2 Selection & Eligibility Criteria
2.1 Selection Criteria
The selection criteria are contained in the application form and in Part C of the Program Guideline Suite.
2.2 Value for money
Organisations will be assessed on the extent to which they offer the Australian Government value for money. FaHCSIA considers value for money as an integral part of the assessment and ongoing management of programs.
The overriding principle guiding the Selection Process is value in social service delivery to the Australian Government. The Department has funding principles in place to guide Selection Processes. The selection process will be conducted in accordance with these principles.
2.3 Service provider eligibility
FaHCSIA will only enter into Funding Agreements with:
- a) Incorporated Associations (incorporated under State/Territory legislation, commonly have 'Association' or 'Incorporated' or 'Inc' in their legal name);
- b) Incorporated Cooperatives (also incorporated under State/Territory legislation, commonly have "Cooperative' in their legal name);
- c) Companies (incorporated under the Corporations Act 2001 - maybe not-for-profit or for-profit proprietary company (limited by shares or by guarantee) or public companies);
- d) Aboriginal Corporations (incorporated under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2006 and administered by the Office of the Registrar of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations).;
- e) Organisations established through a specific piece of Commonwealth or State/Territory legislation (many public benevolent institutions, churches, universities, unions etc);
- f) Partnerships ;
- g) Trustees on behalf of a Trust;
- h) Local Governments; and
- i) where there is no suitable alternative, an individual or - jointly and separately - individuals
2.4 Application Conditions
Your application is not an agreement or contract. Meeting the Selection Criteria does not guarantee funding. Funding is limited and applications will be assessed and prioritised according to the extent to which they meet the Selection Criteria. Only applications meeting the Selection Criteria to a high degree are likely to be funded. All information requested on the application must be provided to enable your application to be fully considered.