Disability Employment Centre of Excellence Grant Opportunity

The Department of Social Services will conduct an open grant round shortly to find a provider or consortium of providers to establish the Disability Employment Centre of Excellence.

The Centre of Excellence will be an evidence-informed, best-practice hub that will provide resources, tools and training to help providers deliver quality employment services and supports to both participants with disability and employers.

The Centre of Excellence will collect, translate, and disseminate disability employment-related research and evidence of what works into best-practice resources. The Centre of Excellence will bring together and use existing resources available both nationally and internationally.

The Centre of Excellence is expected to commence in March 2025, to support the introduction of the new specialist disability employment program from 1 July 2025. A dedicated online hub will be available by September 2025.

The Grant Opportunity Guidelines can be found attached to the Disability Centre of Excellence Forecast Opportunity on GrantConnect. Other supporting documents will be published when the grant opportunity is open for applications. These guidelines have been produced for the information of stakeholders and potential respondents.

Please note no questions, correspondence or applications will be accepted between now and when the grant opportunity opens.

The grant opportunity will open on 4 September 2024.