Grant recipients
2023 Grant recipients
Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN)
Digital Skills Finder: A freely available, national, digital capacity and skills hub for people with disability
Tackle barriers related to digital skills and capacity-building by creating a comprehensive and accessible map of available disability-centric digital literacy initiatives.
Beneficiaries: Australians living with disability, National
Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect)
Maternal healthcare for women on the autism spectrum
A digital platform with educational information and resources for Autistic women as well as healthcare practitioners.
Beneficiaries: Australians living with disability, National
Enterprise Learning Projects
Empowering remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander entrepreneurs to design and deliver business literacy training for their own communities
A series of business literacy workshops that can be delivered in person or online, that are culturally responsive and accessible, and tailored to remote Aboriginal entrepreneurs and their areas of need.
Beneficiaries: Rural, regional and remote Australia, Northern Territory
First Nations Foundation
Digital expansion of the Indigenous Women's Financial Wellness project
Provide opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women to engage with culturally safe financial education and deliver a digital women’s financial network to support better financial outcomes.
Beneficiaries: First Nations peoples, National
Ishar Multicultural Women's Health Services
Culturally and linguistically diverse youth digital inclusion and education
A program that aims to improve the digital literacy of young women aged 14-25 from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, in the form of online workshops and education sessions to provide a culturally safe space for refugee and migrant youth to learn how to use the internet and digital technologies in a safe way.
Beneficiaries: Young Australians, Western Australia
Monash University and MJD Foundation
A novel clinical monitoring and education platform for Indigenous Australians with rare neurodegenerative ataxias
Remove barriers to effective clinical monitoring and specialist care by developing an online platform that allows individuals with Machado-Joseph Disease (MJD) and their healthcare professionals to assess and track their disease, and to connect with specialist resources, from anywhere in Australia
Beneficiaries: Rural, regional and remote Australia, National
Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yanunytjatjara (NPY) Women’s Council
Improving Anangu nutritional and digital literacy in the NPY region
Revolutionise the way Anangu parents and carers access information about feeding their children. This project will improve the access to targeted nutritional support and feeding guidelines and centres on the digitisation of resources, such as Anangu specific infant feeding guidelines.
Beneficiaries: First Nations peoples, The Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia
Red Nose
Safe Sleep for Bubs E-Learning Project Pilot
A culturally appropriate Safe Sleep E-Learning package for professionals working alongside First Nations families that is designed by First Nations people for First Nations people.
Beneficiaries: First Nations peoples, National
Skyline Education Foundation
VCE Education Support Access for Students in Regional and Remote locations
Increase online courses for three popular VCE subjects on a platform that enables its use as a support tool by staff in the classroom and allows student access after class.
Beneficiaries: Young Australians, Victoria
Story Factory
Digital creative writing resources: Increasing regional access to quality arts-based education
Develop a suite of online educational videos and worksheets designed to boost the literacy, creativity and confidence of 2,000 regionally based primary school students.
Beneficiaries: Rural, regional and remote Australia, National
Success Works Partners Inc Ltd
EmpowerMe Hub – a transformative job-readiness platform for vulnerable women
An online job-readiness platform with a range of digital training and tools to enable vulnerable women to participate in the program, without discriminating on the basis of their location in Australia.
Beneficiaries: Rural, regional and remote Australia, National
The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Engaging young women in digital technologies: Webinar series
In collaboration with CSIRO Education Outreach, ACER will develop and deliver a free webinar series for primary and secondary teachers on best practice for engaging young women in digital technology education.
Beneficiaries: Young Australians, National
The University of Melbourne
Digital Resilience Ambassadors: building older culturally and linguistically diverse migrants' digital resilience and inclusive communities through intergenerational collaboration
An intergenerational Digital Resilience Ambassador program to improve older migrants' digital resilience to safely navigate the internet and use digital media to support personal and community wellbeing.
