The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is seeking suitable organisations to partner with to deliver the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) through Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI) and Local Area Coordination (LAC) services in Western Australia.
The Partners in the Community (PITC) Program engages experienced and qualified organisations with strong local knowledge and understanding of the needs of people with disability or developmental delay, to work with the NDIA to help deliver the NDIS.
ECEI services support children aged 0-6 years who have a developmental delay or disability to develop the skills they need to take part in daily activities and achieve the best possible outcomes throughout their life.
LAC services support people with disability aged 7 and above to access services in their local communities, as well as supporting participants along their NDIS pathway.
The PITC Program Western Australia Grant Round (PITC WA Round) is seeking Partners in the following Western Australia services areas:
- Central North Metro
- Central South Metro
- Great Southern
- North East Metro
- North Metro
- South East Metro
- South Metro
- South West
- Inner Wheatbelt
The PITC WA Grant Round is now open and will close at 2pm AEST, Monday 20 August, 2018.
The PITC WA Round excludes areas classified as remote or very remote. The NDIS will deliver the NDIS in these areas in line with NDIA's Rural and Remote Strategy.
For further information and updates visit the NDIS website Grants page to register on GrantConnect (external) . An industry briefing will be held 9.00am – 12.30pm on Tuesday 17 July 2018 at Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, 21 Mounts Bay Road, Perth for the Partners in the Community Program.
The briefing will be conducted in two parts as follows:
- Program overview of the NDIA Partners in the Community Program; and
- Industry briefing for Partners in the Community Grant Round for Western Australia.
Representatives of prospective Applicants attending the briefing will be limited to two personnel. Nominations to attend the briefing, including attendee names, must to be forwarded in writing to [email protected] before 5pm AWST Sunday 15 July.
To be admitted to the briefing attendees must have been nominated via [email protected].
Nominated attendees will also be asked to register at the venue. Please arrive from 8.30am to enable registration and the briefing to commence at 9.00am.
All enquiries relating to the PITC Program WA Grant Round should be directed to [email protected]. Answers will be published on GrantConnect.