Digital Devices Grant

Provides funding to loan digital devices to over 50’s so they can be connected.

Organisations who are successful in their grant application use the funds to set up or extend a digital device library. Each organisation with this grant will:
- Receive grant funding
- Purchases devices (and data if needed)
- Make devices available for over 50’s to loan for up to 6 months
- At end of 6 months, collect devices back for use in your ongoing programs
- Report on your grant to Good Things.

Your organisation can choose how to run the device loan program, including length of loan, loan agreements, borrowing record keeping, and usage policies.

Provides funding to loan digital devices to over 50’s so they can be connected.

Digital Device Grant funds can only be spent on:
- Purchase of devices for the purpose of loaning them out to older Australians aged 50+
- Prepaid data (sim card, dongle with data)
- Protective case for devices
- Delivery costs for purchasing devices.

Funds cannot be used for ongoing operational costs or activities, staffing, administration and project management cost, or to purchase software.

To be eligible for this grant, your organisation must:
- Be a registered network partner with Good Things
- Currently hold a Building Digital Skills Grant through the Be Connected program
- Be up to date with all Good Things grant reporting and acquittals.