Living in Australia

Services Funded

Services funded

The Settlement Grants Program (SGP) funds the following service types:

Orientation to Australia: Orientation projects will equip clients with the skills and information they need to operate independently and access mainstream services. Projects may include, but are not limited to information sessions, referral to appropriate agencies and casework with individuals and families.
Developing communities: Community development projects will aim to help newly arrived humanitarian communities to identify common goals and interests and develop a sense of identity and belonging. Community development projects may focus on, but are not limited to, developing potential leaders, harnessing the skills of the client group and assisting community leaders to promote their community positively to Australian society.
Integration – inclusion and participation: Integration projects will promote participation in mainstream society through encouraging new arrivals to interact with the broader community and encouraging the broader community to be receptive and responsive. Potential projects may include, but are not limited to, initiatives around sport, schools, developing commercial enterprises, volunteering and driver education.

The SGP does not fund:

specialist counselling services
services that are the responsibility of other Commonwealth, state/territory or local government agencies
specialist services (for example, English classes or childcare)
interpreting services – staff employed under the program will not be funded by the department to directly act as interpreters
multicultural events, such as festivals or celebrations
projects which duplicate services delivered by the Integrated Humanitarian Settlement Strategy (IHSS) or the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP).

For more information please refer to the current Application Information Booklet.
See: Application Information Booklet (535KB PDF file)