Print2.1.3 Support for community services
Objective
The Settlement Grants Program supports the delivery of settlement services to migrant and refugee communities through the administration of settlement grants.
Description
This output component supports the Grants for Migrant Community Services administered item. The department supported the delivery of Settlement Grants Program (SGP) and Community Settlement Services Scheme (CSSS) services by:
- helping funded organisations manage work programs, service agreements, and reporting and financial accountability requirements
- developing a national training strategy aimed at management of committees, boards and staff to assist in their delivery of settlement services consistent with the objectives of the department’s grants programs and service agreements.
Performance
A total of $32 million was provided for migrant community services grants in 2007–08 to help meet the settlement needs of migrants. This included the administration of 332 funding agreements with organisations, involving 307 SGP and 25 CSSS grants.
Community consultations contributed to the development and implementation of the SGP. In September 2007, 399 applications were received in response to national advertisements about the 2008–09 funding round.
Table 70: Support for community services—performance information| Measures | Results |
|---|---|
| Quality | |
| All work program objectives and requirements of funded organisations are monitored and supervised | Work programs in place and regularly monitored for compliance |
| Quantity | |
| Number of funding agreements managed and monitored | 332 funding agreements and work programs managed, comprising 307 under the Settlement Grants Program and 25 under the Community Settlement Services Scheme |
