Exceptionally Complex Support Needs Program

Overview

National Disability Insurance Scheme Launch Transition Agency (NDIA) invites applications (Applications) for funding for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Exceptionally Complex Support Needs Program (Program) to deliver Exceptionally Complex Support Needs Program Activities. The NDIA is seeking organisations to deliver the Program Activities across six (6) Program Areas.  Program Areas in this Grant Round are detailed in the Grant Round Summary and Statement of Requirements (SOR). The objectives of the Program include: ensure Participants with exceptionally complex support needs are provided with professional, evidence based supports; promote a proactive whole of community response to identify  systemic issues faced by Participants and their supporters; enhance  service system capability  through  coordination of services; engage community and mainstream supports to better understand and support Participants; and enable the NDIS to take a short term market stewardship approach to increase quality service supply for critical  supports for participants with exceptionally complex needs in crisis who would have received supports from the state and territory government’s ‘provider of last resort’ (POLR) approaches. Grant Recipients will be required to deliver Activities as described in the SOR, including the following  three key Functions: Sector and Community Development Activities; Subject Matter Expertise Activities; and Crisis Referral Response Activities