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Community Support and Infrastructure Grants (CSIG) and the Technology Upgrade Fund Grants (TUFG).
The outcome of these grants, including recipients and amounts received is available here: https://www.communityservices.act.gov.au/community/grants. This webpage provides information back to 2014-15 for the programs that existed at that time. Note that the names of recipients are redacted when the recipient is an individual.
2. (a) The CSIG aim to support community organisations to deliver their programs and services effectively and efficiently for the benefit of members of the ACT community.
The TUFG are designed to:
• Support community sector organisations to; upgrade IT equipment; develop improved communication platforms, including websites and access to software to support online webinars, online training and other activities; improve digital service provision and deliver digital literacy programs to enhance their capacity to effectively engage their communities and clients to participate fully in the life of Canberra through the use of digital technology; and
• Meet the needs of Canberrans most at risk of digital exclusion, including those with mobility constraints by providing access to IT equipment, on-line and services through registered community organisations in the ACT.
(b)-(c) Please see the publicly available information in Community Services Directorate (CSD) Annual Reports and the webpage link above. Provision of the level of detail requested would require a significant diversion of resources that cannot be justified.
(d) These grants are paid through the Territory controlled accounts and are therefore not accounted for as administered items.
(e) Provision of the level of detail requested would require a significant diversion of resources that cannot be justified.
(f) Grants are assessed by a panel comprising 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)-(h) Provision of the level of detail requested would require a significant diversion of resources that cannot be justified.
(i) There are Grant Guidelines available for each grant program and these are published on the CSD website here: https://www.communityservices.act.gov.au/home/grants when grant rounds are open. This website also includes a link to general information about applying for a grant.
3. (a) and (d) As noted in response to Question 1, grants recipients are listed at the following webpage: https://www.communityservices.act.gov.au/community/grants. These links provide the amount received by each grant recipient (noting that the names of recipients are redacted when the recipient is an individual).
(b)-(c) Provision of the level of detail requested would require a significant diversion of resources that cannot be justified.
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