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Social services agreements and contracts

We fund non-government organisations to deliver a range of frontline services that enable vulnerable Queenslanders to improve their lives.

There are 2 agreements currently being used:

  • service agreement—for the majority of service delivery funding
  • short form agreement—for services or activities that are low risk and generally for funding under $100,000 per annum.

Service agreement

The Service Agreement is used for the majority of service delivery funding and is made up of 3 parts:

  1. Service Agreement – Standard Terms (PDF, 552.14 KB)
  2. Funding and Service Details – which include 1 or more funding schedules
  3. Funding Schedules (attached to the Funding and Service Details).

The Funding and Service Details align with the Service Agreement – Standard Terms and detail the specific provisions for the funding, contract details and includes one or more Funding Schedules.

We have 2 Funding and Service Details templates:

The Funding Schedule forms part of the Funding and Service Details and prescribes the funding and the services to be delivered and reporting requirements.

Short form agreement

We use short form agreements for low risk and low value services or activities. The Short Form Agreement is made up of 2 parts:

  1. Short form terms and conditions (PDF, 268.84 KB)
  2. Particulars

There are 2 versions of the Particulars:

Where an organisation has a Service Agreement in place, funding may be added to the existing Service Agreement through a Funding Schedule, rather than entering into a separate Short Form Agreement.

Previous service agreements

View our previous versions of service agreements and specifications.

More information

Last updated: 
23 May 2023