Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO6462

The Inspiring Australia Network is a collaboration between the Commonwealth, state and territory Governments, and host organisations. It is a national community of committed partners, state and territory nodes and committees across Australia. It is made up of local leaders who work with all levels of government, business, community groups, and formal and informal educators to increase STEM engagement through strategic planning, networking, providing grants and coordinating activities, to support the development of scientifically engaged communities for the benefit of Australia’s future.

Establishment and maintenance of state and territory Inspiring Australia Network nodes are supported through grant arrangements under two elements of the program:

• National Science Week
• Targeted Science Communication.

Each host organisation delivers the two components for their state or territory node.

The grant opportunity is a closed non-competitive grant. The department will identify suitable hosts for each node who have been endorsed by state and territory government representatives.

Endorsed entities will be invited to apply for grant funds in line with the grant guidelines (refer to section 4). The department considers that this is an appropriate selection process considering the nature of the desired outcomes, the collaborative nature and the history of operation under the program.

To be eligible you must:

• have an Australian Business Number (ABN)

And be one of the following entities:

• an entity incorporated in Australia and a trading corporation, where your trading activities
  • form a sufficiently significant proportion of the corporation’s overall activities as to merit it being described as a trading corporation; or
  • are a substantial and not merely peripheral activity of the corporation
• an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust where your trading activities form
  • a sufficiently significant proportion of the corporation’s overall activities as to merit it being described as a trading corporation; or
  • are a substantial and not merely peripheral activity of the corporation
• an incorporated Regional Development Australia Committee
• an incorporated association
• a co-operative
• an incorporated not for profit organisation
• a publicly funded research organisation (PFRO) as defined in section 14 of the grant opportunity guidelines
• an Australian local government agency or body
• an Australian state/territory Government agency or body.

$3,570,000.00

Applications open 27 November 2023.

Eligible applicants will be contacted.

Email us at IA.NSWGrants@industry.gov.au for assistance.