Direct Aid Program (DAP)
The Direct Aid Program (DAP) is a flexible, small grants program funded by the Australian Government through AusAID and managed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The goal of DAP is to advance developmental objectives and address humanitarian hardship in developing countries, while at the same time fulfilling Australia’s international relations and public diplomacy objectives. In 2010-2011 the total DAP budget is $8.25 million.
DAP is available on a not-for-profit basis to individuals, community groups and NGOs engaged in development activities in countries that are eligible for overseas development assistance. The program focuses on supporting small-scale development projects and activities that involve the beneficiaries in the identification, design and management of the projects.
DAP is administered through Australian overseas Embassies on an annual basis, around the Australian financial year. In 2010-2011 DAP allocations will be made to Australian posts in the countries indicated in the table below and will be administered in other countries to which these Embassies are accredited.
| Region | Administering embassy | Eligible countries |
|---|---|---|
| * The host country does not receive DAP funds | ||
| Africa | Nigeria | Benin, Cameroon, Gabon, The Gambia, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Niger |
| Ghana | Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo | |
| Egypt | Egypt, Eritrea, Libya, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia | |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopia | |
| Zimbabwe | Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Congo (Democratic Republic of) | |
| Lisbon* | Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Sao Tome and Principe | |
| Paris* | Central African Republic, Chad, Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria | |
| Kenya | Burundi, Djibouti, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Somalia | |
| Mauritius | Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles | |
| South Africa | Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland | |
| Cairo* | Eritrea, Sudan | |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | Brazil | Brazil, Venezuela |
| Argentina | Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay | |
| Peru | Peru | |
| Mexico | Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Chile | Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru | |
| South and Central Asia | Sri Lanka | Maldives, Sri Lanka |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh | |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | |
| Afghanistan | Afghanistan | |
| Nepal | Nepal | |
| India | India, Bhutan | |
| South East Asia | Thailand | Thailand |
| East Timor | East Timor | |
| Vietnam | Vietnam | |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | |
| Philippines | Philippines | |
| Cambodia | Cambodia | |
| Burma | Burma | |
| Laos | Laos | |
| The Pacific | Samoa | Samoa |
| Solomon Islands | Solomon Islands | |
| Nauru | Nauru | |
| New Caledonia | New Caledonia | |
| Tonga | Tonga | |
| Federated States of Micronesia | Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Palau | |
| Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea | |
| Vanuatu | Vanuatu | |
| Fiji | Fiji, Tuvalu | |
| Kiribati | Kiribati | |
| Middle East | Jordan | Jordan |
| Iraq | Iraq | |
| Lebanon | Lebanon | |
| Egypt | Egypt, Libya, Syria, Tunisia | |
| Palestinian Territories | Palestinian Territories | |
| Iran | Iran | |
| Oman | Oman, Yemen | |
| Europe | Turkey | Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey |
| Albania | Albania | |
| Serbia | Montenegro, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia | |
| Cyprus | Cyprus | |
| Vienna* | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Ukraine | |
| Croatia | Croatia | |
| North Asia | China | China |
| Seoul* | Mongolia | |
| Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | |
Post DAP budgets range from $10,000 to $510,000. There is no minimum or maximum amount that a single DAP project can receive, although funding for most projects will fall between $5,000 and $30,000.
Further details of DAP policy and procedures are provided in the General Guidelines.