Innovate with nbn™ Grants Program is seeking digital champions

Regional Australia

The Innovate with nbn™ Grants Program aims to encourage businesses from regional or remote areas with their technology-led ideas to facilitate and support further growth.

In its second year, the program awards grants to organisations or businesses of $10,000 that align with one of the following categories:

  • health
  • arts
  • education
  • agriculture
  • tourism
  • women in regional business
  • Indigenous business.

The overall winner will receive an additional $25,000 grant and be announced as the Innovate with nbn™ Champion.

The program is looking for applicants in regional and remote Australia who live and breathe technology, and are:

  • harnessing the benefits of the nbn™ network to enable regional Australians to live, learn and work in a digital society
  • innovative digital businesses challenging the traditional markets in regional Australia
  • businesses who are lifting digital participation and stimulating regional economies
  • champions of digital adoption for regional and remote communities.

Applications are open now on the NBN co website with applications closing 30 November 2021.

Article last updated on 3 March 2022