The Telstra Connected Communities Grant Program applications are now open!

Applications for the 2023 Telstra Connected Communities grant round is now open from 9am, Wednesday 1 March and will close Thursday 30 March, at 5pm.

This first round will make $200,000 available for applications of up to $10,000 each. Successful grants will be announced in June 2023 and successful applicants will have 12 months to complete funded projects.

Learn more about the 2023 Connected Communities grant round here.

The Telstra Connected Communities Grants, support Australia’s remote, rural, and regional communities with $600,000 to foster inclusion and resilience over the next three years.

In partnership with the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal, grants of up to $10,000 are available to not-for-profits to help them build resilient, sustainable, and liveable communities.  If you know of a community group or not-for-profit organisation that could use a hand – the Connected Communities Grant Program might be for them!

The program has three themes:

• Resilient communities that are well prepared and socially connected, with the ability to renew and recover together when disaster strikes;
• Sustainable communities that are diverse and inclusive, through planning for the health, wellbeing and prosperity of their people and planet;
• Liveable communities that have digital capability, helping to equip people with the skills to live, learn and work in a digital society.

Funds will be available for new or existing not-for-profit programs to help them scale their impact to help more Australians in rural and regional areas become better connected.

A Grantseeker Webinar will be held on Monday 6^th of March at 12pm AEDT to provide more information about the program and useful tips for applying. The session will be run on Zoom and you can register here: Telstra’s Connected Communities Grants Program Grantseeker Workshop, Hosted online, Mon 6th Mar 2023, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm AEDT | Humanitix