Grants up to $500,000 to support the safety of women and their children through the prevention of technology-facilitated gender-based violence or tech abuse of women.
Current status of program
CLOSED
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On this page you will find
- An overview of the Preventing Tech-based Abuse of Women Grants Program
- Every detail you need to know
- Resources and help to get the grant
What is the Preventing Tech-based Abuse of Women Grants Program?
The Preventing Tech-based Abuse of Women Grants 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 Program specifically seeks to address technology-facilitated gender-based violence (hereafter referred to as ‘tech-based abuse of women’). For the purposes of these guidelines, tech-based abuse can be broadly described as any behaviour that uses technology to harm others based on their sexual or gender identity. Women are a key focus of the program because they are represented in statistics as being at greater risk of violence and abuse, including from tech abuse.
There is also a growing body of evidence that children are also affected, directly and indirectly, by the tech-based abuse of women. eSafety research indicated that children are affected by technology-facilitated abuse in the form of monitoring, threats and intimidation in about a quarter of domestic violence cases, with negative impacts on their mental health and relationships. Projects that focus on the prevention of these types of harms on children may be considered within scope for the purpose of this program.
PTAW level of support
Grants
- A total of $10 million in grant funding is available under the Program. Funding will be allocated over at least three rounds.
- Under Round 1:
- Grants up to a total of $3 million in funding is available
- The minimum grant amount is $80,000
- The maximum grant amount is $500,000
See Section 3 of the guidelines for full details of the level of support.
PTAW important dates
- This program is currently closed
- Register your interest here with GrantHelper
PTAW important details that you will need to know
PTAW objectives
The objectives of the Program are to:
- increase public awareness about the prevalence and impact of tech-based abuse against women and their children, including when it occurs in the context of family and domestic violence, and dating violence
- support development of, and access to, innovative initiatives, including new programs and resources that address the drivers of tech-based abuse against women and their children and improve women’s safety, including in specific demographic or geographic communities
- support initiatives that aim to challenge and shift the prevailing social norms that contribute to tech-based abuse against women and their children
- support initiatives that promote positive and respectful behaviour and accountability in men and boys that perpetrate or may perpetrate tech-based abuse against women and their children.
See the guidelines for full details of objectives and outcomes.
Organisations eligible for PTAW support
The applicant must:
- have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
- be registered for the purposes of GST
- have a bank account with an Australian financial institution
- be a legal entity, and
- be a non-government organisation registered as a not-for-profit charitable organisation with the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profit Commission (hereafter referred to as ‘NGO’).
See Section 4 of the guidelines for full details of eligible and ineligible organisations.
Projects and activities eligible for PTAW support
Eligible grant activity may include projects that:
- create awareness raising and social marketing campaigns that make it clear that tech-based violence against women is never acceptable
- promote social and cultural networks and connections between women to provide sources of peer support
- support communities to address the drivers of tech-based violence against women by drawing on existing beliefs and practices within their community that support respectful, healthy relationships
- work with media to provide clear and consistent messages and information on the drivers and prevention of tech-based violence
- create documents and/or videos or other content to promote gender equality and challenge gender stereotypes among children and young people
- challenge peer relations between men that involve hostility or disrespect towards women
- use community arts projects to promote positive, equal and respectful relationships between women and men, girls and boys, in online contexts
- develop workplace programs that take a whole-of-organisational approach to promote gender equality.
See the guidelines for full details of eligible and ineligible projects and activities.
Expenditure eligible for PTAW support
You cannot use the grant for:
- capital expenditure, including purchase of real estate and vehicles
- staff wages (of ongoing and non-ongoing staff) already associated with the ordinary business as usual activities of your NGO and not related to the delivery of the project
- funding of activities that are part of your organisation’s business as usual
- costs incurred prior to the project start date or after the agreement end date
- activities which will provide commercial advantage to the applicant (for example, promotion of the applicant’s own business)
- costs incurred in the preparation of a grant application or related documentation
- costs associated with the financial acquittal of grant expenditure
- existing overheads and ongoing administrative costs such as electricity, phone, rent, salaries (including for research assistants or administrative staff, honorariums or administrative charges levied by your NGO)
- major construction and/or capital works
- activities for which other Commonwealth, state, territory or local government bodies have primary responsibility overseas travel.
See the guidelines for full details of eligible and ineligible expenditure.
Information to prepare for the PTAW application
You must provide the following information with your application:
- Organisation’s governance
- The relevant skills and experience of personnel, including in using a trauma-informed approach (may also identify any gaps in skills or expertise and how these will be addressed)
- A detailed project plan, including key milestones and time frames
- The need, referencing relevant evidence
- How project will address the identified need, including the approach to consultation and/or co-design
- The objectives and expected outcomes
- Budget breakdown, including any co-contribution
- Approaches to project management and risk management, and track record delivering similar projects
See the guidelines and source website for full details of information requirements.
Applying for PTAW
Applications are submitted online via the eSafety SmartyGrants portal.
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PTAW assessment criteria
See Page 12, Section 6 of the guidelines for full details of the assessment criteria.
PTAW resources
How do I get the PTAW?
You should read and understand the guidelines.
You need to ensure you are eligible for the funding. Applicants that do not meet all the eligibility criteria will not be considered.
Successful applicants will:
- demonstrate focus on one or more of the following target cohorts:
- women
- women and their children
- children (5 to 12 years) and/or young people (13 to 17 years)
- women who are at increased risk of tech-based abuse (including First Nations women, women with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse women, LGBTIQ+ women)
- people who perpetrate tech-based abuse (or are at risk of doing so)
- clearly identify at least one program objective that the project will address
- demonstrate how the project links to the Prevention Domain and the identified Areas of Focus of the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032 (the National Plan)
- deliver effective, measurable and sustainable outcomes
- clearly articulate what the project will include and deliver
- demonstrate a compelling rationale or a commitment to build an evidence base, achievable timelines and value for money
- address key performance indicators and/or an evaluation framework for program initiatives
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