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Development Cooperation
The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) administers Australia’s overseas aid program. The objective of the aid program is to assist developing countries to reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development, in line with Australia’s national interest.
For more information on AusAID programs, please visit www.ausaid.gov.au.
The Community Development Fund (CDF)
AusAID administers the Community Development Fund from its Phnom Penh office. CDF targets the most vulnerable communities, focusing on activities that reduce poverty through direct, tangible and sustainable development, with maximum beneficiaries. Submissions are accepted from Community Based Organisations ($US3,000 - $US30,000), or registered LNGOs/ NGOs and Public Institutions ($US20,000 - $US50,000). One selection round is held annually.
For organisations not funded by AusAID in the past 5 years, only funding for 12 months will be approved.
For organisations who have been funded by AusAID at any time over the past 5 years, project funding will be from US$20,000 to US$50,000 for each year of a 3-year proposal.
For more information, please contact sokunthea.nguon@dfat.gov.au.
Note: the funding for projects to commence in 2010 is now open. All interested organizations/institutions please submit your project application by cob 30 October 2009.
Australian Scholarships
Information on Australian Scholarships can be found at: www.australianscholarships.gov.au
We encourage Cambodians who have studied in Australia to join the Australian Alumni Association of Cambodia (AAAC). Further information can be found at: www.idp.com/Cambodia/alumni
The Direct Aid Program (DAP)
The Direct Aid Program (DAP) is a flexible small grants scheme for development activities that is managed by Heads of Australian Diplomatic Missions in over 80 countries around the world. It is available to individuals, community groups and NGOs engaged in development activities, in designated countries, on a not-for-profit basis. The program’s emphasis is on alleviating basic humanitarian hardships, primarily through supporting small-scale development projects and activities that involve beneficiaries in the identification, design and management of the projects.
For information about the Direct Aid Program administered by the Australian Embassy in Phnom Penh, please refer to the Direct Aid Program Guideline and Application Form at the following links.
Click here for English Language version.
Click here for Khmer Language version.