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eSafety grants

eSafety leads online safety grant programs funded by the Australian Government as part of its commitment to keeping communities safe online.

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Preventing Tech-based Abuse of Women Grants Program 

The Preventing Tech-based Abuse of Women Grants Program is part of the Australian Government’s commitment to improving the safety of Australian women and their children through the prevention of technology-facilitated gender-based violence.

The program will be delivered from 2023 to 2028 with a total of $10 million available over at least three rounds.

The program forms part of the Government’s commitment to the aims and objectives of the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-32 (the National Plan). The National Plan highlights the need to understand and factor in the role of technology in addressing violence against women and their children.

In 2023, eSafety awarded $3 million in new grants under Round 1 of the Preventing Tech-based Abuse of Women Grants Program. 

Find out more about the successful Round 1 recipients and their projects.

Applications for Round 2 are opening soon

Updated program guidelines for Round 2 are now available:

Applications will open at 11.00 am (AEDT) Thursday 14 November 2024. This webpage will be updated with a link to the application form at that time. 

What’s new for Round 2?

eSafety has introduced a priority funding pool for projects that support First Nations communities. 

Up to $600,000 is available to organisations with a commitment to delivering projects with and for communities that focus on the prevention of tech-based abuse of First Nations women. 

Details on how to apply and eligibility for priority funding are available in the program guidelines. 

Online Safety Grants Program

The Online Safety Grants Program forms part of the Australian Government’s commitment to keeping children and young people safe online.

The program is supporting the delivery of online safety education to children, young people and their communities, and training to those who work with them.

A total of $9 million was made available over the life of the program, allocated over three rounds in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

Find out about completed projects and outcomes from Round 1 and Round 2, and Round 3 projects currently underway.

If you have any questions regarding projects funded under the Online Safety Grants Program, please email us at onlinesafetygrants@esafety.gov.au.

Collection, use and disclosure of personal information

eSafety collects personal information where it is reasonably necessary for, or directly related to, one or more of its functions or activities. eSafety handles personal information in accordance with the obligations in the Privacy Act 1988.

For more information on why we need this information and how we will handle it, please see our full collection notification and privacy policy.

Keep updated on eSafety's grants programs

Updates on all of eSafety's grants programs will be provided on this page. You can also register for our mailing list to receive updates.

If you have any questions, please email us at grants@esafety.gov.au.

Last updated: 28/10/2024