Tender Details
The Dust Diseases Board (DDB) will consider grant applications for research projects of up to 3 years duration.
Applications will only be considered for research in the following priority areas:
- Innovative approaches to preventing occupational dust diseases
- Developing/evaluating improved treatments for dust diseases
- Developing/evaluating new treatments and services to improve the quality of life for workers suffering from dust diseases
- Improved techniques for screening and diagnosis of dust disease and for assessing disability
- Evaluating existing treatments and services for dust disease
- Epidemiology of dust diseases
Note This is a call for grant applications not a Request for Tender (RFT). Please ignore the ‘RFT Type’ details below.
Location
NSW Regions: Far North Coast, Mid North Coast, New England, Central Coast, Hunter, Cumberland/Prospect, Nepean, Northern Sydney, Inner West, South East Sydney, South West Sydney, Central West, Orana/Far West, Riverina/Murray, Illawarra, Southern Highlands
States and Territories: ACT, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA
States and Territories: ACT, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA
RFT Type
Request for Proposals - An invitation for expressions of interest / seeking preliminary proposals. In many cases these may be used as a basis for shortlisting tenderers, along with other criteria such as expertise and experience. Prospective tenderers are initially evaluated for their proposal against the relevant selection criteria. A number of those who best meet the criteria are invited to tender. For complex or some other types of procurement, where the product or service outcomes are highly dependent on the content of the proposals received from Tenderers, the outcome may be negotiated.
Additional Details / Instructions
Grants may be awarded to a maximum of $250,000 for projects up to 2 years duration. The DDB may consider applications for higher amounts under exceptional circumstances for projects up to a maximum of 3 years duration. All grant applications must provide a detailed budget and justification for proposed project expenses. The Board has allowed for grants funding to support more than one project commencing in 2015
Multi Agency Access
No
