Expression of Interest: CESPHN's DFSV Health Assist program

Central and Eastern Sydney Primary Health Network (CESPHN) invites suitable short-term accommodation services to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) to receive free of charge place-based healthcare services at their accommodation for migrant women and children, including those on precarious visas, who have been impacted by DFSV. This service is delivered through CESPHN’s Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence (DFSV) Health Assist program.   

Applicants must be located within the CESPHN catchment area (Please find CESPHN postcode list here), be able to provide an appropriate consultation space and have the capacity to collaborate with a Nurse Practitioner, Coordinator and other health practitioners. The service must have demonstrable experience in providing trauma-informed care to women and children impacted by domestic and family violence and working with culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

DFSV Health Assist will commence from the date of contract execution and will last for two years with a review after the first 6 months. The proposed timeframe is currently July 2025 - July 2027.


Financial support to the value of $5,000 (excl. GST) will be offered to services participating in the program.


Applicants must read and understand the following documents prior to completing this application form:

Applications will close 5pm on 28th May 2025.


Clarification Questions

If you have any questions please email dfsvassist@cesphn.com.au. 

Any clarification questions asked by potential applicants will be posted on the CESPHN webpage. Please review answers before continuing your application.

Privacy Policy

Your responses may be used to inform the CESPHN program to which it relates to, and may be used for reporting, planning, or promotion of the related program. All responses will be treated as confidential. No personally identifying information from your responses will be released. 
 
CESPHN will manage your data in line with our Privacy Policy, which complies with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 (NSW). 

 
If you have any questions or would like to retract your responses, please contact CESPHN’s Privacy Officer – info@cesphn.com.au

Applicant details

1. Service details






2. Physical address




3. Mailing address
Leave blank if your postal address is the same as your residential address




4. Applicant contact details

The principal contact person is the person who is legally authorised to enter into contracts on behalf of your organisation. The principal contact person must complete the declaration at the end of this

application and will be required to sign a Memorandum of Agreement for the Provision of Funding if your application is successful.









5. Project contact person
The project contact person is the person who will be involved in leading the project and maintain contact with CESPHN staff.








6. EOI Selection Criteria Questions















7. Declaration

Please read and sign the following declaration:

  • I have read the Central and Eastern Sydney PHN (CESPHN) DFSV Health Assist EOI Guidelines and my organisation is eligible to apply.

  • I declare that the organisation is financially viable and has the capacity to complete the required activities for the program within the timeframe.

  • I declare that all information provided in this application is true and correct.

  • I acknowledge, understand, and accept that this application does not create a legal or binding commitment, arrangement or understanding between CESPHN and the applicant organisation. Any such commitment, arrangement or understanding will be the subject of further negotiation and documentation, including an agreement for the provision of funding. Additional specific conditions may be included in future agreements.

  • I acknowledge, understand, and accept that incomplete applications may not be considered.

  • If and where any personal details of a third party are include, the third party has been made aware of and given their permission for those details to appear in this application. 

  • I acknowledge, understand and accept that CESPHN may require additional information to support this application.

  • I acknowledge, understand and accept that CESPHN may negotiate changes to an applicant's proposal including funding to meet the desired outcomes. 

  • I  acknowledge, understand, and accept that information provided in this application will be stored by CESPHN in various formats including hard copy and/or electronic storage.