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A quick guide and full guide are available to support you to navigate the exciting changes to the Strategic Inclusion Plan on the IS Portal introduced in June 2024.

There is a Checklist to help services to ensure your IDF Subsidy for an Additional Educator application is complete and accurate, prior to submission to your IP for endorsement.


For other important information, including providing NDIS related Documentary Evidence, click here



Important Information Page

Applications are assessed in order of the date they are submitted to the IDFM for assessment. Services are notified of the outcome of their application as soon as an outcome has been determined. This approach helps to ensure equity of access to IDF for all services across Australia.

Applications for a renewal of funding submitted 8 weeks before the end date of the current approval (i.e. on the Renewal date) if complete, will enable continuity of funding, if eligibility for funding is met and approval is given.

Key resources

A quick guide and full guide are available to support you to navigate the changes to the Strategic Inclusion Plan on the IS Portal introduced in June 2024.

There is a Checklist to help services to ensure your IDF Subsidy for an Additional Educator application is complete and accurate, prior to submission to your IP for endorsement.

A task card is available to support services to add children with additional and ongoing high support needs to the Inclusion Support Portal when accessing the Inclusion Development Fund.

NDIS related Documentary Evidence

NDIS related documentary evidence can be provided to support child eligibility requirements, which is one component of an ECEC service’s application for Inclusion Development Fund (IDF) Subsidy for an Additional Educator and FDC Top Up.

The NDIS documentary evidence which can be accepted includes the following options:

1. Current and complete NDIS Access Letter which confirms that the child is a NDIS participant and is signed by the delegate of the CEO NDIA.

2. Current and complete NDIS Plan Approval Letter, which shows that the child’s NDIS plan has been approved, and the Plan is still current, ie. the review date shown on the letter has not been reached prior to submission of the application.

3. Relevant section of the current NDIS Plan which shows the following information:

  • child’s name,
  • participant NDIS number,
  • start and review date which has not been reached.

The information can be provided in one of the following formats:

  • on official NDIS letterhead,
  • NDIS My Place portal participant or provider screenshots,
  • My NDIS participant or provider portal screenshots, or
  • My NDIS mobile app screenshots.

Important: The NDIS Plan information must all be from the one source.

For further Information please see the Documentary Evidence Information Sheet

Families and services may find the Viewing your plan, How to use the myplace portal and my NDIS participant portal and app sections of the NDIS website helpful.

Innovative Solutions Support

Innovative Solutions project applications can be approved to a maximum of $10,000 (GST exclusive). Any Innovative Solutions applications requesting more than $10,000 (GST exclusive) must be submitted with a clear rationale detailing the reason for requesting over the $10,00 threshold. Amounts over the limit, will be approved only in Exceptional Circumstances and will be determined by the Department on a case-by-case basis.