Be Connected is an Australian government initiative that aims to provide a family and community centred approach to supporting, coaching and teaching older Australians aged over 50 years to improve their skills and confidence in using digital technology.

$3,000 to organisations to support 15 people with disabilities, who are aged 50+, to develop their digital skills and confidence through free face-to-face contact, either one-on-one or in small groups, utilising the learning courses available on the Be Connected Learning site. 

Not every community is the same, and some have additional challenges for community organisations to reach and support to improve their digital skills. Our Specialist grant contracts have a reduced number of older Australians to support in recognition of this.

Specialist contracts are available to organisations who support people that either are:

• Located in remote and outer regional areas; or
• Older Australians with disabilities; or
• Older Indigenous Australians; or
• Older Australians from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities.

Organisations applying for a Specialist Building Digital Skills Round 14 grant must:

• Be a member of the Good Things network. If you are not yet a registered network partner, you can join on our my.GoodThings website. You can apply for the grant as soon as you submit the Join the Network form.
• Have premises that are well frequented by people aged over 50 in Australia
• Have premises that are accessible to people aged over 50 (e.g. ramps, lifts, air conditioning, heating, sufficient space, lighting, etc.) and have appropriate facilities (e.g. toilets, seating)
• Have public liability insurance
• Have no outstanding acquittals from previous grant/s awarded by Good Things.

• Phone: (02) 9051 9292
• Email: connect@goodthingsfoundation.org