PSP - NIISQ - Improving Employment Pathways Challenge - 2026

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Private Sector Pathways Challenge Application Form: Improving Employment Pathways for Queenslanders with Traumatic Brain Injury

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Overview

The Private Sector Pathways (PSP) program provides commercial opportunities to innovators, while solving complex Queensland challenges.

Through the PSP program, the National Injury Insurance Scheme, Queensland is seeking innovative solutions to help Queenslanders with an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) successfully reintegrate into the workforce and achieve meaningful independence.

Successful solutions will need to be innovative and scalable to improve employment pathways for Queenslanders with an ABI/TBI. Proposals must be feasible to implement, practical to maintain and capable of delivering long-term outcomes that support recovery, participation and meaningful independence.

Applicants should refer to the Corporate Challenge Statement at this link.

The PSP program is open to innovative Queensland businesses, with solutions produced and delivered in Queensland.

Eligibility Requirements

Is the Applicant Organisation located in Queensland? * Required
For the purposes of this program "Located in Queensland" is any organisation that has a physical office in Queensland and has an ABN which states its "Main business location" is in Queensland.
Is the Applicant Organisation a start-up or small to medium enterprise? * Required
A small to medium enteprise has 5-199 FTE employees
Has the Applicant Organisation ever had a commercial contract with the participating Corporate? * Required

Before you begin

Ensure you have read the challenge statement, program guidelines, terms of participation and any additional information prior to completing the application form.

Any questions about the PSP program, this challenge, or this application form should be directed to partnerships2@detsi.qld.gov.au.

Provide detailed but concise responses to each question, avoiding the use of technical jargon or unexplained acronyms. Attempt to address questions in full – guidance text is included below each question.

Assessment Criteria 

The PSP program is a competitive grant process, and applications will be assessed against the following criteria:

Criteria 1: Addresses the Challenge

The Applicant Organisation's proposed solution:

  • will provide a solution to a real and defined Challenge facing a Corporate partner
  • will be innovative and involve:
    • new to market technology; or
    • novel application of existing technology;
  • is developed and delivered in Queensland; and
  • is likely to address the Challenge and provide a successful solution to the Challenge for the Corporate partner.

Criteria 2: Capability to Deliver & Project Viability 

The Applicant Organisation has:

  • the experience, skills and capacity to deliver the project to achieve the proposed solution;
  • the right to use necessary intellectual property in delivery of the proposed solution; and
  • identified key project risks and risk mitigation strategies.

The project is well planned and achievable within the Challenge timeframe.

Criteria 3: Technology/Market readiness

The proposed solution will:

  • use a product already at Minimum Viable Product stage and has been tested with potential users; or
  • use a product which is in market already and has customers.

The proposed solution will demonstrate if the product could create new market opportunities.

 Criteria 4: Fair Market Value

The proposed solution will be achieved within a proposed project budget which represents fair market value.