage of the applications were approved/rejected?

Provision of this data would be an unreasonable diversion of resources.

i. What criteria, policies, guidelines applied to the program?

Renewable Energy Innovation Fund (grants)

A request for proposal were developed for this grant. There was also a deed of grant based on the ACT Government template.

Community Zero Emissions Grants

Please refer to the Everyday Climate Choices website and the ACT Climate Change Strategy 2019-25 for information pertaining to this question.

Climate Change Community partnerships

This is a contribution targeted to specific organisations which is ongoing.

3. For each grant program referred to in part (1), but excluding non-competitive grant programs that provide generalised financial assistance to individuals or businesses, (a) who received a grant in (i) 2016-17, (ii) 2017-18, (iii) 2018-19, (iv) 2019-20, (v) 2020-21, and (vi) 2021-22, (b) when did the recipient apply for the grant, (c) when did the

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