Ms. Mettam inquires about the funding details of the Empowering Communities Program, including total budget, recipient organizations, funding amounts, and previous funding history under the CNDS program. The response provides the total budget and indicates that recipient details will be available on Tenders WA and in a tabled paper.

AnsweredQoN 4778Legislative Assembly
Asked
19 February 2019
Portfolio
Community Services

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(1) What
was the total amount of funding available through the Empowering Communities
Program tender announced by the Department of Communities on 14 December 2018? (2) Which
organisations were successful in receiving funding through the Empowering
Communities Program? Please state: (a) The name of the organisation; (b) The amount of funding they were awarded through the Empowering Communities Program announced on 14 December 2018; (c) What years this funding has been provided for; and (d) Was the organisation a recipient of earlier funding under the Community Neighbourhood Development Services program?

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Answered
21 March 2019
Responded by
Minister for Community Services
Response time
8 days
1. The total program budget for the Empowering Communities Program was $34,874,576 (inclusive of GST) over five years.
2.
(a) [Please see tabled paper no.] provides a list of names of successful organisations awarded through the Empowering Communities Program.
(b) On finalisation of the tender process, funding information for all successful organisations will be available and published on Tenders WA.
(c) The contracts for the Empowering Communities Program are for a period of five years, to 30 June 2024.
(d) [Please see tabled paper no.] lists the names of successful organisations and details whether these organisations are currently contracted under the Community Neighbourhood Development Services (CNDS) Program.

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