auDA’s Community Grant Program provides an annual grant round that delivers responsive, short term funding designed to enable grassroots community and research and education projects. The aim of the Program is to improve the utility of the internet to benefit key groups in the Australian community.

The 2025 grant round will focus on digital inclusion and digital innovation with an emphasis on projects which provide benefit to one or more of the following five under-served groups:

• Rural, regional and remote Australians
• Australians Living with Disability
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
• Older Australians (65 years +) Young Australians (12-24 years).

Project Period - The Project period applicable to the grant is the period commencing on or about 1 January 2025 and completing on or about 31 December 2025 as described in the Grant Agreement.

To be eligible for funding, applicants must satisfy the following eligibility criteria:

Applicant:

• Not-for-profit organisations and research institutions, including universities, that are registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission (ACNC) are eligible to apply. Applicants must be up to date with their reporting to the ACNC and have a publicly available annual report.
• All entities/organisations must be registered in Australia under a Commonwealth, State or Territory law, such as a company, partnership or incorporated association
• Each organisation may submit one application. An application from a university must be signed off by the Advancement/Giving team.

• Email: PublicBenefit@auda.org.au