Yes. A local government can apply for grant funding under the “NDIS Partners in the Community” program. The NDIA will accept an application from a group of local governments on the same arrangements identified in 3.1, above.
6.3Can an organisation that is not a Registered Provider of Supports and, therefore, is permitted to apply for LAC funding, subcontract to a different organisation who is an NDIS Registered Provider of Supports?
Only in limited circumstances. The NDIA will only permit a successful Applicant to subcontract Services if the Applicant demonstrates, to the reasonable satisfaction of the NDIA, that exceptional circumstances exist that mean it has no other options than to subcontract to the Registered Provider of Supports and subject to compliance with the requirements for subcontractors and the NDIA’s approval in the Grant Agreement.
Applicants must declare the relationship as an actual, potential or perceived conflict of interest in their application and include details of the proposed mitigation approach to manage this conflict of interest. Applicants should also include details of the nature of the exceptional circumstances that require subcontracting with a Registered Provider of Supports and any actions by the Applicant to overcome these circumstances and the approach to management of the conflict of interest.
