auDA Foundation announces $600,000 recipients

The auDA Foundation Board has awarded $600,000 to successful recipients under its 2021 Grants Program.

Grants of $40,000 have been awarded to 15 organisations for education and research initiatives that enhance the utility of the internet for Australians across three key areas:

• Digital inclusion (with an emphasis on First Nations peoples).
• Cybersecurity for small business.
• Internet access for young Australians.
   

Foundation Chair James Atkins commended all applicants for their commitment to improving the lives of Australians through the internet and congratulated the successful grant recipients.

“The Foundation Board were overwhelmed by the quality of the 2021 grant applications from Australian not-for-profits and research institutions. Overall, there were 15 stand-out applications. We are thrilled to award grants to these projects, recognising that each will make a valuable impact in the lives of Australians and how they access and benefit from the internet.”

auDA CEO Rosemary Sinclair AM said the grant program is the key to positive social and economic value for Australians.

“Supporting the auDA Foundation Grant Program underscores auDA’s commitment to invest in innovation in the internet ecosystem and to unlock positive social and economic value for Australians through the internet. I congratulate each of the grant recipients and welcome the positive contribution these projects will deliver to the Australian community,” she said.

• Aboriginal Literacy Foundation
• Australian Centre for Rural Entrepreneurship (ACRE)
• Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN).au Domain Administration Ltd 2
• Cahoots
• Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA)
• Central Queensland University
• Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA)
• Crohn’s & Colitis Australia (CCA)
• Dementia Australia
• First Nations Foundation
• Good Things Foundation Australia
• Happy Paws Happy Hearts Foundation
• Queensland University of Technology
• Ngarrimili
• RMIT University
   

Further info, including recipient project information, can be found on the auDA Foundation website here.

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