Applications can be submitted at any time.

Assessment dates will be published on the Fund’s webpage, and grants will remain available until the Fund is fully allocated or until 30 June 2028.

If you would like to speak with someone about the Fund and/or the eligibility of an identified opportunity / investment activities, please contact the Fund’s Secretariat at ACCOServiceTransitionFund@sa.gov.au.

If you are at the point of submitting an application and require support in doing so, your partnering agency should be able to assist you, otherwise please contact the Fund’s Secretariat at ACCOServiceTransitionFund@sa.gov.au.

Submitted applications will be periodically assessed by an Evaluation Panel. The Panel will then provide advice to the Treasurer who makes the final decision regarding what applications are approved for funding.

Refer to the Fund’s landing page for assessment cut-off dates.

DTF may contact applicants for clarification or additional information during the assessment process.

Applicants will be notified of the outcome once the assessment is complete.  DTF will aim to provide this notification within 3 months of the application being submitted wherever possible.

If your application is time‑sensitive — meaning you require funds quickly to complete upfront investment activities in order to take on an upcoming service delivery contract — DTF will take this into account. You can notify the Secretariat of this by emailing ACCOServiceTransitionFund@sa.gov.au.

Successful applicants will enter into a grant deed with the South Australian Government. The deed will outline milestones, reporting requirements, and payment schedules.

Once successful applicants have been notified, DTF will work with the ACCO(s) to draft and execute an appropriate grant deed. The Funds will then be provided in accordance with the terms of the deed.

The Fund Secretariat will contact applicants to explain why the application did not meet the guidelines. Applicants may re‑submit their application if they can address the issues raised.

No, there is no maximum grant amount. However, grant requests should be proportionate to the size and impact of the service delivery opportunity and the ACCO’s sustainability and growth.

To ensure the Fund can support a range ACCOs across South Australia, applicants requesting funds above $250,000 may be subject to more detailed consideration against the key decision‑making criteria and may be required to provide additional supporting information.

Co‑investment is not required. It may, however, strengthen an application where it enables a larger upfront investment and greater service impact. Co-investment could include funding from the partnering SA government agency (where the agency has an approved budget for this), or a Commonwealth Government contribution.

Other grants or programs that may support ACCOs include:

No. The Fund cannot be used to subsidise ongoing service delivery. Agencies must fund ongoing service delivery in full.

All grant amounts exclude GST. GST will be paid to ACCOs in addition to the grant monies.

Yes. Organisations actively taking steps to become an ACCO may apply (subject to meeting the other criteria in the Fund Guidelines). They must be an ACCO by the time investment activities are completed and they enter into the service delivery contract. Additional safeguards may be included in the grant deed.

Yes. Applications can be submitted by multiple ACCOs and/or supported by multiple agencies. Consortium arrangements that support wider service coverage are encouraged.

Grant funding will only be provided where the investment activities would not occur without the Fund. Applicants must declare this as part of the application process and the Evaluation Panel may request additional information.