House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions Indigenous Programs, Grants and Funding INDIGENOUS PROGRAMS, GRANTS AND FUNDING Dr McFETRIDGE House of Assembly Morphett INDIGENOUS PROGRAMS, GRANTS AND FUNDING 421 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (18 September 2012). What Indigenous programs, grants and funding were provided by each Department or Agency under the minister's portfolio for 2011 and in each case, were these funds recurrent, current, operational or capital expenditure? The Hon. T.R. KENYON House of Assembly Newland Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills Minister for Science and Information Economy Minister for Recreation and Sport INDIGENOUS PROGRAMS, GRANTS AND FUNDING The Hon. T.R. KENYON (Newland—Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for Recreation and Sport): In 2010-11, the Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology, through Participation and Equity Directorate, expended $5,221,159.00 in grant funding for program delivery which builds the capacity of Aboriginal people to gain and sustain employment; and builds the capacity of employers to employ and retain Aboriginal people. This funding was executed through grant funding mechanisms and is a mixture of current, recurrent and one off grant payments. These grants contribute to State Government Strategic Plan Targets (T51—Aboriginal Unemployment) and are a critical element of the State Government's commitment to reducing the gap between Aboriginal and Non Aboriginal unemployment rates in South Australia. A detailed list of the programs, grant types and amount of funding is provided: Program Name Funding Type Funds: Current/Re-Current/One off Operational or Capital Expenditure and amount $ Indigenous Training & Employment Project Working Regions Grant Current Operational $10,000.00 Aboriginal Engagement & Employment Ready Working Regions Grant Current Operational $52,000.00 Summer Track Working Regions Grant Current Operational $13,000.00 Indigenous Employment and Training Working Regions Grant Current Operational $15,000.00 Aboriginal Aged Care Working Regions Grant Current Operational $18,000.00 Aboriginal Learning on Country Working Regions Grant Current Operational $2,000.00 Aboriginal Skills & Employment Project Working Regions Grant Current Operational $16,000.00 Indigenous Rural Operations Working Regions Grant Current Operational $15,000.00 Jobs West Working Regions Grant Current Operational $5,000.00 Certificate II Resources & Infrastructure for Aboriginal People—Mining Training Working Regions Grant Current Operational $30,000.00 Aboriginal Learning on Country Working Regions Grant Current Operational $15,000.00 Aboriginal Personal Development and Engagement Special Project Grant Current Operational $100,000.00 Woolworths Indigenous Employment Project Special Project Grant Current Operational $100,000.00 Aboriginal Learning on Country Skills for Sustainability—10-11 Grant Current Operational $30,000.00 Aboriginal Career Development Service Stepping Stones 10-11 Grant Current Operational $40,000.00 Marni Waeindi Indigenous Employment Program Stepping Stones 10-11 Grant Current Operational $20,000.00 Make the first 30 Seconds Count Stepping Stones 10-11 Grant Current Operational $20,000.00 Aboriginal Apprenticeship Program Program Recurrent Operational $730,435 (Aboriginal) Career Enhancement Fund Program Recurrent Operational $83,467 (Aboriginal) Job Ready Fund Program Recurrent Operational $124,595 Connecting Aboriginal People to Mining Grant Recurrent Operational $381,200 South Australian Aboriginal Sports Training Academy Traineeships Grant Recurrent Operational $130,000 Indigenous Women in Civil Construction Project Grant One off Operational $45,000 SA Retail Indigenous Employment Project Grant One off Operational $90,000 Introduction to Advanced Manufacturing Project Grant One off Operational $45,000 Tauondi Incorporated Program Funding Preferred Provider Recurrent Operational $2.225 million National Partnership Agreement for remote Indigenous Public Internet Access Commonwealth Grant Funding $464,000 from 2009-13 Current Operational DFEEST contribution of $240k in kind salaries and resources