GO8601: Print Disability Services Program

The Print Disability Services Program (PDSP) contributes to the priorities of Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-31, to ensure that information, including printed information, is inclusive and accessible for all Australians.

Under this grant opportunity, funding will be available for up to 4 years.

The purpose of this grant opportunity is to support organisations to produce print material in alternative formats for people with print disability who are unable to read standard print with ease due to vision impairment, a physical disability or a learning disability.

Funding under the PDSP is to produce digital masters of print material, to reflect current and emerging technology and to ensure accessible and the highest quality material is available to the end user.

The availability of this material may be provided directly through the organisations selected to provide the output in the variety of appropriate print disability accessible formats or via another eligible organisation that provide the materials to the consuming print disability individual, at no charge to the person.

To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side.

Applicants must be an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006, company, Corporate Commonwealth Entity, Non-Corporate Commonwealth Statutory Authority, Corporate State or Territory Entity, non-corporate State or Territory Entity, non-corporate State or Territory Statutory Authority, Local Government, cooperative, incorporated association, statutory entity or partnership.

A trustee applying for a trust must itself be an eligible entity type.

Consortium applications are permitted where the lead organisation is an eligible entity and is solely accountable to the Commonwealth.

Applicants must declare compliance with the Commonwealth Child Safe Framework, Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 requirements and the Disability Services and Inclusion Act 2023.

Successful applicants must ensure relevant personnel maintain Working with Children checks or Working with Vulnerable People registration, comply with WGE Act reporting requirements, and comply with relevant Commonwealth, state, territory and local legislative and regulatory requirements.