Act Adult Community Education (Ace) Grants Program 2016 Application Template

ACT ADULT COMMUNITY EDUCATION (ACE) GRANTS PROGRAM 2016 APPLICATION TEMPLATE

All questions are mandatory unless otherwise stated.

Project Details

Project Title

Total grant sought (GST Free)

Organisational Details

Legal name

Trading name

Physical address
(organisation must be located in the ACT)

Postal address (if different from above)

Address of proposed grant delivery
(if different from above)

ACN/ABN

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Type of Organisation

Select the following that applies to your organisation:

Not for profit club
Community-based association
Charity
Trust organisation
Not-for-profit RTO
For-profit RTO in partnership

Please list community organisational partner/s providing adult and/or community-based learning activities.

Project Summary

Briefly describe the nature and content of the educational activity (max 100 words)

Where will the activity be delivered?

Who will deliver/conduct the activity?

Timing of the activity (how many sessions, how long are the sessions, over how many weeks?)

Anticipated number of participants (total)

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Anticipated age group of students

18-24
25-39
40-64
65+

Anticipated numbers in priority groups

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Victims of family and domestic violence
People with a Disability
People from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
Young adults at risk of disengaging from education and/or employment

Evaluation Criteria

Please refer to section 7 - Evaluation Criteria of the guidelines for guidance on the information to be provided under the following headings.

Describe how the project addresses the following ACE Grants Program aims:
How does the project provide a pathway to vocational education and training or employment? Provide details of expected vocational education and training outcomes.
What community need does the project address that is not currently met by other funded programs? Provide evidence for that need.

(Note: the panel may investigate the availability of similar programs and services to assess this criterion)

(This criterion attracts a weighting of 25)

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Describe the project including:
What are the project goals?
Describe how the project will deliver training experiences that are innovative and flexible?
What specific strategies will be used to:

reach,
recruit and
retain

students from specified strategic priority groups (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, victims of family and domestic violence)?

(This criterion attracts a weighting of 25)

Describe how the project meets sound adult educational principles, including how:
The learning activities are relevant and will help students achieve their goals.
The project activities are student centred.
Students are given the opportunity to apply their existing knowledge and experience to new learning experiences.
The learning activities are practical and apply to students’ individual lives.

(This criterion attracts a weighting of 20)

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Provide evidence that your organisation has the capacity and capability to:
Deliver adult and community education programs.
Comply with grant guidelines and administrative requirements.
Define and manage the different roles and responsibilities of partnering organisation where the application is from 2 or more partnering organisations.

(This criterion attracts a weighting of 20)

Proposed budget for the project

Note: Information provided here will be assessed by the panel against the following criteria to determine value for money:

Budget requested is commensurate with project outcomes, including length of program, number of students
Budget requested is commensurate with project delivery requirements including staffing and other resources

This criterion attracts a maximum weighting of 10.

Please provide an itemised summary of the budget for the funding requested for this proposed project in the table below.

Item / Description / Total item budget (GST free)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Grand total

Please identify any in-kind contributions to the project funding.

Item / Description / Total item budget (GST free)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Are there any additional sources of funding allocated for the ACE learning activity identified?

Yes / No

If yes, provide details of additional funding source(s).

Please identify what the additional funding sources for this project will be used for.

Item / Description / Total item budget (GST free)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

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Partner Organisation 1

Details and Declaration

(This section only applies to applications that include partnering organisations)

Note: If the application includes partner organisation/s it is mandatory to complete this section. If this section is not completed and signed by the authorised officer of the partnering organisation, it will not progress for assessment by the panel.

Organisational Details

Legal name

Trading name

Physical address

Contact person

Title

Given name

Family name

Position

Phone number

Mobile number

Fax number

Declaration

I, the Authorised Officer, declare that my organisation endorses the above 2016 ACE Grants Program funding application and that to the best of my knowledge the information provided is complete, true and correct. I understand that it is a criminal offence to provide false or misleading information.

Name

Position/title

Signature

Date signed

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Partner Organisation 2

Details and Declaration

(This section only applies to applications that include partnering organisations)

Organisational Details

Legal name

Trading name

Physical address

Contact person

Title

Given name

Family name

Position

Phone number

Mobile number

Fax number

Declaration

Name

Position/title

Signature

Date signed

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Main Project Contact Details

Provide details of the primary contact person for the management of the project:

Contact person

Title

Given name

Family name

Position

Phone number

Mobile number

Fax number

Declaration

Name

Position/title

Signature

Date signed

Note: Without the signature of the Authorised Officer, the application form will not progress for assessment.

Application Submission Checklist

The Directorate’s application template used
Declaration signed by the authorised officer
Declaration signed by partnering organisation/s where applicable
Three (3) copies of completed application provided in one (1) envelope
Organisation meets the eligibility criteria in section 2.0
All questions have been answered

How to submit the application

Each application must be in triplicate and submitted in one envelope marked ‘2016 ACE Funding Applications’.

Applications must be lodged by hand before 4.45pm on 6 November 2015.
Applicants will be provided with a receipt at the time of lodgement.

Applications must be lodged at:

Reception
Ground Floor

ACT Education and Training Directorate
220 Northbourne Avenue
Braddon ACT 2612

If applications are delivered by a courier, envelopes must be marked ‘2016 ACE Funding Applications’ and must be delivered on time. The courier should request a receipt.

Note: This ACE funding application will not be accepted electronically or by post.

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