$10,000 to make your bright idea a reality!
One idea.
The key to a community on the move.
Applications are now closed.
Stay tuned for next year's challenge. Dates to be announced shortly!
The Challenge
Got an idea to inspire your community to get moving? Share it with us!
We encourage entries from schools, tertiary institutions, councils and community groups as well as culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
Come up with a new project, partnership, product or process to make a difference.
Create an idea to meet the needs of your chosen community and make it easier for people to exercise.
Application process
Applications have now closed. The dates for the 2020 Active Australia Innovation Challenge will be announced shortly.
Stay tuned!
Active Australia
Innovation Challenge
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2022 Applications are now closed
What's involved
We've had a fantastic response this year, and the team are in the process of reviewing all of the applications. If you submitted an application, our team will be in contact to let you know the outcomes.
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Applications for the Active Australia Innovation Challenge are now closed.
We’ve had a fantastic response this year, and the team are in the process of reviewing all the applications. We will be in touch in the coming weeks with outcomes.
Application Guide
Learn more about how to apply, what information you need and what our judges are looking for in our Application Guide.
Get Inspired
See some of the winning entries from previous challenges.
The Heart Foundation Active Australia Innovation Grant
$10,000 to make your bright idea a reality
The Heart Foundation Active Australia Innovation Grant
Application Guide
Learn more about how to apply, what information you need and what our judges are looking for in our Application Guide.
The Active Australia Innovation Challenge is part of the Healthy Heart Initiative, funded by the Australian Government Department of Health
The Challenge
Got an idea to inspire your community to get moving? Share it with us!
We encourage entries from schools, tertiary institutions, councils and community groups as well as culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
Come up with a new project, partnership, product or process to make a difference.
Create an idea to meet the needs of your chosen community and make it easier for people to exercise.
The Active Australia Innovation Challenge strongly encourages innovative projects that support people who do not meet Australia’s Physical Activity Guidelines, people at risk of chronic disease, and people living in communities with high levels of physical inactivity (including rural and remote regions). This includes people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Things to consider and prepare before you start your application:
- Your target audience
- Why your project idea is innovative
- What you hope to achieve with this project
- What outcomes you will measure and how you plan on measuring these
- Estimated project plan including timeline, budget breakdown and future goals
- The name and Australian Business Number (ABN) of the organisation supporting you.
Before you apply
Get Inspired
See some of the winning entries from previous challenges.
Have a question? Feel free to email us on innovationchallenge@heartfoundation.org.au
