Community based volunteer palliative care NGO grant program

Funding to support delivery of community-based volunteer palliative care services to improve the quality of life for people with a life limiting illness and their carers living in the Hunter New England region.

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Key information

  • Status: Closed
  • Grant amount: $523,800
  • Application opened: 28 October 2024
  • Application closed: 24 November 2024

Program objective

Hunter New England Local Health District is seeking grant applications from NGOs to deliver community-based volunteer palliative care services to improve the quality of life for people with a life limiting illness and their carers living in the Hunter New England region.

The objective of the grant is to:

  • Enhance the quality of life for people with a life limiting illness and their carers and families living in Hunter New England region by delivering volunteer palliative care aligned with the National Palliative Care Standards.
  • Ensure volunteers are appropriately qualified and skilled for the level of service offered in line with the Palliative Care NSW volunteer Training Guidance Manual and demonstrate ongoing participation in continuing professional development.

To learn more about eligibility go to the grant guidelines and application form:

This program is funded by the Ministerially Approved Grant program and administered by Hunter New England Local Health District.

This program is funded and administered by Hunter New England Local Health District and NSW Health.

Eligibility

Who can apply

To be eligible for the grant you must:

  • Be a not-for-profit non-government organisation incorporated under relevant Australian legislation, including:
    • the Associations Incorporation Act 2009 (NSW)
    • the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)
    • the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth)
  • Carry out the activity within one or more of the following regions:
    • Newcastle/Greater Newcastle
    • Upper and Lower Hunter (excluding Maitland and Dungog)
    • Port Stephens
    • New England/North West
    • Lower Mid North Coast (excluding Taree and surrounds).

Who can’t apply

You cannot apply if you are:

  • an individual/s
  • a Federal, State or local government agency or body or an affiliate health organisation
  • a for-profit organisation
  • an unincorporated organisation or group
  • duplicating a service under an existing funding agreement with the Federal or NSW Government, or one of its agencies, unless the service is expanding to a new region.

Types of projects funded under this grant

The grant funding supports a volunteer manager position to recruit, train and manage volunteers to deliver community-based volunteer palliative care services to improve the quality of life for people with a life limiting illness and their carers living in the Hunter New England region. 

Activities performed by volunteers would typically include respite for carers, companionship, help with minor practical tasks, supporting activities for hobbies and recreation, biography writing and bereavement support where appropriate. The volunteer manager will maintain relationships and communication pathways with clinicians, referred palliative care clients and their carers. 

The successful applicant will have access to best practice volunteer palliative care program resources and support through the Palliative Care NSW Volunteer hub.

What your application needs to include

You can download the full grant guidelines, FAQ and application form:


Prior to submitting your application, please check that:

  • All questions in the application form are answered
  • the application form is signed by your organisations authorised signatories

The following attachments should be included in your application:

  • Budget with budget notes
  • A copy of the organisation’s constitution & model rules/by laws
  • Latest annual report including financial statements for the latest financial year
  • Certificates of insurance currency for workers compensation and public liability insurance at a minimum
  • Accreditation certificates (if held)

 

1

Prepare your application with this checklist

Before submitting your application, please check that:

  • All the questions in the application form are answered
  • The application form is signed by authorised signatories

The following attachments should be included:

  • Budget with budget notes
  • A copy of the organisation’s constitution & model rules/by laws
  • Latest annual report including financial statements for the latest financial year
  • Certificates of insurance currency for workers compensation and public liability insurance at a minimum
  • Accreditation certificates (if held)
2

Address the eligibility criteria

To be eligible for the grant you must:

  • Be a non-government organisation incorporated under Australian legislation, including:
    • the Associations Incorporation Act 2009 (NSW)
    • the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)
    • the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth).
  • Be a not-for-profit organisation.
  • Ensure the activity or service location where grant funds will be utilised is within one or more of the following regions:
    • Newcastle/Greater Newcastle
    • Upper and Lower Hunter (excluding Maitland and Dungog)
    • Port Stephens
    • New England/North West
    • Lower Mid North Coast (excluding Taree and surrounds).
  • Align your project with the grant objectives and National Palliative Care Standards.
  • Submit your application by the due date.
  • Submit your application in full.
3

Address the assessment criteria

This is an open and competitive grants program. Applications will be assessed and competitively ranked against the assessment criteria below:

  1. Demonstrated capacity to deliver nonclinical volunteer palliative care or other health supports to consumers and/or carers in their home 
  2. Capacity to provide culturally safe services for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people and other underserved populations 
  3. Effective organisational governance 
  4. Proposed service overview and scope including reach and impact 
  5. Implementation plan 
  6. Risk management plan 
  7. Budget 

Start the application

Applications for this grant should be submitted to HNELHD-Contracts@health.nsw.gov.au.

Please use the subject title in your application email: Submission Community Based Volunteer Palliative Care NGO Grant application.

After the application is submitted

Successful applications will be decided by: Minister for Health

The applications will be assessed and both successful and unsuccessful applicants will be notified.

The successful applicant will enter into contract negotiation with HNELHD.

The contract will include key milestones, payment schedule, performance indicators and financial and activity reporting requirements. A copy of the long form agreement template can be found within the Administration of NSW Health Funding Grant Funding for Non-Government Organisations policy and the Standard Conditions (attach link) are attached to these guidelines.

Hunter New England Local Health District will update this page to advise the successful grantee.

Support and contact

For enquiries relating to setting up a volunteer palliative care service and best practice guidelines see: Palliative Care Volunteering

For enquiries relating to contract conditions and grant administration guidelines see: NSW Health Grant administration policy 

Other enquiries can be directed to the HNELHD-Contracts@health.nsw.gov.au email inbox with subject line: Submission community-based volunteer palliative care NGO grant application query.

Grant questions emailed to the Contracts inbox will be responded to via the Frequently Asked Questions section of the grant listed on the Grants and funding | NSW Government website.

The final date for questions will be 7 working days prior to submission date to allow time to publish answers on the FAQ.

Program evaluation

A program evaluation in relation to the funded activities and health outcomes to be submitted at the end of the funding period. 


 

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