DIRECT AID PROGRAM
PROJECT APPLICATION FORM
APPLICATION NUMBER
(For official use only)
NOTE: Please read the Application Guidelines carefully before completing this Form.
SECTION 1: APPLICANT INFORMATION
1. Name of Applicant
2. Applicant Type
If Other, please specify
3. Contact Information
Please enter the location and mailing address of your organisation.
Physical Address
Building Number
Street Name
Town/ City
Postal Code
Phone
Fax
Email
Mailing Address (if different from Physical Address)
Building Number
Street Name
Town/ City
Postal Code
Please provide contact information for the following persons at your organisation:
Head of Organisation (Required)
Main Project Contact (if different from Head)
Name
Designation
Phone
Mobile
Email
Name
Designation
Phone
Mobile
Email
4. Organisation Background
Provide background information about your organisation. (Attach brochure or website if available)
5. Staffing
Please list the number of staff at your organisation.
Full-Time
Part-Time
Volunteers
6. Previous Funding and Project Implementation
Please list the last two (2) projects your organisation has implemented.
Dates
Project Name and
Description
Name and Contact
of Funding
Organisation
Amount
Funded
Comments
SECTION 2: PROJECT PROPOSAL
7. Name of project:
8. Recipient Country
9. Project Location (e.g. town/province)
10. Project Description
Please provide a detailed description of your project.
11. Total value of Project (in USD)
Amount sought (in USD)
12. Project Timeframe
Is there a definitive timeframe for the project?
YES ☐ NO ☐
If YES, please enter Start and End dates
Start Date:
End Date:
13. Project Resources
Will the applicant be contributing resources to the project?
If YES, please describe applicant contribution
YES ☐ NO ☐
Are there likely to be recurrent costs associated with the project?
YES ☐ NO ☐
DAP funding cannot be used for recurrent costs.
If YES, please explain how the applicant will cover recurrent costs
Where the project involves training, is the training likely to be utilised after completion of the
project?
YES ☐
NO ☐
How will this project be identified as sponsored by the Australian Government?
SECTION 3: PROJECT ASSESSMENT
14. Have you ever applied for Direct Aid Program funding before?
YES ☐ NO ☐
15. Have you ever been the recipient of a Direct Aid Program grant? YES ☐ NO ☐
If YES, please list details
16. What is the focus of your project?
Check as many as apply
Poverty alleviation
Basic Human Rights
Rural Development
Assisting women
Community level health/sanitation
Agriculture/ Food Security
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Education
Environmental conservation
Assist disadvantaged/disabled people
Training and capacity building
Purchase of tools/ equipment
Construction
17. Beneficiaries
Who are the intended beneficiaries and how will they be selected?
How many people will benefit from your project?
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Men
Women
Boys
Girls
TOTAL
Will your project involve working with children?
(Direct Aid Program considers a child to be a person under the age of 18 years)
YES ☐
NO ☐
Do you have child protection guidelines for your project?
YES ☐
NO ☐
18. Monitoring
How will the project be monitored throughout the implementation period?
19. Referee Information
Please provide details of two Referees for your project.
Referee 1
Referee 2
Name
Designation
Phone
Mobile
Email
Name
Designation
Phone
Mobile
Email
SECTION 4: REQUIRED DOCUMENTS CHECKLIST
20. Please check documents that accompany your Application.
NOTE: Your application will not be processed if all required documentation is not included. You may
attach supplemental or supporting documentation, such as background information on the project, sample
product or photos (maximum 8 photos).
Copy of registration of NGO (for NGOs)
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Detailed Project Budget
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Financial statement for last financial year (first-time applicants)
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APPLICATION GUIDELINES
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The Direct Aid Program (DAP) is available to individuals, community groups, NGOs
and local government agencies engaged in development activities in designated
countries on a not-for-profit basis.
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DAP is primarily aimed at supporting small-scale development projects/activities that
are participatory in nature and have involved beneficiaries in their identification,
design and management.
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Projects funded usually range from AUD 5,000 to AUD 30,000. The upper limit for
DAP funding is AUD 60,000 per project.
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Individuals and groups can apply and receive funding for more than one project in a
given financial year.
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Special attention will be given to gender issues, children and other disadvantaged
groups.
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Eligible activities would normally be implemented over a relatively short period of
time, generally one year or less. In some cases, two-year projects may be considered.
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Examples of areas where grants may be given are: community health, education,
small scale infrastructure, rural development, capacity building/governance, and the
environment.
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In certain cases, consideration may be given to contributions to disaster relief
operations, activities of cultural significance and sporting equipment.
 As a general rule, the following activities and inputs will not be funded: conferences
in-country; Australia or overseas study tours; academic training in Australia; items of
a recurrent nature, such as staff salaries, office rental and utility costs, spare parts,
supplies, routine maintenance and repairs; payment of consultants and advisors;
purchase of major assets or large equipment, e.g. tractors, fridges or photocopiers; and
international travel.
For further information on the Australian Government’s Direct Aid Program (DAP), please visit the
Australian High Commission Website at:
http://www.trinidadandtobago.embassy.gov.au/ptsp/cooperation.html
Completed forms and additional enquiries can be forwarded to Mr. Clint Fernandez, Senior Policy/
Research Officer at Clint.Fernandez@dfat.gov.au or Ms. Gwendolene Roberts, Policy/ Research
Officer at Gwendolene.Roberts@dfat.gov.au, or mailed to:
The Australian High Commission
P.O. Box 4640
St James
Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago