Preparing Competitive (solo) Concept: raw

DASP GO8390 — Service Delivery (NDAP successor)

Dept of Health, Disability and Ageing · DASP GO8390

Ask / year

~—

Term

6 yr

Total ask

~—

Probability

65%

Closes

16 July 2026

Activity period

16 Nov 2026 – 30 June 2032

Owner

Scott

Next action

THIS WEEK (before any drafting): posture call — A solo remote-specialist (3yr likely) / B consortium (6yr path) / C consortium WITH an Indigenous org (consideration only — stacks all three 6yr lanes, converts the invited-ACCO competition into an alliance). Partner calls double up with DPSC's

Concept

working brief — not application text

THE NDAP successor — $184M open competitive, the program DAS's core advocacy funding moves to. No automatic rollover for incumbents: win GO8390 or NDAP-line funding ends ~31 Jan 2027. 6-yr grants (to Jun 2032) for strong/national-coverage applicants incl. consortia + ACCOs; weaker fits get 3 yrs to Jun 2029.

Eligibility self-check

VERIFIED 11 Jun 2026 from GrantConnect: published 21 May 2026, closes 16 Jul 2026 2:00pm ACT, open competitive (DANA's 'tender' was colloquial)
New program launches 16 Nov 2026; NDAP/Helpline/NCDA extended to 31 Jan 2027 = deliberate 3-month transition overlap
GO8391 Helpline ($15.46M) + GO8392 Sector Strengthening ($6.08M) are closed non-competitive — not open to DAS
DASP+DPSC dual-holding rules UNVERIFIED (guidelines login-walled) but strongly implied OK — DAS already holds NDAP+ILC concurrently; different activities
ACCOs with advocacy experience explicitly named as eligible — new competition in the NT field

Checklist

1/11 done · dues are the proposed internal schedule

	Item	Due
✓	Pull + read GO8390 guidelines (GrantConnect login)	12 June 2026
○	Solo (3yr likely) vs consortium (6yr path) decision	17 June 2026
○	Mission attachment prepared (de-facto eligibility)	24 June 2026
○	Bank statement <=6 months old obtained	24 June 2026
○	NSDS CoC fork decided (upload current vs tick Determination)	24 June 2026
○	Questions to Grant.ATM (if any)	8 July 2026
○	AC1 Alignment drafted (3,500 chars + AWP)	6 July 2026
○	AC2 Capacity drafted (5,000 chars + Risk Plan)	8 July 2026
○	AC3 Value drafted (3,500 chars + Budget, 6yr horizon)	10 July 2026
○	Internal review (GO6984 rule: zero placeholders)	13 July 2026
○	SUBMITTED (keep the Form Receipt email — only copy)	14 July 2026

Partners

Option B/C candidates only — nothing approached for DASP yet
DCLS + IADA (warm — Q&S consortium; also DPSC shortlist)
Congress / Anyinginyi (Option C ACCO candidates — via Scott's warm lines, never cold; consideration not decision)

Notes

DIGEST DONE (11 Jun — full pack read, GO8390-digest.md in _Grants/DASP/). Killer line: department 'unlikely to offer 6 year grants to smaller individual organisations' — solo DAS caps at ~3yr (to Jun 2029); 6yr path = consortium (lead OR member) or NT-wide remote-coverage framing. You cannot choose grant length; budget 6 years regardless. Shape shift vs NDAP: equal thirds across 3 primary areas (ADS outcomes / NDIS-provider negotiation / other systems), systemic capped at 10%, ART/NDIS-appeals advocacy EXCLUDED (separate program). $14.5M FY27 = ~5 months full rate, dovetails NDAP's 31 Jan 2027 end. Criteria: AC1 3,500 + AWP + Mission attachment (de-facto eligibility); AC2 5,000 + Risk Plan; AC3 3,500 + Budget. Outcomes Oct-Nov 2026; 20 days to execute offer. Questions close ~9 Jul. Compliance kills: bank statement <=6mo, Form Receipt email is the only copy of the application. Addendum 1 trivial (watermark removal).

Log

11 June 2026	VERIFIED by web agent: GO8390 real, $184M, closes 16 Jul 2026 2pm ACT, NDAP successor confirmed via DoHDA consultation hub. Stage bumped to preparing — must-bid.
11 June 2026	Surfaced by DPSC landscape scan (DANA source).