An assessment committee will assess each application on its merit and compare it to other eligible applications before recommending which grant applications should be awarded a grant. The assessment committee will be made up of the AKF Board and DFAT officials. Board members will be required/expected to perform their duties in accordance with the Commonwealth Grants Rules and Principles 2024 (CGRPs).
The assessment committee may seek additional information about you, your application, project partners, related bodies corporate, related entities and associated entities (as defined in the Corporations Act 2001) and related personnel from third party sources, including other Commonwealth entities. They may do this from within the Commonwealth, even if the sources are not nominated by you as referees. The assessment committee may also consider information about you or your application that is available through the normal course of business.
Who will approve grants?
The Program Delegate, Assistant Secretary North East Asia Branch in DFAT, decides which grants to approve, taking into account the recommendations of the assessment committee and the availability of grant funds for the purposes of the grant program.
The Program Delegate's decision is final in all matters, including:
- the approval of the grant
- the grant funding amount to be awarded
- the terms and conditions of the grant.
The Program Delegate will not approve funding if they reasonably consider the program funding available will not accommodate the funding offer, and/or the application does not represent value with relevant money.
There is no appeal mechanism for decisions to approve or not approve a grant.
Notification of application outcomes
We will advise you of the outcome of your application in writing. If you are successful, we will advise you of any specific conditions attached to the grant.
You can submit a new application for the same grant (or a similar grant) in any future grant opportunities under the program. You should include new or more information to address any weaknesses that may have prevented your previous application from being successful.