About the Support for NDIS providers grants program
The ‘Support for NDIS Providers’ Grants Program funds activities that support NDIS providers to increase quality and safeguarding in the NDIS. The program is administered by the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission on behalf of the Australian Government.
The program funds activities that focus on the rights of people with disability by educating, influencing, and consulting with participants, providers and workers. The program aims to:
- enable people with disability to access quality providers and workers in a thriving and diverse market
- enable people with disability to exercise their rights when accessing NDIS supports and services
- help providers and workers uphold the rights of people with disability in the delivery of NDIS supports and services.
Grants will be awarded to activities that address:
- knowledge and skill development
- quality and safeguarding
- regulation and compliance.
You can learn more in the Program Guidelines.
Current opportunities
The recent Support for NDIS Providers grant opportunity has now closed. When there are grant opportunities available, they will be published on GrantConnect.
Grants awarded
The Support for NDIS Providers Grants Program started in 2018 and has offered 18 grant opportunities to date.
Previous grant awards
| Financial year | Grant opportunity and activity | Grant recipient | Location | Amount (excl. GST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | GO6051: Digital solution for complaints handling | nTrustus Pty Ltd | Sydney NSW | $497,490 |
| 2022-23 | GO6050: Resources to assist participants to understand their rights, make complaints and raise issues with NDIS providers | Aboriginal Resource and Development Service (ARDS) Aboriginal Corporation | Nhulunbuy NT | $390,512 |
| 2022-23 | GO6050: Resources to assist participants to understand their rights, make complaints and raise issues with NDIS providers | Settlement Services International (SSI) | Ashfield NSW | $681,599 |
| 2022-23 | GO6050: Resources to assist participants to understand their rights, make complaints and raise issues with NDIS providers | Summer Foundation | Box Hill VIC | $480,770 |
| 2022-23 | GO6050: Resources to assist participants to understand their rights, make complaints and raise issues with NDIS providers | Youth Affairs Council of Victoria Inc (YACVic) trading as Youth Disability Advocacy Service (YDAS) | Melbourne VIC | $749,548 |
| 2022-23 | GO6050: Resources to assist participants to understand their rights, make complaints and raise issues with NDIS providers | Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council (VMIAC) | Prahran VIC | $578,722 |
| 2022-23 | GO6049: The Right Direction – Strengthening participant and provider connections to improve behaviour support outcomes | The University of Melbourne (lead organisation in consortium) | Parkville VIC | $1,019,528 |
| 2021-22 | GO5266: Provider capability for First Nations Australians in rural and remote communities Training people in working with First Nations people who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing | Deaf Indigenous Community Consultancy (DICC) | Shepparton VIC | $205,000 |
| 2021-22 | GO5266: Provider capability for First Nations Australians in rural and remote communities NDIS Workers Training | Keogh Bay People Pty Ltd | Perth WA | $150,000 |
| 2021-22 | GO5224: Support for allied health professionals to undertake registration – Stage 2 Allied health NDIS registration support | Allied Health Professions Australia (AHPA) | Melbourne VIC | $27,000 |
| 2021-22 | GO5182: Training and support for consumer technical experts | >Institute for Healthy Communities Australia (IHCA) | West End QLD | $3,916,420 |
| 2021-22 | GO5181: Emergency and disaster management: Tools and resources R4NED – Resources for NDIS emergency and disaster | Kaleidoscope Focus | Enmore NSW | $700,000 |
| 2020-21 | >GO4772: Enabling behaviour support practitioners to meet behaviour support practice standards and registration obligations | The University of Melbourne (lead organisation in consortium) | Parkville VIC | $1,250,000 |
| 2020-21 | >GO4771: Bringing supported decision making to behaviour support Deciding with support – Holistic supported decision-making toolkit designed for people with disability, supporters, practitioners and service providers | Flinders University (lead organisation in consortium) | Adelaide SA | $748,395 |
| 2020-21 | GO4770: Your Service, Your Rights national roll-out Your Service, Your Rights: resources for providers | Inclusion Australia | Cremorne VIC | $1,500,000 |
| 2019-20 | GO3791: Co-creating safe and enjoyable meals for people with disability and dysphagia Enjoy safe meals – Co-creating safe and enjoyable meals for people with dysphagia | The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) | Ultimo NSW | $662,000 |
| 2019-20 | GO3789: 'Supporting intermediary providers' to register, deliver quality service and build capability in the NDIS | Disability Intermediaries Australia (DIA) | Melbourne VIC | $400,000 |
| 2019-20 | GO3347: Supporting NDIS participants in residential aged care | Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA) | Melbourne VIC | $950,000 |
| 2019-20 | GO3346: Risk, incident and complaint management systems for small providers Risk, incidents and complaints management resources | National Disability Services Limited (NDS) | Deakin ACT | $750,000 |
| 2019-20 | GO3344: Self-managing participants - New rules, new solutions – ‘A Service for One’ A Service for One: How to register as an NDIS provider | Inclusion Australia | Cremorne VIC | $200,000 |
| 2018-19 | GO2407: Support for allied health professionals to undertake registration with the NDIS Allied health NDIS registration support | Allied Health Professions Australia (AHPA) | Melbourne VIC | $500,000 |
| 2018-19 | GO2404: Develop and present resources and workshops for people with intellectual disability (Your Services Your Rights) Your service your rights cards | The New South Wales Council for Intellectual Disability (NSW CID) (lead organisation in consortium) | Surry Hills NSW | $400,000 |
| 2018-19 | GO2401: Online education and capacity building for NDIS providers | Amergin Pty Ltd | Paddington QLD | $741,796 |
| 2018-19 | GO2401: Our Story, Our Journey: Supporting Aboriginal services to become NDIS providers | Cullunghutti Aboriginal and Family Centre Inc | South Nowra NSW | $396,918 |
| 2018-19 | GO2401: Resources for delivering and monitoring quality of evidence informed practice Frontline practice leadership | La Trobe University | Bundoora VIC | $750,000 |
| 2018-19 | GO2401: Forum and webinars on quality assurance for providers supporting people with psychosocial disability Embracing change: a guide to the NDIS practice standards | Mental Health Coordinating Council Ltd (MHCC) | Lilyfield NSW | $629,000 |
| 2018-19 | GO2401: 'Conversations and collaborations' project, including workshops and materials for communities of practice, restrictive practices, Code of Conduct and quality assurance NDIS quality and safeguards resources | National Disability Services Limited (NDS) | Deakin ACT | $750,000 |
| 2018-19 | GO2401: Instructional program and resource pack for providers and boards to meet quality assurance Enabling service provider governance and management in the National Disability Insurance Scheme | Parkinson’s NSW Limited | North Ryde NSW | $396,600 |
| 2018-19 | GO2401: Specialist disability accommodation quality and safeguards education, training and capacity building Compliance education for SDA providers | Summer Foundation | Box Hill VIC | $481,701 |
| 2018-19 | GO2401: Best‐in‐class: A practice framework for high intensity daily personal activities | The Northcott Society | North Parramatta NSW | $674,550 |