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Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) Emergency and Critical Need
Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) Emergency and Critical Need Grant This Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) Emergency and Critical Need grant opportunity provides financial support to CHSP Aged Care providers (and eligible non-CHSP providers) to address unforeseen and exceptional circumstances impacting service delivery. Issued by the Depart…
Key facts
- Agency
- Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
- Location
- National
- Status
- Open
- Opened
- 19 Dec 2024
- Closing
- 30 Apr 2027
- Funding
- $20M
- Categories
- 101001 - Aged Care
Summary and scope
The CHSP Emergency and Critical Need grant opportunity (grant) will run from 19 December 2024 until 30 April 2027. This grant is to assist CHSP providers with financial support to respond to unforeseen and exceptional circumstances. This could include (but is not limited to) one-off funding for emergencies such as: natural disasters; current World Health Organisation declared pandemics; vital equipment failure; increased transport costs due to sudden fuel price changes, and recurrent funding for critical need due to viability concerns or service shortages related to the impact of CHSP provider withdrawals on CHSP service availability and client continuity of care. The funding categories are detailed in the Grant Opportunity Guidelines. All applications for funding will be managed by Invite Only (with application). The department will send the appropriate application forms with invitations to apply. The department advises that this grant is not to address services demand or expansion. Unsolicited applications will not be considered for funding under this grant. Up to $20 million is available over the 2024-27 grant period under this grant. The minimum grant amount is $25,000.00 (GST exclusive). The maximum grant amount is $250,000.00 (GST exclusive) for ongoing funding, however funding amounts outside these limits for emergency and viability/service shortages applications can be considered by the Department. To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side. Note: Please refer to the most recent version of the grant opportunity guidelines and fact sheet (Version 3) published 27 March 2025.
Eligibility
Organisations eligible for the grant will be invited to apply after the department has identified a critical or urgent need for CHSP service providers (or eligible non-CHSP providers) to address unforeseen and exceptional circumstances affecting service delivery. To be eligible, providers must meet one of the below criteria and have received an invitation to apply from the department. Eligibility criteria for invited providers: Category 1: Emergency (for one-off funding) You must be an existing CHSP provider who has an executed Whole of Government grant agreement with the Commonwealth to deliver CHSP services that is due to expire on 30 June 2025 (or on 30 June 2027). Category 2: Critical need – provider viability (for recurrent funding) Be an existing CHSP provider who has an executed Whole of Government grant agreement with the Commonwealth to deliver CHSP services that is due to expire on 30 June 2025 (or on 30 June 2027). Category 3: Service shortages – provider relinquishments (for recurrent funding to address service gaps) Non-CHSP provider invited to apply by the department must be existing Commonwealth funded providers as listed below: An approved provider of Residential Aged Care and/or Home Care Packages funded by the Department of Health and Aged Care. A registered Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) provider. A registered National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) provider. An Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation.
Source and freshness
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Information shown is sourced from public opportunity records. Official buyer documents and addenda take precedence for deadlines, eligibility and submission requirements.