NDIS Partners in the Community, Western Australia

Overview

The National Disability Insurance Scheme Launch Transition Agency (NDIA) invites applications (Application) for funding under the national Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Partners in the Community Program (PITC Program) Grant Round for Western Australia (PITC Grant Round for WA) to deliver one or both of: Early Childhood Early Intervention Services and related services (ECEI Services); and/or Local Area Coordination Services and related services (LAC Services)  The PITC Grant Round relates to Service Areas that: Are due to transition to the NDIS in Western Australia; or Have services that are moving from transitional arrangements, including the WA NDIS, to the PITC Program. The Service Areas included in this Grant Round, and the Phasing Dates, are detailed at Section 3, and in Part B of the Statement of Requirements (SOR) of the relevant draft Grant Agreement. The objectives of the PITC Program Round for WA are to: Enable the NDIS to be implemented at a local community level. The NDIA is inviting Applications from suitably experienced and qualified organisations, with strong local knowledge and understanding of the needs of people with disability or developmental delay; and Enter into Grant Agreements that build on existing relationships and 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.