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Disability Advocacy Support Program: Service Delivery — Australia, 2025-26
Closes 16 July 2026
Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
This grant opportunity funds organisations to provide individual disability advocacy to people with disability, their families, carers and kin in defined service areas across Australia. Funding supports service delivery that is predominantly in person and aims to improve national coverage under the Disability Advocacy Support Program.
Deadline
16 July 2026
Duration
3 to 6 years
Location
Australia
Who Can Apply
• Applicant must be an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and /or Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006, a Company, or an Incorporated Association.
• If applying as a Trustee on behalf of a Trust, the Trustee must have an eligible entity type.
• Consortia applications are acceptable if there is a lead organisation solely accountable to the Commonwealth.
• Only the lead organisation can submit the application and enter into a grant agreement with the Commonwealth.
• All proposed members of a network or consortium must be an eligible entity type.
• All proposed members of a network or consortium must meet additional eligibility criteria in section 4.2 of the guidelines.
• All proposed members of a network or consortium must not be an ineligible organisation under section 4.3 of the guidelines.
• Applicants must demonstrate the experience and capabilities needed to achieve program outcomes.
• Non-negotiable capabilities in the guidelines form eligibility criteria.
Eligible applicants must be one of the following entity types: an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and /or Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006, a Company, or an Incorporated Association. Trustees applying on behalf of a trust must have an eligible entity type. Consortia applications are permitted where there is a lead organisation that is solely accountable to the Commonwealth and is an eligible entity. For networks or consortia, all proposed members must be an eligible entity type, meet all additional eligibility criteria in section 4.2 of the guidelines, and not be an ineligible organisation under section 4.3. Applicants must also demonstrate the experience and capabilities needed to achieve program outcomes, with non-negotiable capabilities forming eligibility criteria in the guidelines.
What's Funded
Providing individual disability advocacy services to people with disability, their families, carers and kin in defined service areas, delivered predominantly in person through business premises and community settings, including delivery through networks or consortia.Before you apply
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Get a 48-hour grant fit auditExpected Outcomes
Improved access to disability advocacy services, stronger national coverage, and achievement of program outcomes under Outcome 4.1 supporting people with disability and carers to participate in community and economic life.Key Information
Applicant Types
companynon_profitindigenous_organisationtrust
Stage
established
Funding Purposes
communityother
Keywords
disability advocacyservice deliverypeople with disabilitycarersfamiliescommunity servicesadvocacynational coverage
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the Disability Advocacy Support Program: Service Delivery?
The Disability Advocacy Support Program: Service Delivery is a non-profit grant offered by Department of Health, Disability and Ageing in Australia. This grant opportunity funds organisations to provide individual disability advocacy to people with disability, their families, carers and kin in defined service areas across Australia. Funding supports service delivery that is predominantly in person and aims to improve national coverage under the Disability Advocacy Support Program.
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Who is eligible for the Disability Advocacy Support Program: Service Delivery?
- Applicant must be an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and /or Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006, a Company, or an Incorporated Association.
- If applying as a Trustee on behalf of a Trust, the Trustee must have an eligible entity type.
- Consortia applications are acceptable if there is a lead organisation solely accountable to the Commonwealth.
- Only the lead organisation can submit the application and enter into a grant agreement with the Commonwealth.
- All proposed members of a network or consortium must be an eligible entity type.
- All proposed members of a network or consortium must meet additional eligibility criteria in section 4.2 of the guidelines.
- All proposed members of a network or consortium must not be an ineligible organisation under section 4.3 of the guidelines.
- Applicants must demonstrate the experience and capabilities needed to achieve program outcomes.
- Non-negotiable capabilities in the guidelines form eligibility criteria.
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When does the Disability Advocacy Support Program: Service Delivery close?
Applications close on 16 July 2026.
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What activities are funded?
Providing individual disability advocacy services to people with disability, their families, carers and kin in defined service areas, delivered predominantly in person through business premises and community settings, including delivery through networks or consortia.
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How do I apply for the Disability Advocacy Support Program: Service Delivery?
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