Be Connected Network
Relevent Country: Australia
Type of work: Project and Program Management
Last Date: 19-08-2022
The Good Things Foundation is offering the Building Digital Skills Grant to help organisations to start up and continue delivering their Be Connected digital literacy programs.
The aim of the Building Digital Skills grants program is to enable organisations to support older Australians 50+ through free face-to-face contact (if safe to do so), either one-on-one or in small groups, to develop their digital skills and confidence, utilising the learning courses available on the Be Connected Learning site. A range of resources and support materials are available to help organisations to deliver this program.
The purpose of the Building Digital Skills Grants Program is to provide Be Connected Network Partners with access to Funding Assistance to assist them to deliver training and support to Older Australians to improve their digital literacy skills and confidence.
Funding Information
Duration: The term of the grant is 12 months.
Eligible Projects
The funding can be spent on activities that can be justified as supporting older Australians to gain basic digital skills and confidence such as:
Ineligible Projects
Specialist contracts are available to Network Partners who are specifically targeting very hard to reach Older Australians – such as:
Supporting older Australians with significant barriers to learning, such as:
Eligibility Criteria
Organisations who would like to apply for a Building Digital Skills grant must:
Source: https://www.beconnectednetwork.org.au/grant-program/building-digital-skills-grants