Grants we are monitoring

Grant opportunities:

2023 February - Business Incubator and Accelerator Pilot Program Round Two - Not successful.

  • https://www.business.tas.gov.au/funding/general/business_incubator_and_accelerator_program_round_two
  • Applications close 2:00pm, Friday 10 February 2023.
  • Grant writing handbook - https://www.business.tas.gov.au/manage_a_business/accessing-government-tenders
  • Previous Awarded Grants:
  • Program guidelines - https://www.business.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/411959/Business_Incubator_and_Accelerator_Pilot_Program_Guidelines_Round_Two_FINAL.pdf
    • Grants will be available to eligible businesses that demonstrate an ability to achieve the required outcomes, relevant experience, value for money, clear linkages to existing programs, and a sound understanding of what gaps exist in the current service provision and how to address those gaps.
  • Stream one:
    • Specifically target new/start-up businesses wanting to explore a venture in its infancy.
  • Stream two – business accelerator programs
    • specifically target existing businesses wanting to diversify or scale up
    • help entrepreneurs advance to the next stage in their business lifecycle.
  • grant applicants must:
    • Be able to demonstrate relevant experience (minimum two years) in delivering successful business incubator and/or accelerator programs.
    • Be able to demonstrate a thorough understanding of existing business support programs (including Tasmanian programs) and identify opportunities for programs that target a proven gap in the market.
    • Project proposals should be no more than five pages in length (excluding the budget document).
      • overview of program
      • target markets (noting that programs benefiting as many Tasmanians from diverse backgrounds as possible will be viewed favourably)
      • program structure and delivery timeline
      • services included
    • A minimum of 25 per cent of participants each, are from at least two different regions of the state (North, Northwest, West, East, South).
    • Participants represent a minimum of two different industries.
    • New businesses are created and each has a viable structure and plan for employing staff in the future.
    • A sound and viable budget (using the template provided) that provides value for money for Government. Leveraging other sources of funding, including participant co-contributions, may be an advantage.
  • Grant Outcomes
    • The program aims to achieve the following outcomes: a) Tasmanians who have a business idea or have an existing business have access to support that is customised and flexible in meeting their needs. b) Sustainable and viable businesses are established statewide. c) Peer-to-peer and business-to-business networks are created for ongoing support opportunities. d) Jobs are created, including businesses run by sole operators that grow to be employing businesses.

2023 (our first time) Grants for National Science Week engagement activities

Provide a project title: Minecraft STEM Education for North West Tasmania

Provide a brief project description for publication: A Public event to showcase how Minecraft Education Edition can be used as a fun STEM learning tool for continuing STEM learning at home. Training for parents/guardians and their kids will be provided on the day, and we will have 100 free Minecraft Education licenses to provide to the public. Please bring your Tablet or Laptop with permission to install Minecraft Education Edition. WIFI will be available. Join other kids to learn STEM and play. A limited number of Tablets will be available for those without a device. Visitors will automatically enter the draw to win a bitlink.com.au MicroBit: STEM bag allowing kids to build interactive electronic circuits.

Provide a detailed description of your project including the project scope and key activities: This project is aimed at parents/guardians and their children, under the age of 16, who may not be aware of fun, interactive games based on STEM education. They are required to have a Laptop or Tablet at home to gain the Minecraft Educational License, however they can participate on the day to learn the benefits and understand what equipment would be required to be purchased.

Key activities will include:

  • Providing a free play STEM space for kids to come, share and learn how to use Minecraft Education with STEM/Science modules.
  • Offering Minecraft Education training to parents to help them see the benefits of using educational games at home.
  • Discussing Tablet Apps with parents/guardians that foster STEM learning to make them aware that alternatives to entertainment apps exist and can be fun too!

Training will include:

Development of training and marketing material:

  • Pamphlets will be provided with login details (if applicable) to reinforce the training and as handouts.
  • Marketing/Promotional material will request parents/guardians to bring in their devices, allowing them to sit down with us and install the software. Then free STEM software training will be provided.

Possible outcomes:

  • If the grant is approved, contact will be made with Microsoft Australia to ask about merchandise and support.

Project outcomes:

  • Provide training to parents and children under 16 on Minecraft STEM Education during Science Week. Explain the benefits of children using digital play to learn and educate parents to use tablet time as continuous learning, rather than as entertainment.
  • After training, provide a license for 1 year to use Minecraft Education Edition ($20) on a Laptop or Tablet for 100 children on the North West coast of Tasmania if they don’t have a license through their school. Total cost $2000.
  • Raise awareness of STEM education software for Tablets to give Parents a choice when deciding on applications for the kids to use before the kids get hooked on entertainment-only games.

Project event details

  • Start 19/08/2023
  • Finish 20/08/2023

Activity purpose and delivery: Select one or more from the below list which best represents how your project will meet the purposes for 2023 National Science Week: spark broad interest and engagement in the sciences, provide an opportunity for all Australians including those historically under-represented in the sciences to participate in science events and activities

Select one or both of the delivery formats your project will engage. an in-person event involving physical attendance, an online event involving two-way audience participation or involvement

Project location You must provide the address where your project will be undertaken and the estimated percentage of project value expected to be undertaken at that site. If your project will be delivered online, list your host location. If you have multiple sites you must add the address of each site.

GNOMON PAVILION – Pending booking availability. or similar location.

Budget:

Travel and accommodation: 0 External venue and equipment hire: $160 Renting Function Room:

The reach and impact of the project: The North West Coast is a region of Tasmania on the north coast of Tasmania to the west of Port Sorell, Tasmania. It includes towns such as Devonport, Burnie, Wynyard, Ulverstone, Penguin, Smithton and Stanley. The 2021 Estimated Resident Population for North West Tasmania is 119,127 If we can get kids interested in STEM/Science from an early age with interactive and fun edutainment before kids are hooked on entertainment games with little to no educational impact, then kids will start with education is fun, rather than only at school. The age scope is 5-14 years for the impact, based on Sensis 2021, this is 11.5% of the population in the area. Using https://abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SED60208 as a guide.

If there are left over licenses, then an online web conferencing meeting will be prepared to give more opportunities for those to join and be trained.

Your capacity, capability and resources to carry out the project: David Robinson is teaching STEM and robot activities at the Hive in Ulverstone. He is also currently studying for a TAE (Training and Assessment) with TasTafe to be able to teach vocational courses in Tasmania. David is also teaching LEAN Improvements at Burnie, Tas. Using the SWE (Simulated Work Environment) located at TMEC (Tasmanian Minerals, Manufacturing & Energy Council) within the Manufacturing Centre of Excellence.

After working with Amazon Web Services in Cloud computing for 8 years, then moving to Tasmania, David is looking to support the local area by helping to make STEM the priority focus for North West Tasmania. STEM is needed to the next generation workforce to build all the major projects Tasmania is part of in 2023 and beyond.

Renting tables. Laptops etc. Printing brochures with Tablet Apps. Creating brochures for parents.

Minecraft Licenses $20 each.

Technical Information:

Discussion: To go out to markets and events around town, or to hold an event ourselves. The original plan was to drive around, which would be time consuming and could be hit or miss. After discussion, it was decided to host the event ourselves and let the science week advertising do the work. This would also remove the need to follow up, as we can confirm Minecraft Education with Science modules are installed correctly on the day.

Application Submitted NSWKVII000187 Initial time taken: 8 hours.


Last modified August 30, 2023: update 2023-08-30 (5e0b508)