Up to $20 million in Government Grant funding for Defence manufacturing
The Australian Government’s Modern Manufacturing Grant Scheme is offering grant funding from $1 million to $20 million for eligible Australian businesses under two different funding streams.
Applications for funding focussed on manufacturers of components and capabilities to support the Defence sector includes support for a range of eligible activities across the two funding streams.
The Manufacturing Integration Stream offers grants from $1 million up to $20 million on a 50% co-contribution basis to support projects that integrate Australian Defence manufacturing 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 Defence 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 also offers grants from $1 million up to $20 million on a 50% co-contribution basis, to support projects that aid the translation of high quality research and ideas into commercial outcomes, and support businesses to scale-up and become more competitive and reslilient. Funding will support successful applicants to adopt new technologies and improve their manufacturing processes to boost productivity and global competitiveness.
The program has identified opportunity to bring Defence industry 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
Eligible applicants must:
Have a project that aligns with the Defence National Manufacturing Priority
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 the Medical Products National Manufacturing Priority
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
Applications close at 5pm (AEST) on 28 April 2021