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Completed grants

Audio Description in Australia: An Online Resource

young girl wearing headphones looks to right against black backgroundCurtin University, Department of Internet Studies

Grant round: 2017-18

Amount: $32,000

Assisting people living with complexity to use smartphones to connect with their community

Image of back of client speaking with staff member behind counter, under a red banner reading "Welcome to Hutt St Centre. A place of change, choice and opportunity"

Hutt St Centre

Grant round: 2017-18

Amount: $5,000

Thanks a Bundle: Making telecommunications services more accessible for people with decision-making impairments

Thanks a Bundle Research Report Cover

University of Melbourne, Melbourne Social Equity Institute

Grant round: 2017-18

Amount: $69,428

Internet and telecommunications services in rural Australia – an evidence based approach

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Broadband for the Bush Alliance

Grant round: 2017-18

Amount: $51,005

Australian consumer access to digital media content

Man standing in front of media wallQueensland University of Technology, Digital Media Research Centre

Grant round: 2016

Amount: $59,860

Inside job - Security and privacy threats for smart-home IoT devices

Couple stand among a sample of IoT devices

University of New South Wales, School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications

Grant round: 2016

Amount: $50,000

Understanding Consumer Identity Theft Risks Across Communications Media

A range of small images representing the types of identity theft, who is targeted and what happens

Australian National University, Research School of Management

In partnership with IDCare, and the University of the Sunshine Coast, Centre for Human Factors & Sociotechnical Systems.

Grant round: 2016

Amount: $44,965.50

Finding peace of mind: Navigating the marketplace of mental health apps


illustration of woman looking at phone with several speech bubbles depicting emotions and struggles

University of Sydney, Charles Perkins Centre

Grant round: 2016

Amount: $59,842.30

Rank the Telco 2017

Image of young woman showing a face of concern while talking on phone Financial and Consumer Rights Council Inc. (FCRC)

Grant round: 2016

Amount: $60,000

Telecommunications Education Project

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The Association of Hazaras in Victoria

In partnership with the Victorian Afghan Associations Network

Grant round: 2016

Amount: $7,500

“Can I download a car?”: Emerging consumer issues for online access, communication and sharing of 3D printer files

Department of Media and Communications, the University of Melbourne

Grant round: 2015

Grant: $49,267

Accessing Subscription Video on Demand: A study of disability and streaming television in Australia

Curtin University

Grant round: 2015

Grant: $26,200