Service Reform and Innovation Grant - HIF

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About the grant

Instructions for applicants

Please complete this form to submit an application for funding under Homelessness Innovation Fund (HIF) - Service Reform and Innovation Program.
Before you apply please read the  Service Reform and Innovation Grant Program Guidelines and Frequently Asked Questions 'FAQs' to make sure you understand all relevant requirements.

Incomplete, unsubmitted applications and/or applications received after the closing date will not be considered.  Once an application is submitted, your form cannot be varied.

Applications are open from 11 September 2024 until 30 April 2025 or until all funds are allocated. Applications will not be accepted post 30 April 2025.  Homes NSW will assess and award funding three times throughout 2024/25.

Please Note:

  • Eligibility and submission of an application does not guarantee funding.
  • This grant is one-off funding with a fixed 12 months term.
  • Grant funding will need to be spent within 12 months of an executed Grant Funding Agreement. 
  • If successful, you are required to submit a Final Report and Acquittal in SmartyGrants no later than 30 days after your project end date.
  • Your application must be accurate and complete upon submission. Your application will be deemed ineligible if the required information is not completed.
  • Eligible organisations may submit more one Application
  • The cost of preparing an application is the responsibility of the applicant.
  • All projects must be located within NSW and must be delivered in full within 12 months.
  • Your organisation must maintain current and adequate Public Liability insurance (minimum $10 million). If your organisation is not covered, you can approach an eligible organisation to sponsor your application and submit the application on your behalf.
  • If organisations are formally partnering with an incorporated not-for-profit or NSW local council (i.e. in order to maintain appropriate and adequate insurance), the sponsoring body must submit the application form – including their bank details and authorised signatories.
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Program Details

From the 2024/25 NSW budget decision, Homes NSW received $527.6 million in extra funding over four years for frontline homelessness services. Of this $100 million has been allocated to establish a Homelessness Innovation Fund (HIF).  $30 million has been provisionally allocated for 2024/2025 for the HIF.  The HIF is not an ongoing source of funding. It provides one-off grant funding to organisations to support better responses to homelessness. 

There are two Competitive rounds of Grant Programs for the HIF in 2024-2025,

  1. Reforming Temporary Accommodation Grant will initially target reducing the current demand and costs of temporary accommodation.
  2. Service Reform and Innovation Grant seeks proposals for service reform and innovation as solutions to addressing homelessness.

The grant rounds are open to all accredited Specialist Homelessness Services (SHS), registered Community Housing Providers (CHP) and Aboriginal Community Housing Providers (ACHP) both through National or Local Scheme. 

Consideration will be given to organisations who agree to achieve SHS accreditation and housing providers who are in the process of registration. 

Partnerships are welcome.

Applications led by, or in partnership with Aboriginal providers, will be highly regarded.

Service Reform and Innovation Grant purpose:

The purpose of the Service Reform and Innovation Grant is to:

  • support homelessness services to transform current accommodation and/or service responses to deliver more and/or better outcomes for clients.
  • support homelessness services in action-research to test new service delivery approaches.
  • increase the flexibility of assets and/or supports so they can adapt to changing need and demand for services and housing.
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Program Timeframes

Service Reform and Innovation grant program will remain open from 11 September 2024 until 30 April 2025 (or until all funds are allocated).

Organisations can submit an application at any time, but note that assessment processes will be completed as per the following schedule:

  • Submitted applications received by 30 October 2024 will be comparatively assessed and announced in November 2024.
  • Submitted applications received by 14 February 2025 will be comparatively assessed and announced in March 2025.
  • Submitted applications received by 30 April 2025 will be comparatively assessed and announced in May 2025.

Disclaimer

The Applicant acknowledges and agrees that:

  • submission of this application does not guarantee funding will be granted for any project, and DCJ expressly reserves its right to accept or reject this application at its discretion;
  • it must bear the costs of preparing and submitting this application and DCJ does not accept any liability for such costs, whether or not this application is ultimately accepted or rejected; and
  • it has read the Grant Program Guidelines and has fully informed itself of the relevant program requirements.

Use of Information

By submitting this application form, the Applicant acknowledges and agrees that:

  • if this application is successful, the relevant details of the proposal will be made public, including details such as the names of the organisation (Applicant) and any partnering organisation (state government agency or non-government organisation), project title, project description, location, anticipated time for completion and amount awarded;
  • DCJ will use reasonable endeavours to ensure that any information received in or in respect of this application which is clearly marked ‘Commercial-in-confidence’ or ‘Confidential’ is treated as confidential, however, such documents will remain subject to the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA Act); and
  • in some circumstances DCJ may release information contained in this application form and other relevant information in relation to this application in response to a request lodged under the GIPA Act or otherwise as required or permitted by law.

Privacy Notice

By submitting this Application form, the Applicant acknowledges and agrees that:

  • DCJ is required to comply with the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (the Privacy Act) and that any personal information (as defined by the Privacy Act) collected by the Department in relation to the program will be handled in accordance with the Privacy Act and its privacy policy (available at: https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/statements/privacy/privacy-policy.html);
  • the information they provide to DCJ in connection with this application will be collected and stored on a database and will only be used for the purposes for which it was collected (including, where necessary, being disclosed to other Government agencies in connection with the assessment of the merits of an application) or as otherwise permitted by the Privacy Act;
  • they have taken steps to ensure that any person whose personal information (as defined by the Privacy Act) is included in this application has consented to the fact that DCJ and other Government agencies may be supplied with that personal information, and has been made aware of the purposes for which it has been collected and may be used.