Direct Aid Program (DAP)
The Direct Aid Program (DAP) is a flexible, small grants program for selected recipient countries, funded by the Australian Government through AusAID and managed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The goal of DAP is to address humanitarian hardship while at the same time fulfilling international relations and public diplomacy objectives, and thereby to promote a distinctive and positive image of Australia. In 2007-08, the total DAP budget is $4.5 million.
DAP is available to individuals, community groups and NGOs engaged in development activities, in designated countries, on a not-for-profit basis. The program is aimed primarily at supporting small-scale development projects/activities that involve beneficiaries in the identification, design and management of the projects.
DAP is administered through 51 Australian overseas Posts, for
projects in over 75 countries. In 2007-08 DAP allocations
were made to the following Posts, for projects within their host
countries and/or in other countries to which they are
accredited:
Abuja, Accra, Amman, Ankara, Apia, Athens (for projects in Albania), Baghdad, Bali, Bangkok, Beijing (for projects in China and Mongolia), Beirut, Belgrade, Brasilia, Buenos Aires, Cairo, Canakkale, Colombo, Dhaka, Dili, Hanoi, Harare, Ho Chi Minh City, Honiara, Islamabad, Jakarta, Kabul, Kathmandu, Manila, Mexico City, Nairobi, Nauru, New Delhi, Nicosia, Noumea, Nuku’Alofa, Phnom Penh, Pohnpei, Port Louis, Port Moresby, Port of Spain, Port Vila, Pretoria, Rangoon, Santiago, Suva, Tarawa, Tehran, Ramallah, Vienna (for projects in Bosnia-Herzegovina), Vientiane, Zagreb.
Post allocations range from $11,000 to $160,000. There is no minimum or maximum amount that a single project can receive, though funding for most projects would fall between $3,000 and $10,000.
Further details of DAP policy and procedures are provided in the General Guidelines.