Active Australia Innovation Challenge

• Community groups e.g. residents’ groups, parents’ groups, environmental groups, sporting organisations, Scouts and Girl Guides, community centres, councils, schools (preschools, primary and secondary), tertiary institutions (universities, TAFEs and colleges), and other organisations 
• Community members/individuals (see requirements below) 
• Previous winners of the Active Australia Innovation Challenge will need to demonstrate an enhancement or expansion of the previously awarded project, or a new innovative idea, to be eligible to enter in 2025. 
• Those with a previously submitted project who were not awarded a grant, who have updated or enhanced their original idea

This grant is intended to provide funding to kick-start a project or to provide seed funding in support of a larger project. Should the project be for the latter, supporting documentation will need to be provided to confirm funding has already been sought to fulfil the project implementation. The Heart Foundation strongly encourages innovative projects that support people:  

• identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander  
• with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds  
• living with a disability  
• living in rural and remote regions. 

We may have to decline applications that do not meet the eligibility criteria, or where we are unable to see a clear alignment to the primary goals of the initiative. The following is a list of projects and applications that are ineligible. Please take the time to read through this list to ensure your project matches what we are looking for. 

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	Identify ambitious ideas that are high-impact, scalable, feasible and fundable
	Accelerate innovation through longer-term/high-impact investment and by fostering partnerships across multiple sectors and industries.
	Deliver outcomes in relation to the Heart Foundation’s strategic objectives and assist in the realisation of the Heart Foundation’s generational vision statement, Health for Every Heart 2050.
	Develop relationships and build new networks with governments, industry and the private and non-profit sectors to address contemporary topics in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of cardiovascular disease
	To set us up for a heart healthy Australia by 2050

Community need 

• Is there an identified need in the target group or community for the project?  

• Have the barriers to being physically active in the chosen group or community been identified?  

• Will the community and other stakeholders be effectively utilised to help develop and implement the project?  

• Does the applicant describe a creative or new idea for a project, partnership, product and/or process to increase physical activity within the specific group or community? 

Capacity and Sustainability  

• Has planning for the future of the project occurred?  

• Is the project sustainable in similar groups or communities? 

Alignment to grant outcomes 

• Is the project reaching or meeting the needs of those not meeting the national physical activity guidelines, people at risk of chronic disease and people living in communities with high levels of physical inactivity?  

• Is a comprehensive process planned to develop and implement the project? 

Timeframe and budget 

• Have timeframes and budgets been identified? 

Consider:  

• time constraints  

• legislative or regulatory constraints  

• technical constraints  

• safety concerns (or similar) 

A creative or new idea for a project, collaboration, product and/or process to increase physical activity within a specific group or community. Innovation may be location specific, that is, what’s innovative in one area may not be in another area or setting across Australia. 

• Your target audience

• Why your project idea is innovative
• What you hope to achieve with this project
• What outcomes will you measure and how do you plan on measuring these
• An Australian Business Number (ABN)
• Budget breakdown and future goals.