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(6) Information regarding funding recipients is publicly made available through related media activities and detailed in the Annual Report. The conditions attached to these grants are generally not disclosed publicly other than via the general applicant information which is contained within the published grant funding guidelines for each program.

Attachment F

Question 623: Minister for Women

Answering this question to the level of detail requested would require the diversion of significant resources.

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 4 grants in the Women’s portfolio.

The ACT Women's Grant Program provides funding support for individuals, organisations and community groups for innovate projects to improve the health, wellbeing and safety of ACT Women.

The Women's Safety Grant is to support innovative projects to advance the priorities in the Fourth Action Plan 2019-22 under the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 2010-2022.

The Participation (Women's) Grants are to support innovative projects that promote the priorities of the ACT Women's Plan 2016-26.

The Women’s Return to Work Grants are to support women to get back into the workforce.

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

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