The Innovative Society Fund supports innovators, change-makers and ecosystem-supporting organisations through three funding streams, Catalyst Inspire, Catalyst Create and Lotterywest IdeaStarter.
Funding to support the validation or progress of early-stage innovations or ideas. It is available only to existing incubator or accelerator programs operating in WA.
Funding to establish new programs or initiatives that build capacity and capability in the WA innovation ecosystem, contributing to a strong culture of innovation and entrepreneurship.
The Innovative Society Fund exists to support initiatives and innovations being developed by the ecosystem. The fund includes three streams, catering to projects of different stages.
The Innovative Society Fund is not a typical grant program – we emphasise ecosystem collaboration in the formation and delivery of new initiatives.
The funding guidelines provide an overview of each funding stream, eligible expenditure and the assessment criteria. View a summary of the streams and pre-condition checklists via the link below.
Catalyst Create requires initiatives to be formed through collaboration. The purpose of this is to help increase the success of your initiative by working collaboratively.
We strongly encourage you to complete a draft application and engage with the Meshpoints team to get feedback before submitting your final application.
Funding applications are reviewed by an independent assessment panel. You will receive feedback on your application if you are not successful and may reapply. There is a 30-day review time for Catalyst Inspire and a 60-day review time for Catalyst Create and Lotterywest IdeaStarter.
Through the life of your initiative, we may request updates. As you progress with your initiative we strongly encourage you to share updates proactively with the Meshpoints partner network through Circle.
An acquittal is required to be completed within 6 months of your grant acceptance date (but can be extended on request). This is done via an online form we provide to you. We also ask that you post a summary of outcomes and lessons learned on Circle for the purpose of sharing with the wider Partner network.
Meshpoints, supported by Spacecubed and Lotterywest, is part of the Innovative Society Initiative, designed to build a community of high-impact innovators in WA.
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