The Australian Government has provided initial funding of $23.1 million over four years (2005-2009) for the Local Palliative Care Grants Program (LPCGP). In 2007, a further $10.96 million was approved for an additional two years (2010-2011), bringing the total to $34 million dollars. The next round of the LPCGP funding is not due to be announced until mid 2009. However to date four rounds of LPCGP funding have been approved by the Department. These include:

• Funding round one: fit out and equipping premises and transition to home support
• Funding round two: pastoral care, counselling and support
• Funding round three: care planning
• Funding round four: a second release of fitting out and equipping premises, and transition to home support.

Further details on the Local Palliative Care Grants Program and a list of the organisations approved for funding under each round can be found at the Department’s website at www.health.gov.au/palliativecare.

The Centre for Health Services Development has detailed information on the projects and resources for the Care Planning sub component of the Local Palliative Care Grants Program.

This page was last updated on 31 March 2008