Call for Expressions of Interest - ACC Workplace Injury Prevention Grants (Oct 2021 Funding Round)

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ACC is seeking applications that align to the Grant Round 4 investment priority for Workplace Injury Prevention Grants (Grants) from New Zealand registered legal entities.

For the October 2021 funding round, ACC is seeking proposals from the following priority areas:
1. Managing psychosocial hazards and risk in the workplace through implementation of Good Work Design in high-risk sectors of:
• Construction
• Agriculture
• Manufacturing
• Transport (including Postal and Warehousing)
• Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Retail & Wholesale

2. Strengthening sector leadership to improve workplace safety outcomes and reduce injuries to workers in sub-industries of Agriculture and Manufacturing.

Applications must be focused on either innovation or system capability development. A minimum co-investment of 20% of the total grant amount requested from ACC is required in a cash and/or in-kind funding model.

All applications must evidence each of the outcomes we are seeking:
• show sustained collaboration among industry leaders
• within three years evidence a measured reduction in the number of work-related injuries and claims from the target sectors
• generate data that enables us to monitor outcomes and benefits for up to ten years
• exemplars of innovation or system capability development in the identification, prioritisation, and development of solutions
• develop industry-wide solutions to managing risk factors linked to injuries in the workplace

The funds available is an amount between $50,000 and $500,000 (GST exclusive) per year for a maximum of three years.

The Expressions of Interest (EOI) and associated registration for a login on the online application portal SM Apply opens on 9am NZDT, Friday 15 October 2021. The following link takes you to the Workplace Injury Prevention Grants application site: https://accnz.smapply.io/prog/workplace_injury_prevention_grants/

The purpose of the EOI is to determine which proposals meet the eligibility criteria and can potentially fulfil the requirements to proceed to the full application stage. Only those deemed qualified by ACC will receive the invitation to submit a full application for a grant.

More information is available at the ACC website: https://www.acc.co.nz/for-business/workplace-health-safety/workplace-injury-prevention-grants/

Expressions of interest close on 5pm, Friday 12 November 2021.