The Australian Government is inviting applications for funding to provide expert gender advice to Government and ensure women’s voices inform implementation of Working for Women: A Strategy for Gender Equality (the Strategy).
This grant opportunity will establish a network of up to 6 civil society organisations to provide collaborative, intersectional, evidence based gender expertise and strategic advice to Government to inform ongoing progress of the Strategy’s outcomes. Advice will focus on elevating the lived experiences of women in all their diversity and bringing together the expertise of the women’s sector and expert stakeholders. Cross alliance collaboration will be a central feature of the program, to ensure advice to Government is intersectional and prioritised.
The voices of First Nations women; migrant and refugee and culturally and linguistically diverse women; women with disability; and women living in regional, rural and remote areas will be central to guide progress under the Strategy, ensuring Government takes a genuinely intersectional approach to women’s policy.
Organisations may apply to represent one or more of the following themes:
- gender-based violence
- women’s economic equality and leadership
- migrant and refugee and culturally and linguistically diverse women
- First Nations women
- women living in rural, regional and remote areas of Australia
- women with disability.
Applications from consortia to represent multiple themes are encouraged.
Eligibility:
To be eligible, you must be one of the following entity types:
- Company
- Cooperative
- Corporate State or Territory Entity (Universities only)
- Incorporated Association
- Indigenous Corporation
- Partnership
- Statutory Entity
If you are applying as a Trustee on behalf of a Trust, the Trustee must be one of the eligible entity type as listed above.
Grant Activity Timeframe:
Assessment of applications - July to September 2024
Approval of outcomes of selection process - September 2024
Notification to applicants - October 2024
Negotiations and award of grant agreements - October to November 2024
Earliest start date of grant activity - 2 December 2024
End date of grant activity - 30 June 2029.
Instructions for Application Submission:
To apply, you must:
- complete the online application form on GrantConnect
- provide all the information requested
- address all eligibility criteria and assessment criteria
- include all necessary attachments
- submit your application to the Community Grants Hub by 5:00 pm AEST on 3 July 2024.
Other Instructions:
Updates, please use:
- National Womens Alliances - Application Form Questions and Answers - version 2
- National Womens Alliances - Questions and Answers - version 2
The Office for Women will be hosting an Information Briefing for all potential applicants. The purpose of the briefing is to:
- highlight the core eligibility requirements
- outline the program priorities and restrictions
- provide an opportunity for consortia partnerships to be considered.
Date and time: Wednesday 29 May, 11:00AM – 12:00PM AEST
Registration details: Please visit the Working for Women grant opportunity webpage
All potential applicants are encouraged to attend the Information Briefing. The briefing will be recorded and a link posted to Working for Women grant opportunity webpage for any applicants unable to attend the scheduled briefing session. Attending the live briefing may provide an opportunity for organisations to connect with others that may be interested in forming a consortia.
