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title: Over $1 million in projects funded through Innovative Society Initiative, supported by Lotterywest, in its first 12 months
description: In 12 months the Innovative Society Initiative has supported over $1,000,000 in local innovation projects across Western Australia. Find out more inside!
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# [Over $1 million in projects funded through Innovative Society Initiative, supported by Lotterywest, in its first 12 months](https://blog.spacecubed.com/over-1-million-in-projects-funded-through-innovative-society-initiative-supported-by-lotterywest-in-its-first-12-months)

 Written by [Lauren Quinn](https://blog.spacecubed.com/author/lauren-quinn) | Aug 7, 2023 3:19:51 AM

In July 2022, Spacecubed launched its [Innovative Society Initiative](https://spacecubed.com/program/innovative-society-initiative/), supported by Lotterywest, to create a pipeline of thriving resilient entrepreneurs, innovators and changemakers, and build a thriving, resilient and sustainable Western Australia innovation ecosystem. 

The Innovative Society Initiative was established through a $5.9 million Lotterywest grant that was presented to Spacecubed by Innovation and Digital Economy Minister Stephen Dawson.

Just 12 months on, the Initiative has supported over $1,000,000 in local innovation projects from growing indigenous businesses in new industries and creating a diagnostic tool that measures entrepreneurial mindset in students, to supporting over 87 early-stage innovative ideas through incubator programs and implementing circular economy practices.

In addition, the Initiative has brought together over 80 individuals from industry, government, universities and not-for-profits through Meshpoints, a multi-stakeholder collaboration model. Through this model, 13 new sub-constellation projects have been created to tackle some of the industry's biggest challenges.  

A key outcome from this Initiative is providing scholarships for local-WA innovators, entrepreneurs and change-makers to attend the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Melbourne, this September. 24 fully-funded entry tickets were made available to this year's event, valued at $995 per ticket. 

Examples of other funded projects include, but are not limited to:

- IPS Foundation; a program designed to connect and grow Indigenous businesses in new industries. 
- The Fogarty Foundation; is an initiative to raise the entrepreneurial aspirations of 46,000 regional students in WA, and decrease the barriers facing regional educators in providing meaningful entrepreneurship education to their students.
- Business Foundations Ltd; an initiative to create capability in the WA innovation ecosystem by investigating how to implement circular economy practices and reduce greenhouse gases within existing industrial estates. 
- Noongar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI); scoping work to create an Aboriginal Innovation Hub and development of a stronger understanding of the Aboriginal innovation ecosystem.
- South West Angels; collaborative approach to designing a strategy and framework for (Angel) investment across regional WA.
- St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls; the creation of a diagnostic tool that measures entrepreneurial mindset aimed at school students. 

[A full list of funded projects can be found here.](https://spacecubed.com/program/innovative-society-fund/#approved-grants)

[To find out more about the Innovative Society Initiative, click here.](https://spacecubed.com/program/innovative-society-initiative/)

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