66CConditions that apply to grants

66C Conditions that apply to grants

Grant to be used to establish and operate a Suburban University Study Hub (1) A grant under the Suburban University Study Hub Program must only be used to establish, operate and maintain a facility in, and to provide services from: (a) a location that is categorised as one of the Major Cities of Australia under the ABS Remoteness Structure, or Greater Darwin or Greater Hobart under the ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas, at the time the grant is made; and (b) a Statistical Area Level 2 that is classified as Quintile 1 or 2 in the ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, at the time the grant is made. (2) Grants must be used to establish a new facility that will operate as a Suburban University Study Hub. Grant to be used to support students to undertake study (3) A recipient of a grant must ensure that the facilities and services provided using the grant primarily support Commonwealth assisted students.

Note: Facilities and services described in this section may be provided to other students undertaking study, if there is spare capacity to do so.

(4) A grant must be used to support students to undertake study, through provision of some or all of the following: (a) infrastructure and facilities, including: (i) study spaces, including facility rental, furniture and furnishings; and (ii) internet access, including the cost of connection to, and maintenance of, internet services, and telecommunications hardware necessary to connect the facility to internet; and (iii) computing facilities including computers, local network hardware, operating software and software licences, applications software and software licence, and computing peripherals such as printers and workstations; and (iv) video conferencing facilities, including video conferencing equipment and software; (b) academic skills support services, including academic skills training and support; (c) administrative support, including student administration activities, information technology support services, facilities management, and facility security (human and security systems); and (d) other services to support students’ learning environment, consistent with requirements set out in Part 2 of the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2021, including in relation to: (i) student wellbeing and safety; (ii) information on student obligations and behavioural standards; and (iii) personal support services, cultural support and ancillary services, hours of availability, and how to access services and emergency contact details. (5) Grants may also be used to support forming partnerships with other organisations such as higher education providers, vocational education and training providers, state and local government bodies or local industry bodies to further support student learning and outcomes.