Grants-in-Aid

Overview

The Australian Government is inviting applications through a targeted competitive process to apply for grant funding under Outcome 2.4 Veterans Community Care and Support – Grants-in-Aid Program.  The program aims to fund discrete projects or activities by national ex-service organisations (ESOs) that address a specific problem or issue and will achieve a clear benefit to the ex-service and Defence community.  This program is open to bona fide national ESOs and provides funding to encourage cooperation and communication between the ex-service community, ESOs and the Australian Government. Funding for national ESOs aims to encourage the advancement of the objectives of ESOs. The objective of the grant opportunity is to fund discrete projects or activities that address a specific problem or issue and will achieve a clear benefit to the Australian ex-service and Defence community. The intended outcomes of the program are to: encourage co-operation and communication between the ex-service community, ESOs and the Australian Government assist ESOs to: support their branches, sub-branches and affiliated organisations in performing compensation or wellbeing advocacy or other welfare work advance the objectives of all ESOs more generally, including improved co-operation and communication between national bodies, branches, sub-branches and affiliated organisations on repatriation and military compensation matters.