Grants and Contributions:
Expected Immediate outcomes are: Strengthened consumer's role in the marketplace; Consumer interest represented in the decision-making process; Improved capacity of consumer groups to contribute to decision-making; Organizations' capacity to diversify revenue sources and level of self-sufficiency increased; Visibility and membership base increased.Expected Intermediate and long-term outcomes are: Policy advice on consumer issues that is both credible and useful to decision-makers; Policies that protect the consumer interest promoted; Voluntary organizations recognized as credible and key participants in policymaking; Voluntary consumer organizations continue to operate, and expand.
Value in FY 2020-21 changed from $0 to $59,665 as per amendment for extension of the 2019/20 project to 2020/21
The Program aims to strengthen the consumer's role in the marketplace through the promotion of sound research and analysis and by encouraging the financial self-sufficiency of consumer and voluntary organizations.