Schools Pathways Program Round 2

Overview The Department of Defence is offering the Schools Pathways Program Round 2 grant opportunity for an organisation to deliver a project that facilitates an understanding of the defence industry, provides access to defence industry career experiences, mentoring and networking opportunities, and encourages student participation in STEM activities and/or subjects. Objectives Projects funded under this grant opportunity are intended to: Facilitate an understanding of the defence industry Provide access to defence industry career experiences, mentoring and networking opportunities Encourage student participation in STEM activities and/or subjects Projects can have national reach or specifically target the workforce needs of one or more critical defence industry hubs, such as the Hunter region of NSW, Cairns in North Queensland, and Edinburgh in South Australia. Funding Total Amount Available (AUD): $23,043,000.00 Estimated Grant Value (AUD): From $200,000.00 to $4,000,000.00 Eligibility You can apply if you: Have an Australian Business Number (ABN) or Australian Company Number (ACN) Are registered for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Have an account with an Australian financial institution And be one of the following entities: An entity, incorporated in Australia An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 An incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust An incorporated not for profit organisation or registered charity An Australian Commonwealth Corporate Entity You can't apply if: You, or your project partner, are an organisation included on the National Redress Scheme's list of Institutions that have not joined or signified their intent to join the Scheme You are an employer of 100 or more employees that has not complied with the Workplace Gender Equality Act (2012) You are an overseas resident/organisation You are an individual You are an unincorporated association You are an educational institution such as a secondary or primary school, inclusive of both private and public entities You are a Commonwealth, state, territory or local government body (excluding corporate commonwealth entities) Full eligibility criteria can be found in the grant opportunity guidelines. How to Apply To apply, go to https://business.gov.au/spp-r2 Enquiries business.gov.au provides information and advice via phone, email and web chat. Phone: 13 28 46 Email: enquiries@industry.gov.au Web: https://business.gov.au/spp-r2