13Conditions that apply to grants

13 Conditions that apply to grants

(1) For the purposes of section 41-25 of the Act, conditions that apply to grants under the Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program are set out in this section. (2) Grants under the Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program may only be spent on activities that: (a) benefit current and prospective domestic undergraduate students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, students from regional areas and remote areas and Indigenous students; and (b) address the specific disadvantages faced by the provider’s students, and prospective students, from low socioeconomic backgrounds, regional areas and remote areas, and Indigenous populations. (3) To avoid doubt, grants under the Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program may not be spent on: (a) infrastructure, including maintenance and construction of buildings, fixtures, roads and pathways; and (b) facilities, services or transport vehicles that are not principally for the use or benefit of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, regional and remote areas, or Indigenous students. (4) A provider in receipt of a grant must submit reports and financial acquittals to the Department at least annually in the form specified by the Department.

Note: The Minister has the power under section 41-25 of the Act to impose conditions in relation to reporting and, without limitation, may require reports that deal with:

Note:  strategies and policies which support students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, students from regional and remote areas and Indigenous students;

Note:  activities planned and undertaken with grant funding;

Note:  evaluation of activities undertaken;

Note:  acquittal of expenditure.