Strategic Policy Grants Program

Overview

The Department of Defence delivers and manages the Strategic Policy Grants Program which aims to deliver outcomes that support Defence policy objectives to improve and increase the strategic policy workforce's capability to deliver high-quality policy advice to Defence and Government. The Strategic Policy Grants Program is an annual grant program, with applications accepted as per our website at http://www.defence.gov.au/SPI/Grants-Program.asp. The project prioritises funding proposals that support the following outcomes: Increase the amount and quality of discourse, debate and research on Australian strategic policy issues of priority interest and strategic relevance to generate new insights, concepts, understandings and policy solutions; and, Deliver more professional development opportunities to the strategic policy workforce with a view to enhancing their subject matter, tradecraft and leadership knowledge, skills and abilities.