Current Grant Opportunity View - GO6970

The Australian Government is inviting applications via an open competitive process to apply to deliver services under the Cyber Security Program – Cyber Awareness Support for Vulnerable Groups from 2024–25 to 2026–27.

The program will help to expand the national cyber security awareness campaign to uplift cyber security outreach and literacy among the Australian community. The grants will support advocacy, charity, not-for-profit and community groups to develop and deliver tailored cyber security literacy programs, based on materials developed under the Act Now, Stay Secure campaign, to vulnerable groups.

Engagement with vulnerable groups and their uptake of cyber security advice is likely to be more impactful if the message is designed by the community groups and leaders who best understand the unique needs of their communities. National cyber awareness materials such as the Act Now, Stay Secure materials can be tailored to suit specific needs, including language translations and in-person workshops. Through these grant programs, government can better support community leaders to build trust within their networks to provide sound and up-to-date guidance on cyber best practice to uplift our Australian community as a whole.

The objectives of the grant opportunity are:

• build and uplift the nationwide baseline cyber security capability amongst the Australian community as well as infrastructure, including small business and local governments
• reduce the economic and social impact of cybercrime.

The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are:

• overall increase in the public’s awareness of cyber security risks
• increase the outreach of the Act Now, Stay Secure campaign through delivering tailored education materials to vulnerable community groups
• protective measures implemented.

To be eligible, you must be one of the following entity types:

• Company
• Cooperative
• Incorporated Association
• Indigenous Corporation
• Local Government Entity
• Partnership
• Sole Trader
• Statutory Entity.

If you are applying as a Trustee on behalf of a Trust , the Trustee must be one of the eligible entity type as listed above.

Further information including definitions of each entity type is available on the Community Grants Hub webpage.

Assessment of applications - July 2024 to September 2024

Approval of outcomes of selection process - October 2024

Notification to applicants - October 2024

Negotiations and award of grant agreements - November 2024 to January 2025

Earliest start date of grant activity - January 2025

End date of grant activity - 30 June 2027

To apply, you must: 

• complete the online application form on GrantConnect 
• provide all the information requested
• address all eligibility criteria and assessment criteria
• include all necessary attachments
• submit your application/s to the Community Grants Hub by 9:00 pm AEST on 11 July 2024.

Please use:

• Cyber Awareness Support for Vulnerable Groups - Questions and Answers - version 3
• Cyber Security Awareness Support for Vulnerable Groups - Grant Opportunity Guidelines - version 2