How the NDIS can help with employment supports

The NDIS can help build your skills for work through funding to help you get ready for work.  It can provide assistance with:

  • Setting goals for work
  • Finding employment support providers
  • Continuing to work towards your goals

There are many benefits of having a job.  This includes:

  • building financial independence
  • better health and wellbeing
  • stronger connections in your community
  • opportunities to develop new skills

White Box Enterprises’ Evolve Lighthouse initiative

White Box Enterprises is seeking Expressions of Interest for its Evolve Lighthouse Program. Supported by Australian Government funding and philanthropic investment, the program will support six disability enterprises over three years to pursue growth through acquisitions of commercial businesses and creating new employment opportunities for people with disability.

Participating organisations will receive expert advisory support in strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and business transformation, together with access to a grant funding pool.

Successful Disability Service Sector Grants announced

TAFE Centre of Excellence Health Care and Support successful Disability Service Sector Grants announced. In total, five applicants were awarded more than $1.6 million collectively, with the applied research projects to be completed within 12 months. The disability support services workforce is facing a skills shortage, and to help better understand and address the education and training required to meet the industry’s needs, this sector was selected as the focus for the TAFE Centre of Excellence Health and Support’s second round of Applied Research Grants.

Psychosocial Wellbeing in Community Services

The National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health is offering two $100,000 grants to support projects.

Medical Aids Subsidy Scheme

Subsidy funding for medical aids and equipment is available to eligible Queenslanders with permanent/stable conditions or disabilities. Aids and equipment are subsidy funded either on a permanent loan basis, private ownership or through the supply of consumables.

Grants boost for Queensland small and family businesses

Providing support across three priority areas including future planning, specialised and automated software, and systems for staff management and development.

Small Business Media Statement – QLD Government

A Fresh Start for Queensland: opportunity for small and family businesses to have their say on red tape.