Search Grants & Funding

The Commonwealth Prac Payment – Vocational Education and Training (CPP (VET)) grant will assist eligible students to manage the costs associated with undertaking a mandatory practicum placement as part of a Diploma of Nursing qualification.

Eligibility:

• Be a domestic student
• Enrolled in a Diploma of Nursing course
• Undertake a practicum placement on average 30 hours or more per week
• Be on a Commonwealth income support payment (e.g. ABSTUDY, Austudy, Youth Allowance or DVA Education Allowance) or Meet a ‘Need to work’ and ‘Income test’ criteria.

In line with governments’ commitment to the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, the Australian Government will create partnerships with First Nations people, communities and organisations to create new opportunities and achieve better outcomes at a local level.

Scoping grants are small grants of up to $30,000 (excluding GST) to help eligible organisations to develop a Delivery Grant application.

To be eligible to apply for a Delivery Grant, your organisation must be either a:

• ACCO
• First Nations RTO
• First Nations ACE provider (which may or may not be RTOs)
• First Nations Community Organisation peak bodies (applying on behalf of their eligible members)
• and have the legal capacity to enter into a grant with the Commonwealth
• be affiliated with the community/communities on whose behalf they apply, or partnering with an organisation that is. In the case of a peak body this refers to the community affiliation of the member organisation you are applying on behalf of. Community affiliation can be demonstrated by providing evidence such as:
  • annual reports showing us that you have local community involvement at a board/employment level etc.
  • statements of support from community leaders