Virtual Innovation Hub - The Park

Applications via SmartyGrants - The Park 2.0

In 2026, The Australian Sports Commission, in partnership with Built has provided funding. This funding is used to support the grants given to successful applicants.

The initiative will focus on five global challenges:

1. Harnessing Data, AI and Machine Learning – advancing governance, tools, and integration to generate meaningful value across the sector.
2. Next-Generation Wearables – enabling real-time monitoring of human performance and delivering actionable insights.
3. Digital Twin Technologies – developing simulations to enhance decision-making, strategy, and performance outcomes.
4. Brain Performance Innovation – supporting ethical approaches to performance, assessment, treatment and Return to Play (RTP) protocols.
5. Material Science in Sport – The adaption of new and emerging application of advanced materials in aiding human performance.

For further information, please visit https://www.ausport.gov.au/

Download: The Park 2 Grant Opportunity Guidelines.pdf

The Park 2.0