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Grants Reform – A view from the trenches

Grants Reform – A view from the trenches. GRANTS REFORM: A VIEW FROM THE TRENCHES. PETER RICHARDS. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. The DoHA Context. HEALTH CONTEXT. Number of agreements . 5000+. Grants management is a core function of the department. Staff managing agreements. 1000+.

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Grants Reform – A view from the trenches

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  1. Grants Reform – A view from the trenches GRANTS REFORM: A VIEW FROM THE TRENCHES PETER RICHARDS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

  2. The DoHA Context HEALTHCONTEXT Numberof agreements 5000+ Grants management is a core function of the department. Staff managing agreements 1000+ Grants per year $4.2b+ Grants Administration Systems 5+ 25 % Percentage of Staff

  3. HEALTHCONTEXT • How much $ does XYZ Pty Ltd receive from Department of Health across all grants? • What is spent on Mental Health in total? • Where are services provided? • Who do I talk to?

  4. Change Agenda CHANGE AGENDA ‘The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking’ - Albert Einstein

  5. GRANT REFORM OBJECTIVES Grant Reform Objectives

  6. The way we do things around here • THE WAY WE DO THINGS AROUND HERE

  7. Reduce Red Tape • REDUCE RED TAPE

  8. Reduce Risk • REDUCE RISK

  9. RISK BASED APPROACH Risk Based Approach Across the whole program cycle Policy, systems and tools to support the approach

  10. Building from the Ground Up BUILDING FROM THE GROUND UP • Systems – Single Grant Management System • Process– Risk based approach– Standard Funding Agreement– Enterprise policies– Relationship manager • People– Training and capability– Principle based decision making

  11. Lessons Learnt LESSONS LEARNT

  12. Organisational ORGANISATIONAL • Consultation and Engagement • Communicate • Time • Expect resistance

  13. Personal PERSONAL • Resilience • Persistence • Thick Skin • WHY, WHY, WHY?

  14. Questions and Answers Peter Richards Assistant Secretary Business Process Reform Unit Department of Health (02) 6289 9414 Q & A

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