After being notified that they would receive
IAS funding, successful organisations then had to negotiate the detail of their funding agreements with PM&C, [23] resulting in a delay between the notification and the finalisation of the amount of funding organisations would receive.
The consideration of non-compliant applications by PM&C does not assist those organisations that did not apply for
IAS funding or who lacked the capacity to put together a competitive application.
The full extent of any gaps in service delivery arising from
the IAS funding round are still not yet known, but the early signs are worrying.
[28] For example, the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services struggled to get clear advice about whether a 10 year funding agreement for their Stronger Futures program was secure or if they needed to apply for funding for this program through
the IAS funding round.
As this was the first
IAS funding round, PM&C decided to include all non-compliant applications in the assessment process.
Not exact matches
The core
funding for
IAS comes from a separate educational charity called the Alliance House Foundation (no. 208554), of which
IAS is a subsidiary company.
Funding to pay for Open Access charges was provided by The Institute of Alcohol Studies (
IAS).
And when we talk about improving public education, and the very real and increasing threat that is coming from the corporate «education reform» types, who want to layoff teachers, ban or reduce collective bargaining rights, take - over public schools and transfer the care and control of our public schools to various third parties... let's not forget that many districts do not
fund enough IA positions and every district fails to fairly compensate
IAs for the incredible work they do.
IAS is a member of the Canadian Investor Protection
Fund (CIPF).
Following this reform, TPF can now be used to help
fund international arbitrations (
IAs) seated in Singapore.
This would be
funded through «reprioritisation» of some $ 3 million from the
IAS, he said.
We want to measure the resource allocation and investment into our region,
IAS (Indigenous Advancement Scheme)
funding for example, and also what the state government resourcing is around infrastructure, like building new hospitals.»
It wants the Government to fully
fund the new Implementation Plan for the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan (2013 - 2013), genuine engagement with Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services in the delivery of health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, a new Closing the Gap Justice target, and the reversal of recent Budget cuts to
IAS programs.
National Congress still has concerns with the Indigenous Advancement Strategy (
IAS) and the $ 500M in
funding cuts rolled out in the 2014 Budget are still impacting on our people today.
There is no attempt in the current budget to repair damage caused by the
IAS via
funding cuts and the poorly targeted distribution of resources, despite severe criticism recently tabled by the Finance and Public Administration References Committee Inquiry.
Immediate extension of transitional
funding arrangements under the Government's new Indigenous Advancement Strategy (
IAS) from six months and a year to a minimum of 18 months and two years.
A recent review by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) on the federal governments Indigenous Advancement Strategy (
IAS) found the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet had not implemented the Strategy effectively, and the grants administration processes ``... fell far short of the standard required to manage billions of dollars of
funding.»
The Indigenous Advancement Strategy (
IAS) has sparked outrage in the Indigenous services sector after numerous organisations were knocked back or offered reduced
funding for expanded services.
Tauli - Corpuz said the
IAS had severely undermined capacity of Indigenous - led initiatives in health, housing and legal services and
funding cuts appeared to have specifically targeted organisations working in advocacy to stifle freedom of expression, a development she described as «deeply troubling».
The Minister committed in August 2014 that the
IAS «will look to channel
funds through the organisations that can best work closely with Indigenous people, families and communities, particularly those organisations that employ Indigenous people and understand what needs to be done to improve outcomes for Indigenous people.»
As for her concern that, «The other less reported «new reform» under the
IAS introduced last year has been the requirement for indigenous organisations receiving «grants of $ 500,000 or more in a single financial year from
funding administered by the Indigenous Affairs portfolio to incorporate under Commonwealth legislation under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006», unless she's been on another planet she should understand that this is because it's important to minimise the possibility of corrupt bureaucrats diverting moneys to their own personal ends.
Evidence given by PM&C officers to the Senate Committee advised that this review would look at the processes, administration and communication of the
funding round as well as the information included in the
IAS Guidelines.
The
IAS grants round introduced a shift to a competitive process that was markedly different from how Indigenous specific
funding had previously been administered.
Approximately half of the $ 4.9 billion allocated to the
IAS was distributed through dedicated
funding arrangements, including the Remote Jobs and Communities Programme and the Working on Country programs, leaving around $ 2.3 billion to be allocated.
Since the announcement of the first round
funding results on 4 March 2015, I have been in ongoing discussions with PM&C about the
IAS round, its results and process.
Large corporations, government departments and sporting bodies all received grants through the
IAS process and I am concerned that our organisations were disadvantaged by having to compete with such entities for
funding.
The Australian Government committed $ 4.9 billion over four years to the
IAS, [2] in addition to $ 3.7 billion allocated through the National Partnership Agreements, Special Accounts and Special Appropriations to Indigenous specific
funds.
PM&C have also initiated an internal review of the
IAS Guidelines and
funding process.