NDIS Partners in the Community Program Grant Round Two

Overview

The National Disability Insurance Scheme Launch Transition Agency (NDIA) invites organisations to apply for funding under the NDIS Partners in the Community Program (PITC Program) Grant Round Two. The NDIA is seeking Partners to deliver:  ·         Local Area Coordination Services (LAC Services); and/or  ·         Early Childhood Early Intervention Services (ECEI Services).  This Grant Round relates to Service Areas that are due to transition to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (the Scheme) before 1 July 2018. The Service Areas included in this Grant Round and their Phasing Dates are detailed in the Grant Round Summary and in the Statement of Requirements (SOR).  The objective of the PITC Program is to:  ·         Enable the NDIS to be implemented at a local community level. The NDIA is looking to partner with suitably experienced and qualified organisations, with strong local knowledge and understanding of the needs of people with disability or developmental delay.  ·         Set up partnerships to build on existing relationships, voluntary and community action enabling people with disability to gain the benefits of community membership. These benefits include maintaining or gaining employment and participating in everyday activities and community life in natural settings.