Paid Employment Pathways Program – WorkFoundations Upcoming Grant Opportunity

The WorkFoundations grant opportunity will enable social enterprises and value aligned organisations to provide tailored, paid employment placements with integrated wrap-around services for eligible job seekers with complex barriers to employment. This 2 year grant opportunity will fund paid employment pathways, specifically designed to assist eligible jobseekers who are not yet competitive in the open labour market and need additional services to enter (re-enter) the workforce.

Who can apply

• Social enterprises, particularly work integrated social enterprises
• Value aligned organisations seeking to support vulnerable or disadvantaged people

Types of activities the grant can fund

• Wages for job seekers undertaking a paid employment placement for up to 6 months
• Wraparound services which could include vocational/non-vocational training and allied health services to improve work capacity and address employment barriers

Eligibility requirements applicants should be aware of

Social Enterprise applicants are required to provide evidence of their social enterprise status.

Value aligned organisation applicants are required to provide evidence of their commitment to the intent of WorkFoundations. For example

• statements in their businesses charter or constitution, mission statement
• performance measures
• Reconciliation Action Plan etc

The draft Grant Opportunity Guidelines have been published on GrantConnect with this Forecast Opportunity.