1. A project title and one paragraph precis of the proposal.
2. A well-referenced statement of the precise target problem and its context, importance and urgency, the rights issues involved, and a critical evaluation of recent activities that have sought to
address it.
3. A statement explaining:
a) the design and implementation of the action strategy;
b) why, having regard to other past, current or possible approaches, the action strategy is a priority that should be funded;
c) the anticipated difficulties facing the proposed action strategy; and
d) the planned means of addressing these difficulties.
4. A statement explaining:
a) the expected observable outcomes of the proposed action strategy;
b) the planned methodology for evaluating the action strategy outcomes and the project as a whole;
c) methods for disseminating these evaluations; and
d) methods for critically assessing responses (initial at least) from key audiences to the outcomes and the project as a whole.
5. A statement explaining how the project will involve the meaningful participation of relevant children and young people in:
a) the identification of the target problem and its context, importance and urgency;
b) the identification of rights issues involved;
c) the design and implementation of the action strategy;
d) the identification of the expected observable outcomes of the proposed action strategy;
e) the planned methodology for evaluating the action strategy outcomes and the project as a whole;
f) methods for disseminating these evaluations; and
g) methods for critically assessing responses (initial at least) from key audiences to the action strategy outcomes and the project as a whole.
6. A draft implementation timetable for the project that assures completion during the grant period, including the provision of reports to the judging and monitoring panel in keeping with the
following draft timetable:
a) an interim report on the progress of the action strategy and the progress of the project as a whole, together with an expenditure report, by the halfway point of the grant period;
b) a draft final narrative report directed to stakeholders with the capacity, influence and/or motivation to address the targeted problem, 12 weeks before the end of grant date;
c) a final narrative report directed to stakeholders with the capacity, influence and/or motivation to address the targeted problem, 8 weeks before before the end of grant date;
d) a version of the final narrative report (not necessarily in text media) in language suitable for a late primary / early secondary school level audience, by the end of grant date; and
e) a financial statement of income and expenditure certified by the Chairperson/Chief Executive Officer and the Principal Financial Officer of the entity, by the end of grant date.
Note:
The purpose of the draft final narrative report in b) above is to enable the judging and monitoring panel to make suggestions on the structure and level of detail of the draft for
incorporation in the final narrative report.
The final narrative report in c) above is to form the basis of discussions between the grantee and the judging and monitoring panel concerning the version suitable for a late primary / early
secondary school level audience and project follow-up, including recommendations for the DCI-A National Committee.
The judging and monitoring panel and the successful applicant may agree to vary the timing of draft and final narrative reports prior to the making of the grant contract or during the period
of the grant.
The interim and final narrative reports are to include a description and critical assessment of the children and young people’s participation component to the project.
The timetable must explain how the duration of the project has been selected in order to enable the final project reports to include recommendations for follow-up that take into account
responses (initial at least) from target audiences to the action strategy outcomes and the project as a whole.
7. If other sources of funding are to be used in combination with the DCI-Australia grant for the project, such sources are to be described.
8. A detailed proposed budget for the project that does not request more than $5,500 from DCI-Australia. The budget is include an explanation of item amounts that are to be used for preparing and
supporting the participation of children and young people in the project, including providing reimbursement for their participation.
9. Favourable consideration may be given to applications which have the written commitment of other sources to provide non-financial contributions to the project [e.g. in-kind, technical,
intellectual, accommodation, equipment].
