Appendix 14 - Discretionary grants
Discretionary grants are payments where the Portfolio Minister or paying agency has discretion in determining whether or not an applicant receives funding and may or may not impose conditions in return for the grant.
We administered the following discretionary grants programmes during 2005-06:
- Multicultural Affairs - Living in Harmony funding for community projects
- Grants to the Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia
- National Action Plan to Build on Social Cohesion, Harmony and Security funding for community projects
- Cross-portfolio Indigenous flexible funding arrangements
- Community Settlement Services Scheme
- Migrant Resource Centre/Migrant Service Agency grants
- International Cooperation.
A list of all grant recipients is available on request.