Government Offers $10 Million in Grants to Grow NDIS Workforce

Published 28th November 2018

The federal government is offering $10 million in grants to disability service providers with innovative ideas to grow the National Disability Insurance Scheme workforce.

Applications for the first round of Jobs and Market Fund (JMF) grants were opened on Thursday by Social Services Minister Paul Fletcher and Assistant Social Services Minister Sarah Henderson.

The $45.6 million JMF looks to support targeted projects that will grow the NDIS provider market and workforce.

Announced during this year’s federal budget, these grants recognise the need for the disability workforce to double from 73,000 full-time equivalent jobs in 2013 to about 162,000 jobs by 2020.

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Source:
Luke Michael, 2018, Probono Australia (https://probonoaustralia.com.au/)