KLR clients secure a further $1 million+ in latest CHSP Funding Round

Mar 30, 2021 | News

KLR clients secure a further $1 million+ in latest CHSP Funding Round

Female support worker sits with elderly woman to fill out paperwork in her home

KLR Communications this week received notification that we have been successful in assisting our clients to secure more than $1 million in funding under the latest round of the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP).

“In what was a highly competitive process, it is exciting to know our clients are now funded through to June 2022 to provide important services across NSW, SA and the NT,” said Managing Director, Kathryn Garth.

“This win means we have now secured for our clients more than $10 million under this program in less than 18 months.”

The CHSP assists senior Australians access entry-level support services to enable them to live independently and safely in their own home for as long as possible.

KLR Communications specialises in securing valuable projects and funding across a number of industries and from various sources, so that our clients can continue to deliver important services.

For information on available grants which may be of relevance to your business, contact the team at KLR Communications on +61 7 5665 6768 or via our Contact Us page.

$9 million of funding awarded for delivery of Commonwealth Home Supports Programme

Nov 7, 2020 | Strategy, Tenders

KLR Communications’ aged care team secured approximately $3 million of annual funding to deliver home care packages under the Commonwealth Home Supports Programme (CHSP). We worked with clients in Perth, Sydney, Toowoomba and Melbourne in their successful applications to deliver aged care supports in high demand regions across the country. Funding was recurring for 3 years, equating to a total funding amount of almost $9 million. The Commonwealth Home Support Programme assists senior Australians access entry-level support services to enable them to live independently and safely in their own home for as long as possible.

Department of Social Services opens latest funding opportunities under ILC Program

Oct 28, 2020 | News

Department of Social Services opens latest funding opportunities under ILC Program

NDIS Policies and Procedures

The Department of Social Services has opened its latest round of funding opportunities under the Information, Linkages and Capacity Building Program.  The available grants are:

  • Economic Participation Grant Opportunity 2020-21 – available funding is between $250,000 and $1.2 million.
  • Social and Community Participation Grant Opportunity 2020-21 – available funding is between $20,000 and $50,000 (small grant), or $100,000 and $350,000 (large grant)

 

The closing date for both grants is 11:00pm AEDT on Tuesday 8 December 2020.

If you believe your organisation has a project that delivers on the intended outcomes for either of the above grant opportunities, please contact us for an obligation free strategy consultation.  See below for further information.

Economic Participation Grant Opportunity 2020-21

This grant opportunity aims to improve the economic participation of people with disability, particularly in light of the impact of COVID-19.  Projects awarded funding under this program will need to deliver at least two of the following three outcomes:

Assist people with a disability to improve their job readiness, employment related skills and knowledge

  • Assist people with a disability and other stakeholders to gain increased access to employer groups and employment support networks
  • Increase the willingness and capability of employers and organisations to employ people with a disability

 Priority cohorts for this grant opportunity are:

  • rural and remote based people with disability
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability
  • young people with disability
  • people with disability from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds.

Social and Community Participation Grant Opportunity 2020-21

This grant opportunity aims to enable the participation of people with a disability in community life – particularly in arts, culture, sport and recreation activities, with the intended outcomes including:

  • Community organisation are more inclusive of people with disability, their families and carers
  • Community access is improved for people with disability, their families and carers
  • People with a disability, their families and carers are included in the response to or recovery from COVID-19 and/or recent natural disaster.

Organisations that represent one or more of the following cohorts are encouraged to apply:

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
  • culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities
  • lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer/questioning, asexual (LGBTIQA+) people
  • children and young people (0-24 years)
  • communities living in remote and very remote areas (Monash Modified Model 6-7).

Contact us for an obligation free strategy consultation.

Small Business COVID-19 Adaption Grant Program

Jun 19, 2020 | News

Small Business COVID-19 Adaption Grant Program

Corporate Communications

The Queensland government will be opening Round 2 of the Small Business COVID-19 Adaption Grant Program on 1 July 2020. This program comes as Stage 2 of Queensland’s Economic Recovery Strategy and will allow small regional businesses located in South East Queensland and Regional Queensland the opportunity to apply for a minimum of $2,000 and a maximum of $10,000 of the $100 million made available for this second round of grants.

Program aim

The aim of this program is to support small businesses who have been impacted by COVID-19 and the shutdown restrictions announced by the Queensland Government since 23 March 2020:

  • Allowing small businesses to safely resume trading during the COVID-19 recovery
  • Continuing to meet operating costs
  • Accessing digital technologies to rebuild and transition to a new way of doing business
  • Upskilling and reskilling business owners and staff
  • Embracing diversification to adapt and sustain operations
  • Creating and retaining employment and maintaining potential for longer-term growth

While there is no set deadline for the application, we recommend applications be submitted as quickly as possible, as Round 1 was closed within a week due allocated funding being quickly exhausted.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the grant, your business must:

  • Have been subject to closure or otherwise highly impacted by shutdown restrictions that began with the announcement by Queensland’s Chief Health Officer on 23 March 2020.
  • Include financial statements to demonstrate a decline in revenue of 30% or more since 23 March 2020 over a minimum one-month period (e.g. BAS Statement or accountant letter), annual turnover and payroll evidence.
  • Employ staff and have fewer than 20 employees at the time of application (on payroll and not including business owners)
  • Have a valid Australian Business Number (ABN) active as at 23 March 2020
  • Be registered for GST (please note this grant will not refund any GST paid and this will need to be claimed in your normal BAS)
  • Be Queensland headquartered
  • Have an annual turnover over $75,000 for the 2018-19 or 2019-20 financial year or proof that this will be met for recently started businesses
  • Have a payroll of less than $1.3 million
  • Not be insolvent or have owners or directors that are an undischarged bankrupt
  • Not have successfully received funding during Round 1 of the program

In addition to meeting the eligibility criteria, applications will be assessed against the following:

  • Funding availability (applications will be assessed on a first come, first served basis)
  • Submission of a complete application form with all requested supporting documentation included
  • Value for money, as determined by the Queensland Government

What is funded?

Due to the significant impacts of COVID-19 on small businesses, the grant can be used for any of the below activities occurring from 23 March 2020:

  • Financial, legal or other professional advice to support sustainability and diversification
  • Operational costs (including utilities, council rates, rent, telecommunications, insurance fees, licensing, and franchise fees)
  • Strategic planning, financial counselling or business coaching aligned to business development and diversification
  • Marketing and communications content development that will build the business (e.g. website pages, mobile apps, visual and audio media etc.)
  • Digital/technological strategy development
  • Digital training or re-training and upskilling employees to adapt to new business models
  • Capital costs associated with meeting COVID-19 safety requirements
  • Specialised digital equipment or business specific software to move business operations online (e.g. logistics program for online ordering)

If successful, you will have 6 months to complete your project/spend the agreed funds, following which you have one month to submit an acquittal form with all your receipts and an outline of the outcomes of the project/activities, before reimbursement is provided.

To discuss your eligibility and/or obtain a quote to assist you in delivering projects under this grant, please contact us here. 

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