NSW Department of Communities and Justice / 2012 open competitive funding round for national Disability Research and Development grants - DPRWG.12.01

Applicants considering submitting a proposal to the 2012 Competitive Round for the National Disability Research and Development funding must reflect the directions, foundations and principles for disability research as articulated in the National Disability Research and Development Agenda (the Agenda).

 

The Agenda aims to contribute to a body of knowledge that will improve the lives and outcomes for people with disability. Broad aims of the Agenda are to:

• Focus on activities that will result in practical benefits for people with disability and support the creation of a more inclusive Australia.
• Support the continued development of robust disability research.
• Influence other research programs to better facilitate the inclusion of disability issues in mainstream data collection, research, evaluations and reviews.
• Promote partnerships and collaboration within the disability research sector and with other research sectors.

It is intended that the Agenda should be read as including, where relevant, family members and carers of people with disability within the scope of the research principles, directions and areas of inquiry described below. It is also noted that people with disability includes people in all age groups, including children with disability.

 

The Agenda has been designed with the intention of expanding the breadth of research activities relating to disability and to particularly target areas that have not been well resourced previously or where there has been little research to date. Consequently Research Applications should not focus on the clinical treatment and medical aspects of disability.

NSW Regions: Central West, Far West, Hunter, Illawarra, Mid North Coast, Murray, Murrumbidgee, Northern, North Western, Richmond Tweed, South Eastern, Sydney
States and Territories: ACT, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA

From $750,000.00 to $750,000.00

Open Tenders - An invitation to tender by public advertisement with no restriction placed on who may tender. Tenderers will normally be required to demonstrate in their tender that they have the necessary skills, resources, experience, financial capacity, and in some cases licences, accreditations, etc., to fulfil the tender requirements.

A complete Disability Research Grant Application must consist of the following:

§        A Research Response Schedule

§        A Research Proposal

§        Any additional documentation as required.

 

Prior to submission of an application for disability research funding, applicants are to ensure they:

§        Read all relevant reference material

• Liaise with their administering institution to identify any specific requirements that the institution may have.