Manufacturing Grants open for application
The Australian Government’s Modern Manufacturing Grant Scheme is a competitive grants program, offering grant funding from $1 million to $20 million, on a 50:59 co-funding basis, for eligible Australian businesses under two different funding streams:
The Manufacturing Integration Stream will support projects that integrate Australian businesses and their products and services into domestic and international value chains, propelling goods and services into new markets. The program aims to support Australian manufacturing businesses to increase scale, supply capacity and the ability to innovate, including the adoption of new technologies to support entry into new markets with innovative solutions.
The Manufacturing Translation Stream will support projects that translate high quality research into commercial outcomes and support Australian manufacturing businesses to scale up and be more competitive and resilient on a global market. Funding will support successful applicants to adopt new technologies and improve their manufacturing processes to boost productivity and competitiveness.
Eligible projects must align with one of the National Manufacturing Priority sectors.
The Guidelines are now available for the following sectors which are now open for application:
The guidelines are currently available for the sectors below, with applications opening on 17 December 2021:
Eligible applicants must:
Have an ABN, be non-tax-exempt and be registered for GST
Be an Australian incorporated entity including start-ups, and trading corporation where your trading activities form the majority of your overall activities
Be able to demonstrate the project aligns with one of the National Manufacturing priorities
Have a minimum of $2 million in total eligible project expenditure
Be able to provide evidence that the project is support by your Board or CEO
Be able to provide evidence that you can meet the co-contribution and other costs not covered by the grant funding
The program has identified opportunity to bring manufacturers together to:
manage the development of new products for emerging markets
translate research into commercial outcomes
manufacture locally and export more high value products to overseas markets
Eligible activities include:
investment in strategic projects that increase commercialisation, and embrace technology, innovation and automation
grow production and manufacturing activities
bring commercial outcomes to new and existing markets, value chains and customers
Application for all sectors close: 14 January 2022, 5pm (AEST)