An assessment committee will assess applications. The assessment committee will be made up of the AKF Board and DFAT officials. The committee has expertise and experience in grant assessments and/or in the AKF priority areas. The AKF Board will assess each application. Board members are treated as Commonwealth officials due to their role in the assessment process in accordance with Part 1, section 2.9 of the Commonwealth Grants Rules and Principles 2024 and the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act
The assessment committee may seek additional input about you or your application. They may consult other DFAT officials and Commonwealth agencies, even if the sources are not nominated by you as referees. The assessment committee may also consider information about you or your application that is available through the normal course of business
If the selection process identifies unintentional errors in your application, you may be contacted to correct or explain the information.
Who will approve grants?
The Program Delegate, Assistant Secretary North East Asia Branch in DFAT, decides which grants to approve taking into account the recommendations of the assessment committee and the availability of grant funds for the purposes of the grant program. The delegate's decision is final in all matters, including:
- the approval of the grant.
- the grant funding amount to be awarded.
The delegate will not approve funding if they reasonably consider the program funding available will not accommodate the funding offer, and/or the application does not represent value for money.
The AKF reserves the right to offer less funding than that sought by the applicant.
There is no appeal mechanism for decisions to approve or not approve a grant.
Notification of application outcomes
You will be advised of the outcome of your application in writing, following a decision by the delegate. If you are successful, you will also be advised about any specific conditions attached to the grant.
You can submit a new application in any future grant round. You should include new or more information to address any weaknesses that may have prevented your previous application from being successful
You may ask for feedback from the AKF within one month of being advised of the outcome.