Supporting Australia’s Exhibiting Zoos and Aquariums affected by COVID-19 restrictions Program Guidelines Extension for October 2020 to September 2021 Payment 3: 1 October 2020 to 31 December 2020 Application Opening date: Wednesday 18 November 2020 Closing time and date: 5:00pm AEDT, Friday 11 December 2020 Payment 4: 1 January 2021 to 31 March 2021 Application Opening date: Monday 11 January 2021 Closing time and date: 11:59pm AEDT, Sunday 14 February 2021 Payment 5: 1 April 2021 to 30 June 2021 Application Opening date: Monday 19 April 2021 Closing time and date: 11:59pm AEST, Monday 31 May 2021 Payment 6: 1 July 2021 to 30 September 2021 Application Opening date: Monday 5 July 2021 Closing time and date: 11:59pm AEST, Monday 2 August 2021 Commonwealth policy entity: Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) Administering entity: Austrade Enquiries: Phone: 1800 048 155 Email:
[email protected] Date guidelines released: First released on 14 May 2020 Updated on 12 April 2021 Type of grant opportunity: Eligibility-based, demand driven Contents 1. Introduction 4 2. About the Program 4 3. Grant amount and grant period 5 4. Eligibility criteria 6 4.1 Who is eligible to apply for a grant 6 5. What the grant money can be used for 6 5.1 Eligible grant activities 6 5.2 What the grant money cannot be used for 7 6. How to apply 7 6.1 Attachments to the application 8 6.2 Timing of grant opportunity 8 6.3 Questions during the application process 8 7. The grant selection process 8 7.1 Who will approve grants 9 8.