Beneficiaries: Older Australians, Victoria
The University of Queensland - AustLit
Designing for digital inclusion: Cross-curricular learning environments on AustLit
Harness AustLit’s extensive data-networking capabilities to build three dynamic digital learning environments for educators and young people across the Australian National Curriculum’s priority areas: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures, Asian-Australian Engagement, and Sustainability. The resource will make interdisciplinary knowledge accessible and enhance digital literacy.
Beneficiaries: Young Australians, National
Youth Opportunities Australia Limited
PROSPER: Supporting young people across South Australia to be personal leaders
PROSPER programs equip young people in need or at risk with enterprise skills for the future and develop confidence, wellbeing and resilience. PROSPER is ready to be offered to graduates regardless of location through online group sessions, webinars, digital collaborations and engagement opportunities.
Beneficiaries: Young Australians, South Australia
2022
Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of New South Wales
Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Dashboard - Research Project
Research that will contribute to the development of a dashboard to present real-time de-identified health data for Aboriginal patients. The data analysis tool will assist Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations in the delivery of health care to Aboriginal communities.
Beneficiaries: First Nations peoples, New South Wales
Accessible Beaches Australia
Making access to beaches and information possible
This project will develop an online booking system, training and information to enable older people and people with a disability to book equipment that will make access to Australia’s beaches possible, fostering independence and wellbeing.
Beneficiaries: Australians living with disability and older Australians.
Cool Australia
First Nations and Rural, regional and remote digital technology heroes: bridging the digital divide for primary school students
Development of online education resources to inspire greater interest in digital technology and internet competence among rural, regional and remote and First Nations primary school students. The resources will enhance student engagement with digital technology through curriculum-linked activities to incrementally improve their digital literacy.
Beneficiaries: First Nations peoples, rural, regional and remote Australia
Good Things Foundation Australia
Measuring the economic impact of digital exclusion for vulnerable communities
Undertake a cost benefit analysis to understand the economic benefits of full digital inclusion in Australia. The report produced will support advocacy for government policy development and provide evidence for investment needed to bridge the digital divide.
Beneficiaries: Australians living with disability, First Nations peoples, older Australians, rural, regional and remote communities, small businesses
Justice Connect
Connecting older Australians with legal help online: improving the performance of assistive Artificial Intelligence (AI) that diagnoses legal problems in the everyday language of older Australians
An existing AI model identifies legal problems in language samples but does not perform as well for minority groups including older Australians. This project will improve the model’s performance for older Australians through targeted data collection, model training, integration and user testing.
Beneficiaries: Older Australians
Life Without Barriers
Using digital innovation to enhance sexual safety for marginalised children and young people in rural and remote Australia
Deliver video content related to respectful relationships, consent, sexual abuse and sexual assault, with input from youth focussed professionals. The videos aim to prevent child sexual abuse and will be delivered via the MPower App and website led by One Vision Productions.
Beneficiaries: Rural, regional and remote Australia
Missing School Inc
Seen & Heard: Connecting Sick Kids to Their School Communities
Expand ‘Sick Kids Seen & Heard’, which supports primary and high school students across Australia who face chronic school absence due to serious illness. The project will produce a digital resource directory, run a helpdesk for families and schools, develop digital training and communities and activate school telepresence technology for continuous connections.
Beneficiaries: Australians living with disability
Monash University
CYBERABILITY: Creating a world first measure of cyber scam risk for people with brain injury
People with acquired brain injury (ABI) are particularly vulnerable to scams. Monash University has worked with people with ABI to co-design a world-first measure of cyberscam risk, “The CyberABIlity Scale”. This project will involve large-scale testing and validation of the Scale and providing it freely online.
Beneficiaries: Australians living with disability
National Justice Project
Tech4Justice
Tech4Justice is an AI powered platform that streamlines pathways for lodging a complaint to transform how key community groups use the internet to obtain justice. The project will build a prototype to help users triage disability and racial discrimination issues and support them to navigate the complex complaints arena.
