Telstra’s Connected Communities - Round 4- 2026

Telstra’s Connected Communities Grant Program will boost support for communities across remote, rural and regional Australia to enhance liveability with digital solutions that harness the power of connection. The program will support community-led efforts that embrace new technology and improve digital literacy or digital capability. Grants up to $10,000 are available for not-for-profit community organisations that are providing access to information, technology, education and facilities to support their communities to embrace new technologies and ways of working to build social capital and digital capability. The program seeks to foster:

• Liveable communities that have digital capability, and help to equip individuals with the skills to live, learn and work in a digital society;
• Sustainable communities that are diverse and inclusive, planning for the health, wellbeing, and prosperity of their people and the planet; and
• Resilient communities that are well prepared and socially connected when disaster strikes with the ability to renew and recover together.