The Australian Government is calling for applications to fund innovative projects that help put a stop to technology-based abuse against women under a new $10 million grants program.
The Preventing Tech-based Abuse of Women Grants Program is led by the eSafety Commissioner as part of the National Plan to end violence against women and children 2022-32External link[https://www.dss.gov.au/ending-violence].
Under the initiative, non-government organisations can apply for grants of up to $500,000 to develop primary prevention projects addressing the underlying drivers, attitudes and behaviours which lead some people to use technology to stalk[https://www.esafety.gov.au/key-topics/staying-safe/cyberstalking], threaten, control or undermine women, or carry out other violent or coercive[https://www.esafety.gov.au/key-topics/domestic-family-violence/coercive-control] behaviours.
The guidelines are available at eSafety.gov.au/grants[https://www.esafety.gov.au/about-us/grants-programs].
More details are available from the Minister for Communications media releaseExternal link[https://minister.infrastructure.gov.au/rowland/media-release/applications-opening-new-10-million-grants-fund-prevent-tech-based-abuse-women].