Beneficiaries: Australians living with disability, First Nations peoples, older Australians, rural, regional and remote communities
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Digital Transformation of Peter Mac's Fit4Surgery Prehabilitation Program for all patients having Major Cancer Surgery
This project will assess the scope and capability of a web-based platform to deliver an interactive program to patients prior to major cancer surgery.
Beneficiaries: Rural, regional and remote Australia
South Australian Council of Social Service
Libraries and Community Centres: The online lifeline for regional South Australia
A pilot project to compile the work libraries and community centres do to address the barriers people living in regional South Australia face when using the internet. A report will outline recommendations to support further advocacy and improvements in community internet access.
Beneficiaries: Rural, regional and remote South Australia
The Northcott Society
Safety Net
A film project to support young people with intellectual disability (ID) to understand how to safely use the internet with a focus on consent. A short film, lesson plan and resource pack will be created to support young people with ID to make informed choices online.
Beneficiaries: Australians living with disability, New South Wales
The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
Monitoring Glaucoma at Home to Preserve Sight
A home monitoring trial of 500 patients with mild to moderate glaucoma to develop a program of long-term telehealth home monitoring to help preserve vision for glaucoma patients.
Beneficiaries: Australians living with disability, First Nations peoples, older Australians, rural, regional and remote communities
The University of Queensland
First Nations Youth Digital Story-Telling Project
Support Gurindji people to renew their language and culture across generations through digital storytelling. Ensure the longevity of First Nations linguistic and cultural practices by supporting First Nations youth to re-engage with their traditional knowledge.
Beneficiaries: First Nations peoples, Northern Territory
Victoria University
How are Australian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) achieving the United Nations Sustainable Developmental Goals (SDGs) through internet technologies and ICT
A pilot project to investigate the adoption of SDGs by SMEs in Melbourne and identify what internet technologies SMEs use to align SDGs to their business strategy for sustainable responsible practices.
Beneficiaries: Small businesses, Victoria
2021
Aboriginal Literacy Foundation
Provide support for Indigenous students adversely affected by lockdowns and school closures by providing individual online learning programs and an online tutor.
Cahoots
Deliver inclusive programs, focused on improving the online safety and connections for young people living with disability, and First Nations’ young people.
Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA)
Investigate online learning connectivity challenges faced by students and offer solutions.
Dementia Australia
Use innovative virtual reality technology to deliver an immersive, interactive experience for carers to improve understanding of what it might be like to live with dementia, supporting better outcomes for those with dementia and their carers.
First Nations Foundation
Increase digital safety and inclusion for First Nations peoples through online education, with training and resources delivered online, primarily via mobile.
Ngarrimilli
Deliver digital literacy workshops to First Nations business owners, entrepreneurs and creatives to support the First Nations Economy.
Queensland University of Technology
Conduct a point-in-time study of how low-income Indigenous families connect to and use the internet, including learning at home, transition to work and connection to critical services, to inform upcoming Internet service upgrades.
RMIT University
Collect and analyse mobile telecommunications performance data in select First Nations communities and produce a report to explore efforts to improve digital inclusion.
Australian Centre for Rural Entrepreneurship (ACRE)
Develop digital literacy and practical online skills for young people through development of online social enterprises.
Crohn’s & Colitis Australia (CCA)
Expand online peer support programs to minimise stigma and isolation among young people with inflammatory bowel disease.
Good Things Foundation Australia
Address the lower level of digital skills in young people with intellectual disability and increase their social and digital inclusion through a co-design and piloting approach.
Happy Paws Happy Hearts Foundation
Create an online version of the employment pathways program, Explore, to support young Australians living with disability and mental health challenges to gain confidence and vocational skills.
Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN)
Develop a suite of accessible, multi-channel education materials designed to help small businesses stay secure online.
Central Queensland University
Develop a security assessment solution that will allow non-technical small business owners to address user-centric security errors on Internet connected devices.
Council Of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA)
Investigate what helps and what hinders small business cybersecurity uptake, and determine how best to get small businesses to adopt cybersecurity, including testing proposed solutions.