Supporting Community Engagement and Access to Services

Overview

The Australian Government is funding Umbrella Multicultural Community Care to purchase a small van to help older people from multicultural and LGBTIQ+ communities connect to the services they need.  This is part of the government’s commitment to improve access to services for older people from diverse backgrounds who often face barriers to culturally appropriate care. The Umbrella Multicultural Community Care in Perth, Western Australia, is focused on services for older people from culturally and linguistically diverse and LGBTIQ+ communities.  Thousands of current and future aged care clients of Umbrella Multicultural Community Care will benefit from being able to easily travel to access the health services they need. This grant contributes to the achievement of the Department of Health and Aged Care’s Outcome 3: Ageing and Aged Care.  The objectives of the grant opportunity are:  To purchase a small van/minibus to increase transport services for aged care clients to the services they need.  The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are: To support older people from diverse backgrounds and life experiences to overcome barriers to accessing aged care services that are sensitive to their needs. The grant will be administered in accordance with  the Commonwealth Grants Rules and Guidelines (CGRGs). To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side.