Primary Care Disaster Resilience Grant

The Darling Downs and West Moreton PHN is supporting primary care providers continue to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to the local community, whilst the region recovers from a number of natural disasters.

Funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, grants are now available to support and assist primary care providers in future proofing and planning as much as possible for disasters, in the following ways:

1.     Providing education and training for primary care providers to improve disaster preparedness and business continuity (AGPAL accredited Disaster Management Workshops available).

2.     Engagement of temporary workforce to support the administration of the primary care provider, including attendance to disaster preparedness and business continuity education (as per above).

3.     Improve COVID-19 preparedness and infection control through the purchase of related items such as HEPA filters, vaccination equipment (such as a vaccination fridges, electronics, and other essential supplies or equipment) and undertake fit testing.

4.     Purchase of consumables or perishable items associated with the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines.

5.     Assist in overcoming damage to buildings, workforce disturbance, damaged equipment, loss of vaccine and consumables.

To be eligible, the primary care provider must be located in the Darling Downs and West Moreton PHN region, be a COVID-19 vaccination provider, able to accept legal and financial responsibility for the proposed activity and able to demonstrate that their proposed activity will achieve the grant program's aims and objectives.

For more information about the grant's eligibility and the assessment criteria, please read the Expression of Interest and the Terms and Conditions.

Please note grants close at 5pm Friday, 2 June 2023.

If you need support to complete your application, please contact Director – Primary Care, Tony De Ambrosis, email tony.deambrosis@ddwmphn.com.au.

Please ensure each question of the application has been completed as follows:

• An Executive Officer, or senior delegate with appropriate authority and financial delegation has signed the declaration.
• Copies of relevant insurance Certificate of Currency statements for Public Liability and Workcover have been attached.
• Proposed budget outlining the requested items and expenditure of proposed activities has been completed. 

By signing this declaration, you acknowledge and agree to the following on behalf of the applicant organisation:

• I am authorised by the organisation to submit this application.
• All questions have been answered and all requested supporting documentation has been attached.
• The information provided in the application is true and accurate.
• I have read and agree to the Terms and Conditions.
• I certify that the organisation is financially sound, solvent and the organisation is able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable.
• I acknowledge that submission and acceptance of this application is not a guarantee of any funding and that provision of funding is subject to an offer from Darling Downs and West Moreton PHN.
• The applicant has no conflicts of interest which may have a bearing, or be perceived to have a bearing, on the ability of the applicant to properly and impartially discharge the grant objectives.