Revised Commonwealth Grant Guidelines for the Not-For-Profit Sector Released

Summary - The Government has released revised Commonwealth Grant Guidelines for the Not-For-Profit sector in an attempt to reduce red tape and improve collaboration between Government and the Not-For-Profit sector.

The Government has released revised Commonwealth Grant Guidelines for the Not-For-Profit sector.

Grants are widely used by the Government to achieve government policy objectives, involving the payment of billions of dollars each year to the non-government sector. The Commonwealth Grant Guidelines are issued by the Finance Minister under Section 64 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 and Regulation 7A of the Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997. They establish the government's policy framework under which government agencies undertake their own grants administration activities.