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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.

2 (a) Recipients of the ACT Women’s Grants, Women’s Participation Grants, the Audrey Fagan Young Women’s Enrichment Grants and the Women’s Return to Work Grants are published on the CSD Grants Website Grants - Community Services (act.gov.au).

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

(d) This information is published on the CSD website at 2(a).

(e) There are sometimes conditions put on successful recipients for the ACT Women’s Grants, Women’s Participation Grants, the Audrey Fagan Young Women’s Enrichment Grants and the Women’s Return to Work Grants where there are specific requirements of the grant that need to be met. This could include things like the requirement to obtain the proper insurance for an activity or project. The conditions placed on these grants vary broadly and depend upon the nature of the grant, the recipient who has applied and the project being funded. Generally, there is no condition placed on a recipient of the ACT Women’s Grants, Women’s Participation Grants, the Audrey Fagan Young Women’s Enrichment Grants and the Women’s Return to Work Grants regarding making public comment.

3) Information about the broad range of grants outside the competitive grant programs, including grants delivered in response to COVID-19, are reported in the CSD annual report and is available at:

• 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

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

5) The outcome of grants is reported in the annual report and this information is available publicly at the websites provided in question 1(a). Any conditions on a grant applicant are included in the individualised Letter of Offer provided to successful applicants, which are not published.

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