GICS Grant Programs
GICS has capacity to offer funding for a range of service improvement activities and staff development opportunities.
Funding is available to staff providing specialist and generalist cancer services to residents of the Grampians region.
Eligibility criteria applies and staff and/or organisations seeking funding must work at any of the following locations:
- Ballan Health & Care Services
- Ballarat Austin Radiation Oncology Centre (BAROC)
- Beaufort & Skipton Health Service
- Central Highlands Rural Health
- East Grampians Health Service
- Grampians Health
- Maryborough District Health Service
- Rural Northwest Health
- St John of God Hospital (Ballarat)
- West Wimmera Health Service.
GICS Small Grants Program 2024–25
This grant program supports small scale projects aimed at improving access, experiences, and outcomes for cancer patients and/or carers living in the Grampians region.
Please review the information provided below or contact Donna Bridge, GICS Service Improvement Facilitator via email: donna.bridge@gh.org.au
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GICS Professional Development Grants 2024–25
GICS is pleased to welcome and support professional development applications from the Grampians region staff working in cancer care. We are accepting Expressions of Interest applications from staff who would like to undertake Professional Development opportunities prior to 30 June 2025.
Professional Development includes conference registration (e.g. cancer or discipline related) and training courses (e.g. leadership, project management, change management, etc).
GICS have the capacity to offer up to $1000 to eligible applicants. The allocation of funds will be confirmed pending the outcome of the EOI application. Note that you will require endorsement from your manager to attend the training prior to submitting this EOI.
If you have any further enquiries about our Professional Development Grants Program please email gics@gh.org.au
GICS Service Improvement Grants
GICS offers Service Improvement Grants biannually to provide significant funding for projects that will deliver improvements in systems and processes – thereby improving treatment and support for people diagnosed with cancer in the region.
Watch this space as we’ll be making a Service Improvement Grant funding announcement during the 2nd quarter of 2025.
