Direct Aid Program

Direct Aid Program Application Form Australian Embassy Cairo

The Direct Aid Program (DAP) is a small-grants scheme which aims to alleviate humanitarian hardship. It has a particular focus on addressing the needs of women, children and other disadvantaged groups. DAP is primarily aimed at supporting small-scale sustainable development projects and activities that are participatory in nature. The Embassy prefers projects which actively engage the beneficiaries in their design, development and implementation. Examples of areas where grants may be given include community health, women’s health and development, education, small- scale infrastructure, rural development, youth, gender equality and the environment. We will also consider funding disaster relief operations.

DAP funding is available to individuals, community groups, international or Australian NGOs, academic institutions, research bodies, libraries, museums, or other organisations engaged in development activities on a not-for-profit basis. Eligible DAP projects must be located in Egypt, North Sudan, Eritrea or Syria.

Please note that DAP funding cannot be used for routine administrative expenses and running costs eg staff salaries, office rental and utility costs, micro-credit schemes, commercial ventures or promotional events.

DAP funds must be fully expended within twelve months and preferably within an Australian financial year (1 July to 30 June).

Should you be successful in your application for DAP funding you will be required to keep full financial records of all expenditure, including receipts, submit a progress six months after receiving your funding and submit a full financial report on completion of the project.

Applications will also be accepted throughout the year and will be considered on an ad hoc basis depending on available funding.

Applications should be submitted by mail or email to:

The DAP Committee Australian Embassy 11th Floor World Trade Centre 1191 Corniche El-Nil Boulac, Cairo Email: [email protected] (Note: applications submitted by email should contain the words “DAP application” and the country in which the project is located in the subject of the email)

World Trade Centre, 1191 Corniche El Nil, Boulac, Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt Telephone: 20 2 2700 6600 Facsimile: 20 2 770 6650 DAP Website http://www.dfat.gov.au/direct_aid_program/dap_guidelines.html PROJECT DETAILS:

Name of Organisation:

Name of Project:

Amount sought:

Project Location (town, province, country):

Organisation Contact Details (contact person/phone/fax/address/email):

NGO registration number: (Please note all NGOs based in Egypt are required to provide an official registration number to receive DAP funding)

PROJECT ELIGIBILITY

Please note that you are not required to answer “yes” to all questions in order to be eligible for DAP funding. Where you do, please provide a brief explanation.

Does the project: 1. have a developmental focus? If yes, how?

2. address the development needs of women? If yes, how?

3. address the development needs of children, youth or other disadvantaged groups?

4. address environmental issues and their impact on development? If yes, how?

5. address water shortages, irrigation, or other environmental issues associated with water?

6. provide additional assistance to other Australian development programs? If yes, how?

7. provide disaster relief ? If yes, how?

8. focus on travel or cultural/sporting activities? If yes, how? 9. involve family planning? If yes, how?

Note – the following is a compulsory question for all project applicants:

10. Does your project risk providing support, directly or indirectly, to terrorists or terrorist groups? If yes, how do you intend to manage this risk?

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

11. Please outline the project objectives.

12. Please explain how you will achieve those objectives.

13. Will this project have a lasting result (except where disaster relief is concerned)? If yes, how?

14. Has your organisation previously received funding from the Australian Embassy?

PROJECT RESOURCES

15. Will your organisation or another donor be contributing additional resources to the project? Please detail any such contribution.

16. What is the timeframe for your project? Please note that the DAP guidelines require that all projects are fully completed and acquitted within twelve months of receiving DAP funding.

17. Where the project involves training, is the training likely to be put to use after completion of the project? 18. Are there likely to be recurrent costs associated with the project? If yes, please explain how your Organisation intends to fund these costs, noting that DAP funding must be fully expended and acquitted within twelve months.

19. Does your organisation have means to fund routine running and administrative costs, such as staff salaries and office hire? Please note that DAP cannot fund these costs.

PROJECT BUDGET

20. Please attach your budget proposal which should clearly itemise intended spending. (NB. If you require funds to be provided in a currency other than US dollars or Egyptian pounds, please factor in the cost of currency exchange fees into your budget.)

21. Would you be happy for the DAP committee to consider partial funding of your application? For example, we may be able to fund the first phase of your project, or provide funds to purchase only some of the equipment requested. If yes, which parts of your project are most vital? How would you make up the shortfall in funding?