Australian Capital Territory - Apply for Blockchain Pilot Grants

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Procedure

Apply online:

1. To Apply for Blockchain Pilot Grants, the applicant has to make the application online via Workforce Australia on the official website given below link
2. The applicant has to click the “sign or register with mygov”.
3. If the applicant is a new user, the applicant has to click the “Create a mygov account”
4. Click the “Continue with email” and read the terms and conditions and then click “Next”.
5. Enter the email address and click the “Next” button.
6. Enter the code which is sent to the email ID and click the “Next” button.
7. Enter the mobile number and click the “Next” button.
8. The applicant needs to create a password and click the “Next” button.
9. The applicants have to click the “Sign-in” enter the user id and password and then click the “Sign-in” button.
10. Select the Blockchain Pilot Grants from the following list.
11. The applicant has to enter all the required details in the form.
12. Upload all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
13. There is no fee for Blockchain Pilot Grants.
14. After completing, the applicant has to click the “Submit” button.
15. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
16. Then the application will be processed further. All the updates on the application status will be sent via SMS to the applicant’s mobile number.
17. Once the process gets completed, the applicant will get a call from the funding process.
18. The processing time for this procedure completes within 28 days.

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Required Documents

• Bank passbook copy
• Business License
• Citizenship certificate
• Passport copy
• Passport size photographs
• Project Plan

Office Locations & Contacts

Services Australia
Mailing address:
eBusiness Service Centre
PO Box 9822
BRISBANE QLD 4000
Fax - 03 9605 7987
Phone - 1300 361 457
Email - [email protected]
Contact link
link

NOTE: Enter the postcode and click the “Locate” button to find the nearest office.

Australia Business Register
PO Box 3373
PENRITH NSW 2750
Phone - 13 92 26
Outside Australia: + 61 2 6216 1111
Contact link

Eligibility

To be eligible the applicant must:

• have an Australian business number (ABN)

The applicant must also be one of the following entities:

• An entity incorporated in Australia
• A partnership
• Sole trader
• A publicly funded research organization (PFRO) as defined in the guidelines

Fees

• There is no fee for Blockchain Pilot Grants.

Validity

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Sample Documents

• Sample application form link

Processing Time

• The processing time for this procedure completes within 28 days.

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.gIn the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Instructions

• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

Required Information

• Name
• Address
• Business license number
• Bank details
• Contact number
• Benefits incubator
• Email ID
• City
• Signature
• Date

Need for the Document

• The Blockchain Pilot Grants provide funding to demonstrate the potential for blockchain to reduce the regulatory compliance burden for businesses.
• Two pilots will be funded at up to $3 million each to develop measures that demonstrate this potential in the Critical Minerals sector and the Food and Beverage sectors.

Information which might help

• For more information link
  

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

• Link
  

Others

The objectives of the Blockchain Pilot grants are to:

• Reduce compliance costs for businesses
• Ensure buy-in from regulators
• Bolster blockchain literacy and contribute to the overarching objectives of the national roadmap
• Develop blockchain solutions for the government and showcase to the industry the viability of the regulatory efficiencies of blockchain
• Support the inclusion of blockchain in broader policy work to increase management capability around digital technologies.