Thanks Everyone - Applications are now closed

Thanks to everyone for your interest and applications.  Applications are now closed.

Karen 

Q: What is your postal address?

Q: We have some hardcopy materials we need to send you by post.  What is your postal address?

A: The postal address is at the bottom of page 7 of the the Applicant Guidelines document.  Please make sure you did download a copy of the guidelines.  

If you don't have a copy of the applicant guidelines, please revisit www.wesnet.org.au/grants and go back through the registration form to get to the download page.  

Q: We don't currently have professional indemnity insurance, can we still submit a proposal?

Q: We meet all the eligibility criteria except that we do not currently have professional indemnity insurance. Can we still submit a proposal?

A: We suggest if your proposal in $10,000 or over, that you include the cost of getting insurance for your proposal in your  budget. If you are successful you can then purchase the necessary insurance for the duration of your project. 

For proposals under $10,000, you may submit your application without professional indemnity insurance.

Q:The tick boxes don't work on our copy of the application form, what do we do?

Q: When completing the application form, we don't seem to be able to get the check boxes to work.  What can we do?

A: Delete the relevant check box and replace each with a capital X in bold. 

Most people will find that if they save the RTF file into a MS Word document there is no problem with using the inbuilt check box.  However, if it is a problem, please just mark your selection by deleting the check box and replacing it with an "X" so that the selection panel is aware of your answer. 

Q: Will there be another round next year?

Q: We have an idea for a project but we cannot implement it until 2009.  Will there be another round of funding next year?

A: The WESNET grants program only has one off funding at this stage. 

Q: Can another organisation auspice us?

Q: We would like to apply for funds and was wondering if it was ok to apply for the funds if another organisation is to auspice for us. 

A: Yes, as long as your Auspice is an eligible organisation against the eligibility requirements in the application guidelines, there is no problem.

Q: If we lodge more than one proposal will that jeopardise the success of either proposal?

Q: If we lodge more than one proposal will that jeopardise the success of either proposal?

A: Each proposal will be assessed on its individual merits against the other proposals in each category - so the fact your organisation submits one, two or more proposals has no impact on the individual proposals themselves.  Of course, as this is a competitive selection process the more applications there are, the more "competition" each proposal has.

Q: Can we have an extension?

Q: Can my organisation have an extension on the deadline for submitting our proposal(s)?

A: Unfortunately, no - we are not allowing any extensions to ensure procedural fairness.  We have tried to make the application form and guidance document as streamlined as possible to try and reduce the amount of work required by applicants in completing their proposals. 

Q: What about a proposal for just over $2000

Question: Our organisation has an idea for a proposal but it won't quite be manageable in the $1000-$2000 bracket.  Can we still apply?

Answer: Yes - the application form for both the small intervention projects ($1,000-$2,000) and the community-based projects is the same.  Community-based projects can have a budget of between $2,000 and $50,000 (excl GST).  Just use your common sense in working out how much detail you need to give in relation to your proposal.  

You should also note that projects under $10,000 will use the minimalist funding agreement template, while those between $10,000 and $50,000 will use the short-form funding agreement.   

 

Q: Can we post our application form?

Question: Can we post you our (handwritten or typed) application form?

Answer: Generally no.  You need to contact the project coordinator to discuss this. Please ring her on 0404 385 991.