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Scams and how to report them

If you are concerned that a phone call, SMS, voicemail or email claiming to be from the ATO, the Community Grants Hub or the Department of Social Services is not genuine, do not reply to it. We encourage you to:

  • report the scam to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) via visiting Scamwatch 
  • phone the Department of Social Services’ fraud reporting hotline on 1800 054 312, or email the fraud mailbox at fraud@dss.gov.au
  • contact the ATO on 1800 008 540.

If you have already provided information or are concerned that a crime has or may be committed, please immediately contact the police, your bank or the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) if it relates to your passport details.

It is important to know that Departmental officers at the Department of Social Services do not:

  • cold call members of the public to promise grant funding
  • contact members of the public seeking personal information, such as bank details, passport or license numbers.

It is a serious matter to impersonate a Commonwealth public official. It may even be a criminal offence carrying a penalty of imprisonment in some circumstances.

If you think you have been scammed, find out where to get help.

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Support and connection for young children with disability or developmental concerns

Support and connection for young children with disability or developmental concerns

Support and connection for young children with disability or developmental concerns

Grant Category

Services for People with Disabilities

Closing Date & Time

AEST

Selection Process

Open competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Social Services

This grant opportunity will provide regular, facilitated community-based supports such as supported playgroups, facilitated imaginative play or music sessions to young children (aged 0 to 8 years) with disability or developmental concerns across Australia.

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2021-6843

Support and connection for parents and carers of young children with disability or developmental concerns

2021-6843

Grant Category

Services for People with Disabilities

Closing Date & Time

AEST

Selection Process

Open competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Social Services

The grant will provide facilitated group information sessions, workshops or interactive sessions for parents and carers of young children aged 0 to 8 years with a newly identified disability or who have concerns about their child’s development.

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First Nations Family Dispute Resolutions

First Nations Family Dispute Resolutions

First Nations Family Dispute Resolutions

Grant Category

Family Relationship Support

Closing Date & Time

AEST

Selection Process

Targeted competitive

Delivered on behalf of

The Attorney-General’s Department

This grant opportunity is to provide funding to Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations to deliver culturally safe and appropriate family dispute resolution for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families, and other families as

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Expansion of the Community Child Care Fund-Restricted (CCCFR) non-competitive grant opportunity (for specified services)

Grant Category

Indigenous Education

Closing Date & Time

AEST

Selection Process

Closed non-competitive

Delivered on behalf of

Department of Education, Skills and Employment

The CCCFR expansion program aims to establish new early childhood education and care (ECEC) services in mainly remote and very remote areas to increase participation by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in culturally appropriate ECEC.

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