Support for NDIS Providers Program

Overview

The Australian Government is inviting applications via a closed non-competitive process to deliver activities under the Support for NDIS Providers Program through the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission.  The Support for NDIS Providers Program is a new four year grants program of up to $17.6 million from 2018-19 to 2021-22, for a national information and education program to develop and grow a quality market in the NDIS, emphasising compliance obligations through the lens of the people with disability accessing NDIS supports and services.   As people with intellectual disability make up over 27 percent of NDIS participants, a tailored approach to engaging with people with intellectual disability is necessary given the diverse communication requirements.   Examining the two jurisdictions where the NDIS Commission is currently operating will benefit existing participants with intellectual disability in those locations, and also assist the NDIS Commission in considering the most effective approach to engaging NDIS participants with intellectual disability nationally. It is anticipated that people with intellectual disability will be involved in the delivery of this initiative.